INTERDISCIPLINARY (DATA SCIENTIST/ECONOMIST)

US Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Washington (District of Columbia); Sur place; USD 95 000 - 135 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The US Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation seeks an analyst in the Policy Research and Analysis Department to conduct original research on policy issues affecting pension accounting and disclosures. You will apply econometric techniques to analyze current legislative and regulatory questions and use algorithmic methods to prepare data for analysis.

You will independently develop research studies, examine Internal Revenue Code implications, and contribute to regulatory and policy discussions

Qualifications

• Experience using original research and econometric techniques to analyze policy questions.
• Ability to clean, manipulate, and subset large data sets for analysis.
• Skill in identifying trends using advanced mathematical and statistical methods.
• Capacity to conduct independent research on economic issues and policy.
• Experience developing studies to address policy problems using scientific methods.

Responsabilités

• Apply econometric techniques to analyze current policy, legislative, and regulatory issues.
• Use algorithmic approaches to clean and subset data for analysis.
• Develop research studies addressing relevant problems with scientific methods.
• Research IRS code and policy areas related to defined benefit plan accounting and disclosure.
• Produce findings that inform policy discussions andExternal Affairs outputs.

Connaissances

Data analysis

Econometric methods

Independent research

Policy analysis

Research design

Description du poste

This position is located in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC), Office of Policy and External Affairs (OPEA), Policy Research and Analysis Department (PRAD).

More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement.

All qualification and eligibility requirements must be met by the announcement closing date.

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.

Specialized Experience

For GS-13

Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the private sector using original research, current economic theory and current statistical and econometric methods to analyze current policy, legislative and regulatory issues.

• Using algorithmic and programmatic approaches incorporating SI enabled automation to clean, manipulate, and sub-set (i.e., shrinking a large database to benefit information storage) data for the purposes of analysis.
• Developing novel ways to analyze and identify trends and patterns in data using advanced mathematical, statistical, and / or algorithmic techniques.
• Conducting independent research into questions of economic significance and using advanced statistical and econometric techniques.
• Developing research studies or analytical projects to address relevant problems, using scientific methods.
• Researching relevant Internal Revenue Code, and policy issues related to defined benefit plan financial accounting and disclosure.

For GS-14

Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the private sector using original research, current economic theory and current statistical and econometric methods to analyze current policy, legislative and regulatory issues.

• Using algorithmic and programmatic approaches incorporating SI enabled automation to clean, manipulate, and sub-set (i.e., shrinking a large database to benefit information storage) data for the purposes of analysis.
• Developing novel ways to analyze and identify trends and patterns in data using advanced mathematical, statistical, and / or algorithmic techniques.
• Conducting independent research into questions of economic significance and using advanced statistical and econometric techniques.
• Developing research studies or analytical projects to address relevant problems, using scientific methods.
• Researching relevant Internal Revenue Code, and policy issues related to defined benefit plan financial accounting and disclosure.