Data Scientist-Emerging Markets

Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 152,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking a Data Scientist to support the Division of Data in advancing data strategies, AI/ML analytics, and enterprise analytics across market segments. You will work with senior leaders to drive data-driven decisions and improve surveillance capabilities.

The role emphasizes data collection, cleaning, EDA, and building predictive models to strengthen analytics and risk assessment across agency programs.

Responsibilities

• Assist senior Data Scientists and support the CDS and CDO in developing, defining, and driving the CFTC's data strategy to advance AI, ML, and enterprise analytics across traditional and emerging market segments.
• Assist in identifying and developing data-driven solutions for complex business challenges to expand the agency's data analytics capabilities.
• Collect, clean, and analyze large datasets from multiple sources for data quality, accuracy, and integrity.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis on large, complex datasets to identify novel trends, patterns, relationships, and anomalies.
• Utilize modern tools and computational skills to interpret, connect, predict and make discoveries in complex data and deliver recommendations for business and analytic decisions.
• Develop predictive models that use advanced statistical and machine learning methods to strengthen the CFTC's surveillance capabilities and achieve policy goals.
• Assist in the development of AI and ML models for risk scoring and predictive measures to identify candidates for further investigation using structured and unstructured data.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

The Division of Data (DoD or Division) serves as the leading authority on developing, implementing, and operating the Commission's data strategies.The Division is comprised of the Data Operations and Standards Branch (DOSB) and the Enterprise Data Analytics (EDA) section. This position is in the EDA section.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist senior Data Scientists and support the Chief Data Scientist (CDS) and Chief Data Officer (CDO) in developing, defining, and driving the CFTC's data strategy to advance the exploration and deployment of AI, ML, and enterprise analytics for improved or novel outcomes across traditional and emerging market segments.
• Assist in identifying and developing data-driven solutions for complex business challenges to expand the agency's data analytics and computational research capabilities.
• Collect, clean, and analyze large datasets from multiple sources for data quality, accuracy, and integrity.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis on large, complex datasets containing structured and unstructured data to identify novel trends, patterns, relationships, and anomalies.
• Utilize modern tools and computational skills to interpret, connect, predict and make discoveries in complex data and deliver recommendations for business and analytic decisions.
• Develop predictive models that use advanced statistical and machine learning methods to strengthen the CFTC's surveillance capabilities and achieve CFTC policy goals, including data-driven rules generation, market monitoring, examinations and surveillance.
• Assist in the development of AI and ML models for risk scoring and predictive measures to identify candidates for further investigation using structured (especially tabular), and unstructured data.

Requirements & Education

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at Data Science Series 1560. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.

You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criterion, see www.ed.gov.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S.

accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $152377 – $223819/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-20.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.