Duties

Summary

Join the Team! The Data Intake and Injury Information Branch in the Division of Hazard and Injury Data Systems is seeking a Statistician (Data Scientist). The Division has primary responsibility for planning, development, implementation, evaluation and quality control of injury data collection programs. The Division is responsible for designing, implementing, and operating the various national data systems used by the Commission to collect, maintain, and assure quality data.

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Responsibilities

The Statistician (Data Scientist) will be responsible for performing the following duties:

• Use knowledge of statistical theory, computer programming techniques, and Commission databases to provide statistical and programming support for the Commission's Injury Cost Model.
• Use knowledge and experience in questionnaire construction to develop survey instruments for statistical studies and serve as a questionnaire consultant to other Directorate analysts in their projects.
• Initiate, design, monitor, and evaluate statistical studies in collaboration or consultation with analysts from other Divisions or other government agencies.
• Use knowledge of automatic data processing, demographic data, and of Commission databases to provide computer generated tables of summary data for internal and external dissemination, such as product summary reports and Annual Report tables which may include coefficients of variation and population rates.
• Prepare documents and oral presentation to acquaint data users with the limitations and potential uses of Commission data.
• Combine knowledge of automatic data processing with knowledge of statistical theory to develop computer programs for use by Commission staff in the evaluations of data trends for individual products as well as for product groups. Develop presentations explaining the use of computer programs as well as the interpretation of the results of the computer programs.
• Use knowledge of data collection methodologies, computer programming techniques, and Commission databases to evaluate the quality of surveillance and investigate activities of the Directorate. Use findings to make recommendations for improvements to data collection applications and to develop and implement new quality control procedures and programs.
• Explore alternative methods of in-depth data collection from injured parties. Assess the feasibility, limitations, costs, and advantages of identified methods.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Up to 25% travel in Local Commuting Area

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
13

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• Background Investigation Required.
• Must meet education requirements.

Must be a U.S. Citizen.

This is a Public Trust Position. Employment in this position requires a background investigation. If you are selected and cannot obtain a favorable security determination within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed or undisclosed background issues, the tentative employment offer may be withdrawn.

If you are a male born after December 31, 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Please see http://www.sss.gov for more information.

Selectees will be required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment", (OF-306), prior to appointment and the appropriate background investigation forms to determine suitability for Federal employment. False statements or responses on these forms can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service.

The selectee will be required to complete a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the I-9 Form . We will compare information provided on the I-9 Form to records available from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The system confirms employee's identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify , including your rights and responsibilities.

Upon appointment, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450. You will need to provide the information annually.

Depending on your status, this position may require serving a 1-year probationary period.

Qualifications

In addition to the mandatory education requirement, all applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

GS-11: 1) Using software to write programs to conduct data quality checks, detect abnormalities, and create data summaries and reports; 2) applying statistical techniques to analyze datasets; 3) developing data for sampling, maintaining a statistical sample, or conducting data collection activities with minimal assistance; 4) assisting with developing new studies, surveys or data collection methods; and 5) experience with preparing operating procedures or training materials.

GS-12: 1) evaluating, linking and integrating data from complex statistical survey, census data, or other large data sets; 2) use of statistical and/or data processing software/programs to create data collection, quality control and/ or data processing; 3) managing, developing or monitoring study components such as training materials, programming specifications, end user requirements etc.; and 4) assisting in the analysis, writing related reports and making professional presentations.

GS-13: 1) applying statistical theory and techniques to analyze, plan and organize data collection and processing efforts for large censuses, surveys or data collection efforts; 2) independently leading a team to conduct stakeholder analysis of a software development project; 3) knowledge of statistical modeling for maintaining supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms; and 4) plan statistical analyses, write related reports and make professional presentations on such.

Evidence of the above specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience or based on job titles alone. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

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; religious; 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.

Applicants must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Mandatory Education Requirement. All applicants must meet one of the following requirements to qualify:

Degree: that included 15 semester hours in statistics or 15 semester hours in a combination of mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics. In addition to the 15 semester hours, applicants must have 9 semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc.

OR

Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance.

In addition to meeting the basic education requirements indicated above, applicants must have specialized experience and/or directly related education in the amounts shown below:

GS-12: There is no substitution for specialized experience for this grade level. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience (as stated above) equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level.

GS-13: There is no substitution for specialized experience for this grade level. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience (as stated above) equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level.

You MUST provide transcripts to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated unofficial transcripts are acceptable, All materials must be submitted by the closing date of this announcement.

All education claimed by applicants will be verified.

Additional information

CPSC provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Specialist listed in this vacancy announcement.

Payment of relocation expenses is NOT authorized.

All the information you provide will be verified by a review of the work experience and/or education as shown on your application, by checking reference and through other means, such as the interview process. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for not hiring you or for firing you after you begin work.

Additional selections may be made through this vacancy announcement.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

After the vacancy closes, we will review your application package to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your resume and supporting documentation will then be reviewed. Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, salary, duties performed for each position, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level/pay band. The best-qualified candidates will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited to an interview. Qualified candidates will be considered in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Direct Hire Guidelines.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates will be eligible if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a rating of 90.

Veterans' Preference does not apply to the direct hire recruitment procedures. Selections made under this notice will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. You may not be considered for the position if any part of the application is incomplete. Your application may not receive appropriate consideration without the required supporting documentation.

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

Your package must be complete and submitted in the manner specified in this section. Packages that are submitted in any other manner without prior approval from the agency point of contact will not be considered.

A complete application includes: 1. Resume; 2. Vacancy question responses; and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).

Other documents identified in this announcement.

All supplemental documents must be submitted electronically before the closing date of this vacancy announcement. You have three choices for submitting your supplemental documents:
1. Download from your USAJOBS account; or
2. Upload your file(s); or
3. Fax using the online Fax Cover Sheet.

Failure to submit required documents, based upon how you apply, may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. Official documents are not required at the time of application, copies are sufficient. If selected, official documentation must be submitted prior to appointment.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.