Supervisory Statistician (Health)

Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): You may qualify based on Education or a Combination of Education & Experience. Basic Requirements: Education: Degree: that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing. OR, Combination of Education and Experience: courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance. AND, GS-14 Specialized Experience Requirement: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Apply statistical theories, principles, concepts, methods, techniques, and practices; Specialized statistical functions (e.g., techniques of statistical surveys); Use of epidemiological principles and statistical technique; Plan, direct, and coordinate a variety of specialized and complex statistical research projects; Consultant or advisor to top level subject matter specialists or agency officials; Apply quantitative skills and techniques to the statistical analysis of patient safety data; Evaluate new statistical methods for broad and comprehensive projects. Preferred Experience: Statistical analysis and ability to capture, analyze, categorize, display, create reports and disseminate data related to patient safety; Oversight, guidance and supervision of a team of statistical specialists. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required.
The incumbent serves as Chief Statistician for the NCPS. The Chief Statistician has extensive experience with statistical analysis, and provides oversight, guidance, and supervision of a team of statistical specialists using their comprehensive knowledge of, and expert ability to capture, analyze, categorize (taxonomy), display (develop and maintain intranet web sites), and create tailored reports. This vacancy may be filled in Ann Arbor, MI or a location to be determined.