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This position serves as a Data Scientist, located in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Justice Management Division (JMD), Service Delivery Staff (SDS). The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Data Scientist advising senior DOJ management in the support of the governance, scientific methodologies, processes, and systems of data within the department.
07/17/2024 to 08/01/2024
$163,964 - $191,900 per year
GS 15
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
None - This position is at the full performance level.
No
Yes
JMD-CIO-24-12473032-DHA
800183700
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
This position is being filled under the OPM Government-Wide Direct Hire Authority for Scientific, Technical, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related positions for grades GS 11-15. This serves as a public notice for the use of the Direct Hire Authority in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3327 and 3330 and 5 CFR 330. This public notice may be used to fill multiple positions as needed; therefore, applicants must meet the qualifications at the time the applications are reviewed.
As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.
The duties and responsibilities as a Data Scientist GS-1560-15 generally include, but are not limited to the following:
- Establish and oversee the process of extracting, storing and organizing data that will require analytics from multiple sources to provide data-driven insights to senior leadership.
- Design and oversee the implementation of a Department data analytics management framework that ensures a modern and sustainable approach to integrating data science, data interoperability, data security and appropriate AI solution integration considerations in the enterprise architecture.
- Advise leadership on advanced quantitative methods, computer science and mathematical concepts that can be used to solve difficult and unknown questions across large sets of disorganized data.
- Provide critical data insights and technical governance support in managing AI use cases for generative AI and machine learning implementations.
- Oversee the development and improvement of information management systems, programs, storage and catalog solutions to support the data gathering and analytical needs of the department while continually improving the scientific and evaluation methodologies for these systems and programs.
Degree: 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
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 appropriate experience.
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Education must be reviewed and certified by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, in order for it to be creditable towards your qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
This announcement is being advertised under a government-wide Direct-Hire Authority issued by OPM for positions in certain hard-to-fill occupational fields. Veterans Preference and other Category Rating procedures do not apply to this announcement.
Applicants must simply be determined to possess the specialized experience and basic qualifications required of the position. The hiring office may interview and select any qualified candidate of their choosing from the qualified pool. See OPM, Direct Hire Authority for more information...
Other Information:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the job opportunity announcement closes (at 11:59 pm ET on08/01/2024), a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted, the information will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your eligibility for Federal employment, and then whether you are qualified for this particular position. Per Direct-Hire Authority requirements, all qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring office for consideration. The hiring office may select any qualified candidate without regard to special eligibility considerations. Veterans' preference is not applicable.
When addressing the specialized experience statement, applicants must present evidence of the experience in their resume. If the specialized experience statement is repeated, in the applicant's resume, Human Resources will deem the applicant as ineligible.
Career Transition Programs (CTAP or ICTAP): These programs apply to Federal and/or DOJ employees who meet the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must:
The following documents are required for this vacancy:
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application questionnaire and submit your supporting documentation. Your complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/01/2024 to receive consideration.
If you would like to preview the assessment questionnaire, please see: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12473032
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We strive to extend a final offer of employment within 90 days from the close of this announcement. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if openings in other offices occur within 90 days.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/800183700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.