Job opening: DATA SCIENTIST
Salary: $114 031 - 148 245 per year
Published at: Nov 06 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: This position is located in the Materiel Systems Organization of TACOM. This position will be filled on a permanent basis.
Duties
Maintain an understanding of TACOM key metrics and data sources of record.
Analyze a variety of data sources to provide data-driven insights to the organizations to streamline processes.
Use tools, emerging technology, and various data sources to perform exploratory analyses on new and archival data sources.
Recommend strategic adaptations to incorporate the needs of customers and suppliers to TACOM’s mission, such as Program Executive Officers (PEOs), Engineering, and Contracting, to ensure upstream and downstream effects are considered.
Advise senior leaders and staff on the proper tools and formats for analyzing data for mission management.
Analyze and evaluate (on a quantitative and/or qualitative basis) the effectiveness of organizational operations in meeting established goals and objectives.
Advise on the potential benefits/uses of automation to improve the efficiency of program operations.
Utilize tools such as Excel, Qlik, Power Business Intelligence (Power BI), Standard Query Language (SQL), Tableau, R, Python, Oracle, and other data analytics tools as necessary to perform the mission.
Requirements
- This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 15% of the time.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
A. Degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science, or a field directly related to this position.
OR
B. Combination of education and experience. Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or experience related to the duties of this position.
AND
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must described at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (GS-12) which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, such as utilizing automated tools to ensure data is adequate, accurate, or appropriate for use; conducting data analysis to improve the effectiveness of the organization's operations or procedures; and developing data visualizations or interactive reports to provide meaningful insight from data.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been 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
Contacts
- Address AD-W4GGAA US ARMY TANK AUTOMOTIVE ARMAMENTS CMD
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Warren, MI 48397
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- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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