Mathematical Statistician or Statistician (Data Scientist) - Direct Hire -12 Month Register- AMENDED

Duties

WHAT IS THE LARGE BUSINESS & INTERNATIONAL DIVISION?

If you would like to know a bit more about this opportunity, or are considering applying, then please read the following job information.

WHAT IS THE RESEARCH APPLIED ANALYTICS & STATISTICS DIVISION?

WHAT IS THE TAX EXEMPT & GOVERNMENT ENTITIES DIVISION?

WHAT IS THE WHISTLEBLOWER OFFICE DIVISION?

A description of these business units can be found at :

70 Vacancies will be filled in the following business areas : Large Business and International (LB&I), Research, Applied Analytics and Statistics (RAAS), Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TEGE), and Whistleblower Office (WBO).

The following are the duties of these positions at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

Takes a leadership role in the development of policy and guidance, and development of recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the organization.

Actively assists in the implementation of administrative and technical decisions and ensures accomplishment of the desired results.

• Serves as a technical expert with responsibility for the initiation, planning, implementation, controlling, modifying and executing of all or part of an entire project, including such tasks as formulation of workload estimates for program segments, specification of the methodology to be used, preparation of appropriate specifications and procedures, and review of computer systems specifications and materials and instructions needed for assuring the adequacy of the project's design and objectives.
• Explores novel methods of retrieving data and develops innovative recommendations to management and senior leadership as a means for making data driven decisions which may result in a modification of policies and / or processes.

Reviews, evaluates, validates, and documents the results of the findings. Provides highly technical advice to all the levels of management throughout the Agency as needed.

Supports senior managers and executives in assessing impact of new or modified program requirements. Analyzes new or proposed legislation, regulations, or other authoritative guidance to determine impact on program operations.

Identifies and analyzes critical problems and issues, the timing and sequence of key program events and milestones. Anticipates any adverse impact on budget and / or work plans.

Develops innovative solutions, documents findings and conclusions, and makes presentations.

Assists the supervisor in determining the scope, goals and schedules for future programs in the business unit. Results have a direct impact on assigned area's policy.

Acts as a troubleshooter in resolving bottlenecks at any step in a project by identifying and proposing solutions; this may include coordination with other project team members or stakeholders to mitigate logistical or technical issues.

Applies scientific, data mining, and statistical theory and methods to test hypotheses using structured and unstructured data.

Develops data product solutions to improve customer experiences, anomaly detection, and business outcomes. Develops proofs of concept or demonstrations to evaluate feasibility of project solutions and recommends visualization strategies.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Telework Eligible Positions : Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.

g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program.

Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation, including a FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check).

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement AND / OR time of referral :

BASIC REQUIREMENTS GS-1530 STATISTICIAN (Data Scientist) : You must have a degree that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional 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.

Combination of education and experience courses as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS GS-1529 MATHEMATICAL STATISTICIAN (Data Scientist) : You must have a degree that included courses in mathematics and statistics totaling at least 24 semester hours.

This course work must have included a minimum of 12 semester hours of mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics.

Combination of education and experience includes at least 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, including at least 12 hours in mathematics and 6 hours in statistics, as described above;

and Experience that showed evidence of statistical work.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the grades specialized experience.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-1529 / 1530-11 : To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must meet the following requirements.

In addition to the basic requirements, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service.

• Experience using data mining process models (such as CRISP-DM, SEMMA, etc.,) to design and execute data science project.
• Experience preparing and analyzing structured and unstructured datasets to explorations and evaluating data science centric models.
• Experience applying a range of analytic approaches, including (but not limited to) machine learning, text analytics, and natural language processing;

graph theory, link analysis and optimization models; complex adaptive systems; and / or deep learning neural networks that are part of the exploration.

• Experience coding in various programming languages (such as R, Python, SQL, or JAVA) to conduct various phases of data science projects.
• Experience creating and querying different datastores and architectures (such as Sybase, Oracle, and open-source databases) to work with various types of data as part of the data science project.
• Experience using tools for data visualization (graphs, tables, charts, etc.,) and end-user business intelligence.

EDUCATION : You may substitute education for specialized experience specialized experience as follows : Three (3) full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education in Mathematics, statistics, or related fields.

Combination of education and experience : A combination of qualifying graduate education and experience equivalent to the amount required.

Additional information

• A 1-year probationary period is required.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit / Electronic Funds Transfer.
• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.

J-18808-Ljbffr