Health Scientist (Data Science)/Physical Scientist (Data Science)/Data Scientist

To qualify for this position, you must meet the education requirement and specialized experience listed below. Basic Education Requirements: You must meet at least one of the following basic Office of Personnel Management prescribed occupational series requirements (GS-601, GS-1301, or GS-1560) described in the following questions. You do not need to meet the requirements for all three occupational series. All education, unless completed outside the U.S., must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the education was completed. For the 0601 Health Scientist (Data Science): In order to qualify for the Health Scientist (Data Science), GS-601 position, you must have a Bachelor’s degree, or graduate/higher level degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences, or allied sciences appropriate to the work of this position. For the GS-1301 Physical Scientist (Data Science): In order to qualify for the Physical Scientist (Data Science) GS 1301 position, you must: A. Possess a Bachelor’s degree, or graduate/higher level degree with a major study in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR B. Possess a combination of education (at least 24 semester hours) and additional appropriate/related experience that is the equivalent to a major in physical science, engineering, or mathematics. For the GS-1560 Data Scientist: In order to qualify for the Data Scientist GS-1560 position, you must: A. Possess a Bachelor’s degree, or graduate/higher level degree in Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. OR B. Possess a combination of education (at least 30 semester hours) and additional appropriate/related experience that is the equivalent to a major in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or a field directly related to the position. Additional Qualification Requirements: You must have at least one-year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector, that includes the following types of tasks: developing data-related strategies and/or policies by partnering with stakeholders (e.g., researchers, leadership) to build consensus around data standardization, integration, and sharing processes; providing oversight and guidance on creating and modifying applications using programming languages (e.g., R, Python, SQL, Scala, SAS, Java) to facilitate data clean-up, standardization, analysis, and retrieval efforts across an organization; presenting findings to senior-level leadership through data visualization techniques (e.g., interactive dashboards, charts, graphs) using programming (e.g., R, Python, SQL, SAS, Scala, & Java) or software packages; providing oversight and guidance on advanced predictive analytic methods, such as Natural Language Processing (NLP), machine/deep learning, and other advanced Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) tools to derive insights from complex data sets (e.g., high volume, multidimensionality, complex structure); and leading a team in data generation, curation, storage, analysis, visualization, and/or interpretation to accomplish project objectives. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12600027https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12600027
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Office of the Director (OD), Office of Scientific Management and Operations (OSMO), Office of Pain Policy and Planning (OPPP) is recruiting for Health Scientist (Data Science)/Physical Scientist (Data Science)/Data Scientist positions.