This position is located in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office of the Secretary (S/ODI). S/ODI is responsible for advancing national security by building a more diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible State Department. The Data Scientist serves as an expert and technical authority on analytical, statistical and programming techniques necessary to collect, organize, analyze and interpret unique and highly specialized data sets. 

Duties

Consults with cross-functional teams, to include product owners, designers, developers, researchers to develop data-driven solutions that address business and user challenges, including working with partners and data from the Intelligence community. Participates in discovery processes with business owner teams and stakeholders to identify requirements, expected outcomes for new or existing initiatives, and the measurements of success. Advises senior leadership in interpreting and communicating insights from data. Makes recommendations in the modernization of existing services. Codes with languages such as python or R and uses SQL and other data processing and analytics tools and software to analyze data sets and uses data visualization tools such as MS Power BI, Tableau, MS Excel, ArcGIS, and others to generate reports. Liaises with interlocutors in the interagency and the intelligence community to make accurate and informed recommendations as to data science approaches that will answer the foreign policy or business question at hand.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.  NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants MUST meet the required basic entry qualification requirements described below: BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Have an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college or university in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position;  OR Have a combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown above, plus additional education or appropriate experience. IN ADDITION to the basic requirements, this position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience developing data analytic solutions using machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques. Experience conducting analyses using software and/or programming languages that include Python, R, and SQL to convey statistical or technical information. Experience presenting data reports to stakeholders. AND Experience managing and processing large volumes of data to develop findings, inferences, conclusions, and recommendations. Note: You MUST submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you WILL lose consideration for this position.

Education

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State US Department of State 2201 C Street NW Attn: S/ES-HR, Suite 7519 Washington, District of Columbia 20520 United States
• Name: Suhailah young
• Phone: 202-485-2690
• Email: [email protected]