This position serves as a Scientist (Program Examiner) within the Office of Management and Budget. The incumbent is responsible for conducting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic (STEM)-based reviews, analyses, and evaluations related to assigned accounts, as well as performing budget analysis and other OMB functions to support the agency's mission and initiatives. Promotion to the next highest grade level is neither guaranteed nor implied.

Duties

As a Scientist (Program Examiner) - Interdisciplinary, GS-1306/1310/1320/1510/1515/1520/1529/1530-13/14/15, your typical work assignments may include the following: Conduct research, analysis, and evaluation of complex scientific, technical, and programmatic data and information in relevant scientific fields, applying advanced knowledge of science principles, theories, and methodologies. Evaluate scientific and technical studies, reports, protocols, methodologies, and experimental results, attend scientific and technical conferences, and engage on technical matters with scientists and engineers at federal agencies, national laboratories, and universities. Provide expert advice on research program budgetary matters to senior White House and OMB leadership, senior managers, and stakeholders, including identifying potential cost-saving opportunities and resource allocation strategies. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, stakeholders, and subject matter experts to facilitate the exchange of scientific and budgetary information, fostering a culture of effective communication and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national
• Selective Service registration is required if you are a male born after December 31, 1959.
• Subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Executive Office of the President will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• May be required to successfully complete a one year probationary period.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.

Qualifications

All applicants must meet the qualification requirements outlined below to be considered minimally qualified for this position. The qualification requirements are in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standards. ALL QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. BASIC INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: See below and continued in the Education Section -AND- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. The specialized experience must demonstrate one year of full-time work experience, or the equivalent if part-time (for example, an employee working 20 hours per week for a 12-month period should be credited with 6 months of experience.) Experience may have been obtained in either the federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. GS-13 level: To qualify for the GS-13 grade level, applicants must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade of a GS-12 or equivalent band level of responsibility in Federal Service which includes: 1) Developing studies to address scientific challenges; 2) Evaluating budgetary requirements for programs and projects; AND 3) Collaborating with stakeholders and/or subject matter experts to facilitate the exchange of scientific and budgetary information. GS-14 level: To qualify for the GS-14 grade level, applicants must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade of a GS-13 or equivalent band level of responsibility in Federal Service which includes: 1) Developing studies to address scientific challenges to provide recommendations to enhance the programs; 2) Evaluating budgetary requirements for programs and projects to ensure alignment with strategic objectives, compliance with relevant federal regulations, and/or efficient utilization of resources; AND 3) Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, stakeholders, and/or subject matter experts to facilitate the exchange of scientific and budgetary information. GS-15 level: To qualify for the GS-15 grade level, applicants must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade of a GS-14 or equivalent band level of responsibility in Federal Service which includes: 1) Implementing studies to address scientific challenges to provide recommendations to enhance the programs; 2) Evaluating budgetary requirements for programs and projects and assess related expenditures to ensure alignment with strategic objectives, compliance with relevant federal regulations, and efficient utilization of resources; 3) Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, stakeholders, and subject matter experts to facilitate the exchange of scientific and budgetary information; AND 4) Developing guidance on proposed research, programs, and science policies. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All applicants must meet one of the following individual occupational requirements (IOR) requirements outlined below and continued in the education section to be considered minimally qualified for this position. UNOFFICIAL TRANCRIPTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION. Health Physics series 1306: A degree with a major study in natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus OR a combination of education with courses as shown plus appropriate experience or other education; or certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described. Physics series 1310: A degree with a major study in physics; or related degree that included at least 24 semester hours in physics. The courses must have included a fundamental course in general physics and, in addition, courses in any two of the following: electricity and magnetism, heat, light, mechanics, modern physics, and sound. OR a combination of education with courses equivalent to a major in physics totaling at least 24 semester hours, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The courses must have included a fundamental course in general physics and, in addition, courses in any two of the following: electricity and magnetism, heat, light, mechanics, modern physics, and sound.

Education

Individual occupational requirements (IOR) requirements continued from the Qualifications section:

Chemistry series 1320: A Degree with a major study in physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics. OR a combination of education and experience including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Actuarial series 1510: One year of actuarial experience equivalent to the next lower grade level AND a bachelor's degree that included courses in actuarial science, mathematics, relevant statistics, business, finance, economics, insurance, or computer science totaling at least 24 semester hours. This course work must have included a minimum of 12 semester hours of mathematics that included differential and integral calculus and one or more courses in mathematics for which these calculus courses were prerequisites.

Special Alternate Means for GS-13: A minimum of 24 semester hours of courses in actuarial science, mathematics, relevant statistics, business, finance, economics, insurance, or computer science at a four year college or university. This course work included a minimum of 12 semester hours of mathematics that included differential and integral calculus and one or more courses in mathematics for which these calculus courses were prerequisites; AND successfully completed appropriate examinations offered by the Society of Actuaries(SOA), the Casualty Actuarial Society(CAS), or the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries(JBEA), as evidenced by an official SOA or CAS transcript; AND have one year of professional actuarial experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level and Associateship in the Society of Actuaries or the Casualty Actuarial Society or being an Enrolled Actuary.

Operations Research Series 1515: A degree in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.

Mathematics Series 1520: A degree with a major study in mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics. The total course work must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite. OR a combination of education with courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), as shown, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The total course work must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite.

Mathematical Statistical Series 1529: A degree that included 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics. OR a combination of education with at least 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, including at least 12 hours in mathematics and 6 hours in statistics, as shown, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Statistics Series 1530: A degree that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing. OR a combination of education with courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance.

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: See Qualifications Section Above

Contacts

• Address Office of Management and Budget 725 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20503 US
• Name: Client Services EOP - OA
• Email: [email protected]