Supervisory Natural Resource Management Specialist/Fish Biologist/Physical Scientist/Data Scientist

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Silver Spring (MD); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries' Office of Science and Technology in Silver Spring, MD seeks a senior Supervisory Natural Resource Management Specialist with expertise in data governance, data science, and cloud-enabled open data initiatives.

The role directs the Science Information Division, aligning priorities and resources to advance enterprise data assets and FAIR principles.

Qualifications

• Requires degrees and transcripts; education evidence is required for qualification.
• Submit college transcripts showing courses, titles, credits, and grades.
• Foreign education must be evaluated for US equivalence per OPM guidance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Division Director for the Science Information Division in NOAA Fisheries OST.
• Oversee resources and lead data governance initiatives across the enterprise.
• Apply data science, quality management, and visualization to deliver actionable insights.
• Drive enterprise Cloud Excellence to align cloud infrastructure with FAIR principles.
• Set program plans, supervise staff, and guide recruitment and development.

Skills

Data governance

Data science

Quality management

Data visualization

Cloud architecture

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Open data standards

Job description

Supervisory Natural Resource Management Specialist/Fish Biologist/Physical Scientist/Data Scientist

• Hiring Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Science and Technology (OST), with one vacancy in Silver Spring, MD.

Key Responsibilities

As a Supervisory Natural Resource Management Specialist/ Supervisory Fish Biologist/Supervisory Physical Scientist/ Supervisory Data Scientist, you will perform the following duties: Serve as the Division Director for the Science Information Division in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries' Office of Science and Technology. Prioritize division activities.

Oversee resources, leading enterprises data governance planning and execution, and advocating for data governance initiatives. Apply mastery and expertise in data science, quality management, and visualization techniques to provide actionable insights and streamline processes. Steer enterprise Cloud Excellence to successfully mesh modern cloud infrastructure with Open Science-Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) principles.

Accelerate the delivery of scalable big data, advanced analytics, and seamless, transparent cross-agency collaboration. Shape a strong open data culture and establish/maintain policies, standards, and best practices that ensure the quality, interoperability, consistency, security, and availability of NOAA Fisheries data assets.

Support leadership, supervision, and guidance for aligning priorities within the division and across the agency to support responsible implementation of enterprise solutions to meet organizational goals and objectives. Set annual, multi-year, or other long range work plans and schedules for work through exercise of delegated managerial authority. Supervise staff by providing management and technical oversight.

Serve as a hiring manager, applying recruitment, retention and development strategies to build a qualified team. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.

Requirements & Education

Substitution of education for specialized experience is not applicable to this vacancy. College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S.

education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty. Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.

For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $169279 – $197200/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-28.

Who is eligible to apply?

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