Supervisory Computer Scientist

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Hyattsville, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, located in Hyattsville, Maryland. The Supervisory Computer Scientist provides leadership and direction for developing, implementing, and maintaining integrated information technology hardware and software systems. The role directs development and implementation of information processing systems that support large, complex health surveys and serves as the division spokesperson on data processing and publication issues.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet federal time-in-grade restrictions by the announcement closing date.
• Successfully complete a background security investigation and receive favorable adjudication.
• Meet the basic education requirement: a bachelor's degree in computer science, or a bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of those hours must be in statistics and mathematics, including differential and integral calculus.
• Academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, including all specified experience in IT systems supporting large-scale national survey or health-related data, deployment and maintenance of systems for national survey and EHR data, and oversight of complex IT projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide clear and specific work experience documentation, including exact employment dates and hours worked per week for part-time experience.
• Foreign education used to meet qualifications must be evaluated as equivalent to education from an accredited U.S. institution or receive full course credit from an accredited U.S. college or university.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to the development, implementation, and maintenance of integrated information technology hardware and software systems.
• Direct development and implementation of information processing systems supporting large, complex health surveys.
• Serve as spokesperson for the division on issues relating to data processing and publication.
• Plan, coordinate, and oversee IT hardware and software systems supporting the collection, processing, and management of large-scale national survey or health-related data.
• Lead the deployment, integration, and maintenance of IT infrastructure and software applications used to collect, validate, transmit, and process national survey and Electronic Health Record (EHR) data.
• Plan, direct, and oversee complex IT projects and multidisciplinary teams supporting national survey and EHR data collection initiatives.

Benefits

• Federal employees receive a comprehensive benefits package for themselves and their families.
• Incentives may be authorized, subject to factors including available funds; possible incentives include moving expenses, recruitment or relocation incentives, student loan repayment, superior qualifications appointment, and creditable service for annual leave.

What This Job Offers

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