Supervisory Statistician (NTE 1 Year)

Department of Transportation; Washington (District of Columbia); In loco; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General seeks a Supervisory Statistician to lead complex sampling designs and validate methodologies for audits and investigations. You will oversee QA processes, ensure documentation aligns with standards, and guide teams in analytic planning while communicating uncertainties clearly.

You will translate objectives into robust sampling strategies, supervise staff, and present technical material to leadership and auditees, fostering rigorous,

Competenze

• Core ability to design and validate probability-based sampling frameworks.
• Experience leading methodological QA for statistical work products.
• Ability to translate audit objectives into fit-for-purpose sampling strategies.

Mansioni

• Lead design and validation of complex sampling in audits.
• Serve as methodological QA lead, reviewing plans and calculations.
• Guide analytical planning and interpretation for audit teams.
• Prepare and present methodological sections and exhibits for non-technical audiences.
• Mentor staff and supervise JD analytical standards.

Conoscenze

Sampling design

Quality assurance

Data analysis

Statistical methods

Technical communication

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in statistics, mathematics, or related field

Descrizione del lavoro

This position is for a Supervisory Statistician within the Office of Data Analytics (JD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The Office of Data Analytics serves as the OIG's center for advanced analytical capabilities, providing data science, statistical analysis, and economic modeling expertise to support investigations, audits, and the OIG broadly.

All documents must be received and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Your resume must be well documented with the specialized experience, otherwise you may be deemed ineligible.

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the EDUCATION REQUIREMENT ANDSPECIALIZEDEXPERIENCEqualifications for the grade(s) at which you are requesting consideration.Applicants must meet qualifications, education requirement and time-in-grade requirements bytheclosing date of this vacancy announcement.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

For GS-14:At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to theGS-13level in the Federal service performing (obtained in either the public or private sectors) listed below:

• Leading the design and validation of complex probability sampling frameworks for audits, determining precision and projection methods, and authoring the methodological documentation used in audit records.


• Serving as the methodological quality‑assurance lead: reviewing and approving staff and contractor sampling plans, estimation methods, calculations, and documentation; providing written confirmations and sign‑offs consistent with OIG policy.


• Guiding audit teams’ analytical planning and interpretation: translating objectives into sampling/survey strategies, advising on trade‑offs among rigor, timeliness, burden, and evidentiary sufficiency, and directing adjustments when risks or limitations arise.


• Preparing and presenting methodological sections, appendices, and exhibits; communicating uncertainty, assumptions, and limitations clearly to non‑technical audiences, including audit leadership and auditees.


• Making authoritative, binding judgments on data quality and fitness‑for‑use, documenting implications for projections and audit conclusions.


• Executing rapid audit‑support analyses (trend checks, stratification diagnostics, frame validation) under compressed timelines while preserving methodological integrity.


• Planning, assigning, and reviewing the work of direct service staff; mentoring and enforcing JD analytical standards; contributing to performance appraisals under leadership guidance.


• Managing service operations: scoping requests, scheduling work, maintaining intake/status tracking, and reporting progress to leadership.

Education:Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-14 grade level.

Competencies:Your resume and short answer responses will be evaluated on the following competencies in addition to the specialized experience as stated above.

1. Statistical Sampling and Survey Methodology

Core ability to design, validate, document, and communicate probability‑based sampling strategies and survey methods that meet audit objectives. Includes defensible design choices, projection methods, uncertainty communication, and creation of audit‑ready methodological documentation.

2. Audit Quality Assurance and Methodological Review

Oversight of the technical soundness, reproducibility, and GAGAS‑alignment of statistical work products. Includes reviewing staff and contractor deliverables, identifying methodological risks, issuing written confirmations/sign‑offs, and enforcing JD analytical standards.

3. Analytical Guidance and Stakeholder Advisory

Ability to guide audit teams’ analytic planning, translate audit objectives into fit‑for‑purpose methods, and provide expert advice on sampling strategies, estimation approaches, data visualization, and trade‑offs (rigor, timelines, evidentiary sufficiency). This competency reflects your “primary specialist” role on audits.

4. Technical Communication

Skill in preparing methodological sections, technical appendices, visual displays, and plain‑language explanations of sampling results, assumptions, and uncertainty. Includes presenting and defending methods at entrance/exit conferences and ensuring analytical materials are usable by non‑technical audiences.

5. Leadership, Workflow Management and Service Operations

Skill in planning, assigning, reviewing work; mentoring staff; onboarding; and reinforcing JD standards. Also includes managing intake/workflow systems (e.g., trackers, Smartsheet), maintaining status reporting for leadership, and ensuring timely execution of audit support.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency in audit‑focused sampling and survey methods and GAGAS‑aligned documentation.


• Experience providing methodological quality‑assurance sign‑offs for statistical evidence in audits.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note:A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.