Data Scientist

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Join one of the 24 Institutes and Centers within the NIH that awards extramural grants! Extramural grants account for approximately 80 percent of NIH's budget and are awarded to investigators at more than 2,500 universities, medical schools, and other research organizations around the world. To learn more about the grants process, types of grant programs, and the peer review process, visit: Office of Extramural Research. Basic Requirements: To qualify for a Data Scientist, GS-1560 position, you must have a bachelor's degree, or graduate/higher level degree with a major study in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science, or a field that is directly related to the position; OR, 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. All education, unless completed outside of 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. Additional Requirements: In addition, in order to qualify for this position at the GS-09 level, you must have: At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following types of tasks: 1.) extracting raw data from multiple sources in preparation for data cleaning and manipulation; 2.) conducting data cleaning with programming languages (e.g., R, Python) to transform raw data into clean, organized information; 3.) analyzing data to identify trends, patterns, or relationships using statistical methods/techniques (e.g., Logistic Regression, ANOVA); 4.) summarizing findings using data visualization tools to inform data-driven decisions; or, 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field; or, A combination of post baccalaureate education in a related field, and specialized experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. In order to qualify for this position at the GS-11 level, you must have: At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following types of tasks: 1.) developing recommendations for the most efficient ways to collect quantitative information; 2.) creating data cleaning/wrangling scripts to transform data into a suitable format for analysis or storage; 3.) analyzing data with programming languages (e.g., R, Python) using statistical methods/techniques (e.g., Logistic Regression, ANOVA) to extract insights/findings; 4.) summarizing data analysis results using data visualization tools to prepare presentations for internal stakeholders or team members; or, 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field; or, A combination of post baccalaureate education above the master's level in a related field, and experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this 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 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. We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy. Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time. Verification may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer. Preview application questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12962740

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