Mathematical Statistician (Data Scientist)

Internal Revenue Service•Anchorage, AK

About The Position

The Mathematical Statistician (Data Scientist) serves as a technical expert for the initiation, planning, implementation, control, modification, and execution of projects. This includes estimating workloads, specifying methodologies, preparing specifications and procedures, and reviewing computer systems specifications and project materials to ensure the adequacy of project design and objectives. The position takes a leadership role in developing policy and guidance and recommending ways to improve organizational effectiveness and business systems. The incumbent interprets, develops, adapts, and coordinates analytical reviews of new policies, procedures, and program requirements, assessing their effects on Servicewide operations and resources. The role supports senior managers and executives by assessing the impact of new or modified program requirements and analyzing proposed legislation, regulations, and other authoritative guidance. The incumbent identifies critical problems and issues, evaluates the timing and sequence of program events and milestones, anticipates potential effects on budgets and work plans, develops innovative solutions, documents findings and conclusions, and presents results. The position is in Large Business & International (LB&I), within LBI - ADCCI - ADCCI, Data Solutions. The position description is SPD PD99378.

Requirements

Meet the basic education requirement: a degree including 24 semester hours in mathematics and statistics, with at least 12 semester hours in mathematics and 6 semester hours in statistics; or meet the stated combination of education and experience requirements.
Mathematics coursework must include at least four specified advanced mathematics subjects, such as differential calculus, integral calculus, advanced calculus, theory of equations, vector analysis, advanced algebra, linear algebra, mathematical logic, or differential equations, or another advanced mathematics course for which one of these is a prerequisite.
Qualifying experience used in combination with education must include statistical work such as sampling; collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data; and applying statistical techniques to data.
For GS-14, have one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to GS-13 in the Federal service.
Apply statistical methods, machine learning techniques, and data science methodologies to structured and unstructured datasets and produce analytical results.
Develop statistical, predictive, or machine learning models, including testing, validating, and evaluating model performance.
Acquire, integrate, transform, and analyze data from multiple sources using programming languages, statistical software, database technologies, or analytical platforms to support data-driven recommendations.
Design and execute analytical studies or experiments to evaluate business problems, test hypotheses, identify trends or patterns, and document findings.
Interpret analytical results and present technical findings, recommendations, and visualizations to technical and non-technical stakeholders through written reports and oral briefings.
Plan, coordinate, and execute multiple data science or analytical projects involving competing priorities, multiple stakeholders, and established milestones.
Current civilian employees must meet the time-after-competitive-appointment requirement of at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate.
Meet applicable time-in-grade requirements; for positions above GS-05, one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required.
Foreign education must be supported by evidence that credentials are equivalent to U.S. education, when applicable.
Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
Complete a probationary period if required.

Responsibilities

Initiate, plan, implement, control, modify, and execute projects or portions of projects.
Formulate workload estimates, specify methodologies, prepare specifications and procedures, and review computer systems specifications and project materials.
Lead the development of policy and guidance and recommend improvements to organizational effectiveness.
Formulate policies, develop program plans, issue directives and instructions, and recommend improvements to business systems policy.
Interpret, develop, adapt, and coordinate analytical reviews of new policies, procedures, and program requirements and assess their impact on Servicewide operations and resources.
Support senior managers and executives in assessing the impact of new or modified program requirements.
Analyze proposed legislation, regulations, and other authoritative guidance to determine effects on program operations.
Identify and analyze critical problems and issues and assess the timing and sequence of program events and milestones.
Anticipate potential adverse impacts on budgets and work plans.
Develop innovative solutions, document findings and conclusions, and deliver presentations.