Job Summary

The APHIS/Wildlife Services (WS)/National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) is the research unit of the WS program. The Data Scientist will be responsible for data management and analysis pipelines including but not limited to data storage, cleaning/curation of data, creation of data pipelines among databases, automation of data flows, maintenance of appropriate computational infrastructure, conducting statistical analysis, development of software, and communicating results to stakeholders.

Job Description

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. BASIC REQUIREMENT: 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 Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in the paragraph above, plus additional education or appropriate experience. In addition to the basic requirement applicants must also possess: FOR THE GS-13 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Developed automated pipelines for data extraction from databases or publicly available data sources to combine data for statistical analysis, construction of new databases, and construction of data products that create spatial layers for additional analyses. Developed software packages and interactive data visualizations including interactive dashboards and analytic tools that help users visualize their data in different subsets. Regular use of programming languages in multiple data science areas: statistical data analysis (e.g., C++, python, or R), software or web application development (e.g., JavaScript or HTML), database management (e.g., SQL), and/or of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP). Developed statistical models of ecological systems, especially of disease surveillance data, as evidenced through authorship on research articles or software. Led research or software development projects, including communicating technical information, both orally and in writing to non-technical end-users and building effective developer/end-user relationships for collaborative development. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level. TRANSCRIPTS are required if: This position requires specific coursework or a degree in a specific field to be basically qualified. You are qualifying for this position based on a combination of experience and education. This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.