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Senior Advisor to the Chief Data Officer (SL-0343)

Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Inspector General
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Summary

This position is located in HHS OIG's Office of Management & Policy, Office of the Chief Data Officer.

OIG is ranked as the #1 agency in HHS by the Partnership for Public Service's "The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government" 2018 ratings.

This vacancy is also advertised under delegated examining procedures for non-status candidates under announcement HHS-OIG-SL-0343-10542652-DE (closes 7/9/19). Candidates who wish to be considered under both procedures must apply to both announcements.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
07/01/2019 to 07/12/2019
Salary
$127,914 to - $192,300 per year
Pay scale & grade
SL 00
Location
Washington, DC
1 vacancy
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-Time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
High Risk (HR)
Trust determination process
Announcement number
HHS-OIG-SL-0343-10534526-MP
Control number
538360400

This job is open to

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Federal employees - Competitive service

Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.

Clarification from the agency

Current Federal employees serving under career or career-conditional competitive service appointments, former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility, or persons eligible for non-competitive appointment under special appointment authorities. Veterans who are preference eligible or separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 or more years of continuous service may apply under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA).

Duties

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As Senior Advisor to the Chief Data Officer (CDO), you will provide advice, action, and issue management on projects and new initiatives, in order to ensure the OIG is wired to make data-driven decisions. You will oversee actions that will ultimately impact OIG's success in advancing our mission as it relates to data analytics of HHS programs through the following outcomes:
  • Promote the economy, efficiency, and integrity within HHS programs through analytics, creating and advancing special projects which involve state-of-the-art analytical and evaluation methods and techniques for assisting in improving complex business processes.
  • New and strengthened cooperative relationships and collaboration with inter-agency working groups and with Executive Officers from other Federal agencies concerning operational and programmatic issues of common interest in technology advancement.
  • Enhanced strategic planning across OIG to maximize the collective impact of our oversight and enforcement activities through risk assessment and identification of emerging issues.

Duties of this Senior Level position include but are not limited to:
  • Supports the CDO in building a vision for the office and provides objective counsel and feedback on implementation of the vision. Advises on strategy and organizational design for a robust and integrated Office of the CDO that encompasses data operations, advanced analytics, and organizational performance management.
  • Anticipates and incorporates changes in the landscape of advanced analytics in healthcare and human services and positions the team with a technology options pipeline of ideas.
  • Maintains awareness and current knowledge across a wide variety of relevant technical and business application fields; supports the OIG's leadership to achieve an integrated vision for advancing analytic capabilities by leveraging cross-cutting innovation from a variety of disciplines.
  • Leads, plans, and oversees the advancement of outreach activities to ensure long term data and analytics strategy is informed by the latest and best efforts across the U.S. Government, industry, and foreign partners.
  • Fosters balance and integration between CDO office functions to support key customer current and future data and analysis needs. Coordinates with and solicits requirements from OIG components (HQ and Regions) to determine what research questions, holistic models and analytical requirements need to be addressed. Provides recommendations for opportunities to increase the effectiveness and efficiency in managing data, analyzing the value of the data already available, and collaborating to share data.
  • Serves as a catalyst to promote adoption of analysis capabilities, tools, software, and models; influences and motivates others to translate technical analysis into action.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S Citizenship is required.
  • Registration with the Selective Service (if applicable).
  • Suitability for Federal employment determined by background investigation.
  • One-year probationary period may be required.
  • Public Financial Disclosure Report is required.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE (mandatory): Your résumé must show that you have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience related to this position. This experience must be at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service, or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. Specialized experience includes: demonstrated experience in the design, implementation, management and leadership of a proven and successful analytics operation; knowledge of and skill in the visualization of complex processes and procedures to facilitate communication of concepts, programs, projects and systems to senior leaders, paired with expert presentation, persuasion and team-building skills; skill in articulating and negotiating complex and sensitive issues with officials of diverse perspectives and with different, sometime opposing views.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (mandatory): Your résumé must show that you possess the following (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics) required for successful performance in this position.

  1. Technology Management: Demonstrated experience planning, developing and executing a roadmap leading to the implementation of enterprise information management framework to improve the accuracy, integrity, accessibility and security of information assets by working closely with cross-functional teams to automate various processes to help organizations to achieve efficiencies.
  2. Planning & Evaluating: Demonstrated experience gathering, integrating and analyzing sufficient, relevant information from various sources to support effective, timely and transparent decision-making.
  3. Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated experience providing recommendations for opportunities to increase the effectiveness and efficiency in managing data, analyzing the value of the data already available, and collaborating to share data.
  4. Influence & Negotiating: Experience which demonstrates your knowledge or ability to use persuasion to gain the support and cooperation from senior leaders, colleagues, managers, and stakeholders to achieve the desired course of action consistent with the organization's strategic goals and objectives.

Education

There is not an educational requirement for this position.

Additional information

To learn more about Senior-Level (SL) positions in the Federal Government, visit OPM's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/scientific-senior-level-positions/.

Security and Background Requirements: A background security investigation will be required for all appointees. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements may be grounds for appropriate personnel action. In addition, if hired, a background security reinvestigation or supplemental investigation may be required at a later time. Applicants are also advised that all information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection and/or appropriate disciplinary action.

Financial Disclosure: This position is subject to public financial disclosure requirements and must be filed within 30 days of the appointment. For more information about Financial Disclosure and OGE Form 278, you may go to the Office of Government Ethics website at www.oge.gov and select Financial Disclosure. Frequently Asked Questions can be found at https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/Public%20Financial%20Disclosure.

E-Verify: If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System. Federal law requires DHS to use the E-Verify System to verify employment eligibility of all new hires, and as a condition of continued employment obligates the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an E-Verify Participant.

Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.

Career Transition Program (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Documentation: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for consideration under the CTAP or ICTAP, you MUST submit proof of eligibility. Appropriate documentation such as a reduction-in-force (RIF) separation notice, an SF-50 reflecting your RIF separation, or a notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function to another commuting area. You MUST also submit documentation to reflect your current (or last) performance rating of record along with your application package. Those eligible for consideration will need to be rated as well-qualified at 85.0 or above on the rating criteria for this position in order to exercise selection priority. For more information about ICTAP, go to: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition.

EEO Statement: HHS is an equal opportunity employer. Selection for this position will be based solely on merit without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, marital or family status, or other differences.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your résumé and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire. A preliminary review of your application package will be made by the Human Resources Office to verify eligibility and determine minimum qualifications. If you are determined to be minimally qualified, a subject matter panel will evaluate your application using the criteria below to determine those that are best qualified and referred to the Selecting Official. Your résumé must be sufficiently detailed to clearly show you possess the required specialized experience and technical qualifications.

You will be evaluated based on Category Rating procedures. If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be placed in one of the following categories:

  1. Best Qualified: Applicants possessing a background that demonstrates a superior level of all evaluation criteria.
  2. Well Qualified: Applicants possessing a background that demonstrates a satisfactory level of evaluation criteria.
  3. Qualified: Applicants possessing the basic qualifications, with general knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation. You should expect that we will check references, verify performance, suitability, security information and take that information into account in making employment offers. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection, and/or appropriate disciplinary action. Failure to submit all required documents by the closing date may result in you being found ineligible.

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