Supervisory Survey Statistician (Program Coordinator)

U.S. Census Bureau • Burbank, CA

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About The Position

The Supervisory Survey Statistician (Program Coordinator) works in the Associate Director for Field Operations, Field Division, Regional Offices, at the U.S. Census Bureau. A few positions are available at each of two Regional Office locations. The role manages complex surveys, oversees a data-collection team, and coordinates survey procedures, schedules, methods, analysis, and reporting. The position has a Mixed Tour schedule, under which the employee may be changed between full-time, part-time, and intermittent schedules to accommodate fluctuating workloads, subject to a signed agreement.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Must be suitable for Federal employment.
• Must meet Selective Service registration requirements, if applicable.
• Must meet time-in-grade or time-in-band requirements by the announcement closing date.
• A supervisory probationary period may be required.
• For the GS-13, at least one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to GS-12 in Federal service, including experience supervising a team to plan a statistical survey or study; developing survey and data-collection specifications and schedules; establishing analytical methodology and designing sampling and estimation procedures; documenting results and findings; and planning analysis of socioeconomic or demographic data.
• A degree including 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, with at least 6 semester hours in statistics) and 9 additional semester hours in specified sciences, medicine, education, engineering, or social sciences; or a combination of the specified education and appropriate statistical experience.
• The required statistical experience, where used to meet the education requirement, must include a full range of professional statistical work such as sampling; collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data; and applying statistical techniques.
• Education cannot substitute for specialized experience at this grade level.

Responsibilities

• Manage one or more highly complex surveys, interacting routinely with program coordinators to keep data collection on track and within budget targets.
• Supervise and manage a team involved in data collection.
• Plan procedures for collecting and tabulating data.
• Recommend new or improved methods and present findings.
• Communicate the progress of data-collection operations to management, staff, and subordinates.
• Plan statistical surveys or studies; develop survey and data-collection specifications and establish schedules for survey-operation phases.
• Establish analytical methodology, design sampling and estimation procedures, and document work results and findings.
• Plan analysis of socioeconomic or demographic data developed by a survey or study.

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