Serves as the AI Adoption and Innovation technical leader for the Chief AI Officer/Chief Data Officer team, driving NASA AI adoption and innovation to maximize AI value while managing firs in a diverse, distributed organization. You will team with data and AI partners, assess current state, research emerging potential capabilities, establish future vision, and make & implement plans to scale AI use at NASA.

Duties

Elicit areas for potential shared investment from Mission and Mission Support artificial intelligence (AI) adopters and recommend actions to establish common AI tools, platforms and workflows for NASA. Advocate for and guide widespread NASA workforce development in AI topics, from beginner to expert, and from early-career to senior executive, teaming with NASA Human Resources representatives. Connect and encourage AI adopters by building on existing community of practice momentum, to include contributing to NASA digital transformation, rallying the AI community, advocating for AI innovation and supporting leaders to drive AI. Conduct and promulgate AI horizon scans to help the wide NASA community understand the powerful potential of emerging AI capabilities, synthesize recommendations from horizon scans, and communicate the results. Develop external partnerships for AI-related areas; organize and sponsor AI speaking engagements with industry, academia, and other government organizations; and sponsor AI Communications campaigns. As part of the combined Chief AI Officer and Chief Data Officer team, contribute to team plans, strategies, roadmaps, budget requests, integration plans, architectures, policies, and similar to help drive AI and Data approaches ahead. Foster teamwork with other transformational areas, supporting customers across NASA, including Mission organizations, NASA Centers, and Mission Support. Also, grow AI teamwork with other government organizations adopting AI. Contribute to Chief AI Officer communications, reports and responses to higher NASA leadership and Federal oversight organizations, such as the Office of Management and Budget, the Government Accountability Office, Congress and the White House. Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• This position may require a one-year probationary period.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, Bargaining Unit and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher-level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duties/location-NASA Center requirements.
• Selected applicant(s) must be assigned to a duty location listed on the announcement.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Leading elements of AI strategy, policy and governance for a diverse, dynamic organization, integrating federal directives, customer demand, industry supply, and creative partnerships; Communicating and collaborating on transformation plans and strategies for AI with diverse stakeholders, integrating multiple perspectives, and finding mutually agreeable solutions to critical problem sets; Developing multi-faceted, interdependent, entrepreneurial program plans that lead to unified outcomes, show concrete value, and scale. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

Education

Basic Requirement:

You must have successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree with a major in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position.
OR
Have a combination of education and experience equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) equivalent to one of the majors shown above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.

U.S. degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.

Contacts

• Address NASA Headquarters 300 E St SW Washington, DC 20546 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]