Summary

The Data Scientist serves within the Office of Financial and Labor Analysis directorate. The position acts as technical specialist, member of a team or project manager/team lead for larger work activities. The position involves analyzing, researching and studying employment levels, scheduling, and workforce planning to support financial analysis initiatives to include, Workforce Planning, Financial and Economic Modeling, Workforce Productivity and Efficiency Measurement, and Research.

Duties

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Performs multiple, varying, and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Through the use of sophisticated analytical data models, provides and consults with management to improve organizational effectiveness, efficiency and/or meet strategic objectives.

The Data Scientist is responsible for developing analytical methodologies for collecting and compiling data into visual tools or reports. Develops pre-decisional reports and presentations containing sensitive or personally identifiable information (PII) data for senior executives, leadership and managers at all levels; reveals data on organizational performance, which includes key performance indicators/metrics that target organizational improvement and represents data to reach meaningful conclusions to meet DOT/FAA mission goals.

Serves and/or leads efforts by providing data to support organizational change to include methods that influence the use of resources, budgets, business processes, or other modes of operation that result in FAA LOB/SO organizational and/or operational changes. Utilizes simple and complex data mining, data cleansing and statistical analysis in the development of solutions to enhance and support the decision-making processes. Applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge of analytical and statistical methods, models, and techniques to support analysis and strategic decision making efforts.

Determines the appropriate amount of data necessary to support conclusions with specific levels of statistical confidence. Uses standardized metrics for analysis. Performs analyses to determine benefits and risks for projects and programs. Applies analytical approaches for systematic decision-making by management at all levels of the organization.

Collects, interprets and publishes data for use by leadership. Performs descriptive, prescriptive, and predictive data analyses. Utilizes various analytical and modeling tools to include R, Python, and SQL. Develops and presents background material on proposed designs, procedures, concepts, optimization, and statistical models, and results. Communicates with Financial and operational stakeholders.

Independently plans time. Identifies, plans, and organizes available resources to accomplish projects/programs/ activities. Makes optimal use of resources to complete activities within established schedules.

Broad policies, statistical theories, techniques and objectives provide general guidance to address issues and work task. The Scientist draws on technical experience to solve unusual problems or create new solutions as the situation requires. Provides guidance and instruction to others; and works with management to solve problems.

Work is reviewed through status reports and at project completion, to ensure technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activities. The work activities of this position directly impact the objectives of the organization, the FAA and may affect customers.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
• This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.

Qualifications

IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE BASIC EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS BELOW:

To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I, FG/GS-13 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE STATEMENT: Using various business intelligence reporting and analysis tools Tableau, SAP Business Objects, Power BI as well as programing and analysis tools such as Python, R, PL/SQL or other analytical and modeling tools.

You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered.

Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification.

*Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position.*

Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.

**All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.**

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and/or Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; (3) alphabetical; or (4) priority grouping, and referred to the selecting official for selection consideration

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

Basic Requirements:

1. 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.

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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 appropriate experience.
• If you are a current or former Federal employee, and you currently hold or previously held a position classified in the 1560 occupational series, you are not required to submit a college transcript provided you upload a copy of the SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, verifying your classification in the 1560 occupational series.
• Applicants, who are not currently in the 1560 occupational series in the Federal Government and fail to provide a copy of an unofficial or official transcript will not receive further consideration for this vacancy. Upon selection, if not currently employed in the 1560 occupational series, you will be required to submit an official transcript prior to appointment. If you do not have an official transcript (original, with the raised seal), you should contact your school immediately to request it.
• Foreign Education: For additional information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education

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Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.

Position may be subject to a background investigation.

A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements

NOTES:

1. This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about Core Compensation is available at: https://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits

2. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA section, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a human resource specialist as appropriate.

3. Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

4. This Level 6 (High Risk; Public Trust) position requires favorable adjudication of a Background Investigation (BI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

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Benefits

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