Advises on scientific issues pertaining to the development, planning, coordination, and implementation of statistical analyses of food safety and public health related to the full range of FSIS program areas.
Conducts or directs full and comprehensive data science lifecycle, data analyses and performs integration studies that require detailed knowledge of food safety and public health issues.
Cultivates and maintains contacts in the public health, food safety, data science/analytics, and scientific community, and with professional organizations and academic institutions, in an effort to complement and expand FSIS programs.
Serves as the liaison with nationally and internationally recognized authorities and organizations whose policies impact the agency's data infrastructure, analytics, and activities in support of food safety and public health initiatives.
Supports in coordinating, evaluating, and improving the development and implementation of data analytics and the life cycle process model to support policy development and scientific policies as it relates to food safety and food defense.
Reviews and scientifically evaluates new and proposed policies, procedures, regulations, and legislation that impact data analytics integration and food defense and safety programs.
Collaborates with other Agency officials to ensure that decisions made and actions taken are fully supported by scientific and credible data and respond to the interests and needs of other programs and organizations.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
You must be a Citizen or US National.
Individuals who were born male after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
In accordance with Office of Government Ethics regulations concerning conflict of interest, the incumbent will be required to submit a financial disclosure report within 30 days of their effective date of appointment and annually thereafter.
The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-ONLY. DO NOT submit separate Technical Qualifications in lieu of a resume.
Failure to meet the basic qualification requirement and address all Technical Qualification factors within your resume will result in your application being disqualified.
There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Technical Qualifications (TQs).
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs)
TQ 1: Demonstrated ability to apply techniques in advanced analytics, statistical modeling, ML/AI, and scientific methodology at an executive, agency-wide leadership level.
TQ 2: Demonstrated executive-level expertise in architecting enterprise data platforms, leading cloud modernization initiatives, and directing large-scale data-engineering ecosystems that enable and strengthen regulatory and scientific decision-making across the organization.
Time in grade requirements does not apply to SL positions.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs {e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriC
Food Safety And Inspection Service · Washington, DC