Data Scientist, CG-1560-15

About the role

This position is located in the Division of Insurance and Research, Headquarters of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides technical leadership and serves as team lead on data analysis projects, including projects that use complex analytic approaches common to the field of data science. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill similar vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement. Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious spiritual; community; student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional qualifications information can be found here. BASIC REQUIREMENT: A. 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 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. In addition to the Basic Requirement, listed above, applicants must also meet the following Specialized Experience: (CG-15) Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CG-14 in the Federal Service which includes experience (1) conducting analyses using machine learning algorithms including at least one of the following: neural networks, random forest, boosting, K nearest neighbors, support vector machines, K-means clustering, and Natural Language Processing; and (2) writing code to conduct analyses using at least two of the following languages or technologies: Python, R, SQL, or Spark. There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position. Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 80 or higher in the online assessment to be determined "well qualified" for this position. For more information, click here. For each position on your resume, include: Employer Name Job Title Salary (series and grade, if applicable) Start and end dates (including the month and year) Hours per week Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position. NOTE: Please indicate how you meet the specialized experience under each applicable position. Do not copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications.

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