Data Scientist

This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Community Planning and Development. If you do not meet any of the categories listed below, you may wish to apply under announcement DHA-13066053-26-CF which is open for any U.S. citizen to apply. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

HUD's Mission The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people. The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country. This position is located in the Office of Community Planning & Development (CPD); Office of Technology, Innovation, and Evaluation (OTIE); Evaluation and Analytics Division. CPD seeks to develop viable communities by promoting integrated approaches that provide decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons. The primary means towards this end is the development of partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, including for-profit and non-profit organizations. OTIE is an office within CPD that ensures that data analytics, data governance, and data management is operated according to CPD program guidelines/regulations and are implemented in the most efficient and effective manner possible by conducting quantitative analysis and evaluation methods where data is utilized by CPD. As a Data Scientist, you will: Identify, adapt, and manage changes to data analysis tools in response to evolving user needs. Serve as a leader to staff on implementing, managing, tracking, and evaluating large scale and extremely complex data analysis projects and their associated requirements and risks. Define customers and apply system architecture principles to develop and manage business and technical requirements and achieve formulating, planning, stakeholder needs and constraints, clarifies objectives, develops resource requirements and the appropriate balance among resources, schedule, and technical requirements. Develop and manage an efficient project organizational structure and applies system architecture principles to projects.

Candidates will be selected for a job assigned to one of HUD's official duty stations. Failure to report to duty at the location for which the candidate is selected may be grounds for a disciplinary action, including removal. Key Requirements: Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. A probationary or trial period may be required. Continued employment is contingent upon supervisory certification that continued employment will benefit the Federal Service; the certification will occur no less than 30 days before the end of the probationary/trial period. Must successfully complete a background investigation. Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required. Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. Please refer to "Additional Information Section" for additional Conditions of Employment.