Statistician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet the mandatory statistical education requirement, or the stated combination of education and experience requirement.
• For GS-14, have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in Federal service, obtained in the public or private sector.
• Specialized experience must include leading complex probability sampling design and validation for audits, including precision and projection methods and methodological documentation.
• Specialized experience must include methodological quality assurance, including reviewing and approving staff or contractor work and providing written confirmations or sign-offs.
• Specialized experience must include guiding audit teams’ analytical planning and interpretation and advising on methodological trade-offs.
• Specialized experience must include communicating methods, assumptions, uncertainty, and limitations to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Specialized experience must include making judgments about data quality and fitness for use and conducting rapid audit-support analyses.
• Specialized experience must include planning, assigning, and reviewing staff work and managing service operations such as intake, scheduling, tracking, and progress reporting.
• Submit a resume that documents specialized experience; submit transcripts verifying the basic education requirement.
• Meet qualification, education, and time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
• Submit the application and resume online by 11:59 P.M. EST on the closing date.
• Successfully undergo a background investigation and pre-employment and random drug testing.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated proficiency in audit-focused sampling and survey methods and GAGAS-aligned documentation.
• Experience providing methodological quality-assurance sign-offs for statistical evidence in audits.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for audit teams seeking direct statistical and short-term analytical support.
• Lead the design and validation of complex probability sampling frameworks for audits, determine precision and projection methods, and prepare methodological documentation for audit records.
• Review and approve staff and contractor sampling plans, estimation methods, calculations, and documentation; provide written confirmations and sign-offs consistent with OIG policy.
• Guide audit teams’ analytical planning and interpretation by translating objectives into sampling and survey strategies, advising on trade-offs, and directing adjustments when risks or limitations arise.
• Prepare and present methodological sections, appendices, and exhibits; explain uncertainty, assumptions, and limitations to non-technical audiences, including audit leadership and auditees.
• Make authoritative judgments on data quality and fitness for use, and document implications for projections and audit conclusions.
• Conduct rapid audit-support analyses, including trend checks, stratification diagnostics, and frame validation, under compressed timelines while preserving methodological integrity.
• Plan, assign, and review direct service staff work; mentor staff, reinforce JD analytical standards, and contribute to performance appraisals under leadership guidance.
• Manage service operations by scoping requests, scheduling work, maintaining intake and status tracking, and reporting progress to leadership.
• Provide expert advice on sampling strategies, estimation approaches, data visualization, and trade-offs involving rigor, timelines, and evidentiary sufficiency.
• Prepare technical appendices and visual displays, and present and defend methods at entrance and exit conferences.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefit eligibility depends on position type.