Data Scientist

U.S.-Min; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

US Mint seeks a Data Scientist to act as an advisor to leadership, coordinating data-management efforts across bureaus and contractors. The role focuses on extracting data from multiple sources, applying statistical analysis to build models and dashboards, and delivering visualizations that inform decisions.

Ideal candidates will have a degree in a relevant field and documented experience with data pipelines, analytics, and BI tools to support complex government programs.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or related field (baccalaureate or higher).
• Combination of education and experience as described in the job posting.

Responsibilities

• Advise leadership at the Office level, coordinating efforts of Bureau professionals and contractors.
• Locate, extract, transform, and load data from multiple sources for analysis; develop and maintain models and dashboards.
• Create, update, and distribute data visualizations using BI software packages.

Skills

Data analysis

Statistical modeling

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor or higher in Mathematics/Statistics/CS/Data Science

Tools

BI software

Job description

This position is located at US Mint, Office of Strategy and Performance - Program, Performance and Analysis Branch. As a Data Scientist, you will serve as an advisor to leadership at the Office level coordinating the efforts of other Bureau professionals and contractors in solving complex data-management issues and problems for a wide range of systems, applications, and customers.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement. You must meet the Basic Requirements and Specialized experience described below.

Basic Requirements:

• 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.
• Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown n paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.

Specialized Experience:

For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.

• Locating, extracting, transforming and loading data from multiple sources for analysis; AND
• Using statistical analysis to develop, manage, and maintain models, dashboards, and reports; AND
• Creating, updating, and distributing data visualizations using business intelligence software packages.