Data Scientist

About this role

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. FOR GS-11 CONSIDERATION: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent responsibility in the private sector/pay systems. This specialized experience must include all the following: Writing computer programs and algorithms using software/programming languages such as, but not limited to Python, R, SAS, and SQL.

Cleaning/transforming data to address issues such as missing values, outliers, duplicates, functional dependencies, etc. Independently extracting and transforming data from relational databases using Python, R, SAS, or SQL. You must show specific examples of your experience and describe the systems you have utilized. Reviewing software coding for accuracy. Your resume should show specific examples of using Python, R, SAS, or SQL.

Developing visualizations that combine data from multiple sources using tools such as Python, R, Qlik, Tableau, or Power BI. OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR Combination of Experience and Education: You must have an appropriate combination of successfully completed graduate level education and experience. The quality of the combination of education and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that you possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation.

To determine your combination, first compute your experience as a percentage of the experience listed in the job announcement (1 year of specialized experience); then determine your education as a percentage of the education listed above; then add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate education in excess of 2 years (36 semester hours) may be used to qualify. FOR GS-12 CONSIDERATION: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent responsibility in the private sector/pay systems.