Data Scientist

Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 106,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

This position is located at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning & Development (CPD). Location is negotiable after selection; telework is eligible.

The role supports data analytics, governance, and evaluation across CPD programs. As a Data Scientist, you will identify, adapt, and manage changes to data analysis tools, lead large scale projects, and define customers while applying system architecture to develop and manage business and technical

Qualifications

• Degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or related field
• Degree major at bachelor level or combination of education and experience as described in the announcement

Responsibilities

• Identify, adapt, and manage changes to data analysis tools in response to evolving user needs.
• Lead staff on large-scale and complex data analysis projects and their requirements and risks.
• Define customers and apply system architecture principles to develop and manage business and technical requirements.

Education

Math/Stats/CS/Data Science degree

Education+Experience path (30 sem hrs)

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development
• Department: Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Location: Location Negotiable After Selection

This position is located at Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Community Planning and Development. This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement ST-13062194-26-CF. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

Key Responsibilities

HUD's Mission The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people. The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country.

This position is located in the Office of Community Planning & Development (CPD); Office of Technology, Innovation, and Evaluation (OTIE); Evaluation and Analytics Division. CPD seeks to develop viable communities by promoting integrated approaches that provide decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons.

The primary means towards this end is the development of partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, including for-profit and non-profit organizations.

OTIE is an office within CPD that ensures that data analytics, data governance, and data management is operated according to CPD program guidelines/regulations and are implemented in the most efficient and effective manner possible by conducting quantitative analysis and evaluation methods where data is utilized by CPD. As a Data Scientist, you will: Identify, adapt, and manage changes to data analysis tools in response to evolving user needs.

Serve as a leader to staff on implementing, managing, tracking, and evaluating large scale and extremely complex data analysis projects and their associated requirements and risks.

Define customers and apply system architecture principles to develop and manage business and technical requirements and achieve formulating, planning, stakeholder needs and constraints, clarifies objectives, develops resource requirements and the appropriate balance among resources, schedule, and technical requirements. Develop and manage an efficient project organizational structure and applies system architecture principles to projects.

Requirements & Education

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions. This position has the following education 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 paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $106437 – $172980/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-13.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.