Department of Justice - Criminal Division

About the organization

The Department of Justice, Criminal Division investigates and prosecutes complex criminal
matters and assists the United States Attorney's Offices in investigations, trials, and appeals.

Duties

As a Statistician (Data Scientist), you will:
• Identify new or improved methods for obtaining data; and determine the most appropriate methods for analyzing and interpreting available data in support of prosecution policies and resource allocations decisions.
• Develop strategies for data collection and design data collection protocols.
• Design and employ appropriate algorithms to discover patterns in data sets.
• Conduct rigorous evaluations and develop models to conduct and support in-depth analysis of data related to national crime and victimization patterns, national criminal justice, law enforcement strategies, and prosecution policies.
• Use data visualization tools to integrate multiple criminal justice and law enforcement data into visualizations that convey clear results to Division leadership and subject matter experts via dashboards, reports and/or presentations.

Series Qualifications: In order to qualify for the GS-1530 series, you must meet the individual occupational requirements for the 1530 series through education or a combination of education and experience. Please visit the Office of Personnel Management’s website (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/statistics-series-1530/) for additional information on how to fulfill these requirements. Transcripts will be required as part of your application package to demonstrate you meet these requirements.

Qualifications

GS-11:
• One year of specialized experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to the GS-09 grade level, such as: conducting analytical studies or research projects using statistical techniques; employing algorithms to discover patterns in data sets; and extracting and/or restructuring data files for analysis.
GS-12:
•One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, such as: conducting analytical studies or research projects using statistical techniques on crime, social science, or public health data; designing and employing algorithms to discover patterns in data sets; analyzing and communicating technical requirements with stakeholders; providing recommendations on interpreting data from multiple data sources; and manipulating databases using industry standard programming software packages (ex. R, SAS, STATA, SQL, etc.).
GS-13:
• One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to the GS-12 grade level, such as: conducting analytical studies or research projects using statistical techniques on crime, social science, or public health data; analyzing and communicating technical requirements with stakeholders; identifying analytical and statistical solutions; providing recommendations on interpreting data from multiple data sources; and manipulating databases using industry standard programming software packages (ex. R, SAS, STATA, SQL, etc.).

Salary

GS grade level will be determined by education & experience.

Application instructions

Contact email: [email protected]

Applicants should email the below applicant materials to [email protected] with the subject Statistician:
• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Transcripts
• Letter of Certification

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