Interdisciplinary (Data Scientist/Economist)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation • Washington, DC

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About The Position

This position is in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC) Office of Policy and External Affairs (OPEA), Policy Research and Analysis Department (PRAD). The selected candidate provides professional and scientific expertise to collect, manage, analyze, and correlate data, conduct trend analysis, and evaluate alternatives to support future mission needs. The work applies economics capabilities and data tools to past and current assessments.

The role develops data-centric projects that support informed decisions for mission-oriented programs. It uses technical competencies such as statistical theory, coding, data mining, and evolving data technologies, including Super Intelligence (SI), along with reporting and visualization methods such as graphs, tables, and charts. Work may support research projects or the reporting of information to government officials, PBGC, or the public.

The employee explores new data retrieval methods, including SI-enabled automation where feasible, and makes recommendations to management and senior leadership for data-driven decisions, including potential changes to processes and policies. The role also identifies and assesses data-source validity and reliability, and prepares structured and unstructured data from multiple sources by collating, cleaning, transforming, analyzing, developing, integrating, and standardizing it for PRAD use.

Requirements

• For GS-13 consideration, at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level in Federal service or equivalent private-sector experience, using original research, current economic theory, and current statistical and econometric methods to analyze policy, legislative, and regulatory issues.
• For GS-14 consideration, at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level in Federal service or equivalent private-sector experience, using original research, current economic theory, and current statistical and econometric methods to analyze policy, legislative, and regulatory issues.
• For the Data Scientist GS-1560 series: a bachelor’s-level major in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science, or a directly related field; alternatively, equivalent major-field coursework totaling 30 semester hours plus additional education or appropriate experience.
• For the Economist GS-0110 series: an economics degree including at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus; alternatively, equivalent economics-major coursework plus experience or additional education.
• Submit transcripts to verify the education requirement.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• May be subject to a personnel security background investigation.
• Male applicants must meet Selective Service registration requirements unless exempt.
• Must complete a Declaration for Federal Employment when requested and an online onboarding process if selected.
• Must complete a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process requiring two forms of identification from Form I-9.
• All qualification and eligibility requirements must be met by the announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

• Ingest, collect, manage, analyze, correlate, and conduct trend analytics on data from past and current assessments.
• Evaluate alternatives to assess projected capabilities for future mission support.
• Prepare data-centric projects that provide insight and inform decisions for mission-oriented programs.
• Apply statistical theory, coding languages, data mining, and other existing or evolving data-related technologies, including Super Intelligence (SI).
• Report and visualize research or other information using graphs, tables, charts, and similar techniques for government officials, PBGC, or the public.
• Explore novel methods of retrieving data, including SI-enabled automation where feasible.
• Develop recommendations for management and senior leadership to support data-driven decisions, including modification of processes and policies.
• Identify and assess the validity and reliability of data sources relevant to project needs.
• Collate, clean, transform, analyze, develop, integrate, and standardize structured and unstructured data from various sources for PRAD use and analysis.
• Conduct independent research into questions of economic significance and develop research studies or analytical projects using scientific methods.
• Research relevant Internal Revenue Code and policy issues related to defined benefit plan financial accounting and disclosure.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior