The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking a technical expert to advance the shared understanding of how to best implement the opportunities presented by Emerging Technology. The role will provide technical expertise in developing solutions for real-world, large-scale problems using technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Robotic Process Automation at the USPTO.
Summary
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking a technical expert to advance the shared understanding of how to best implement the opportunities presented by Emerging Technology. The role will provide technical expertise in developing solutions for real-world, large-scale problems using technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Robotic Process Automation at the USPTO.
Occasional travel - Occasional Travel will be necessary.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—Relocation and Recruitment Incentives may be authorized.
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time - The USPTO is open to a flexible duty station for this position. Travel to headquarters will be required and agreed upon between the agency and the selectee.
This position is also being posted under USPTO's Merit Promotion Program vacancy announcement OCIO-2020-0005.
Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, the Emerging Technology Technical Expert of Emerging Technology will be responsible for leading and delivering the following essential functions:
Provide expert technical advice to CIO and DCIO and participate in high-level decision-making regarding Emerging Technology infrastructure/architecture throughout the enterprise, including expert knowledge of state-of-the-art approaches.
Provide leadership on the reporting, analysis, technology, and governance recommendations to accelerate integration of emerging technologies across the enterprise and deliver platform resilience.
Collaborate with product and operations teams to identify and capture innovative technology solutions and drive the design execution from concept to completion. This will result in a technology/capability pipeline that services current and future capabilities for the mission of Patents and Trademark operations.
Demonstrate capabilities of knowledge representation, learning and search, graph/ontology/taxonomy experts to design and maintain knowledge representations or metadata structures and apply these in learning processes, knowledge storage, search, navigation, and retrieval.
Lead strategy engagements with mission critical internal business units to create clear and actionable strategic roadmaps to operationalize Emerging Technology and supporting business cases that both delineate a broader endgame, while also prioritizing quick wins with near-term measurable impact.
Actively develop and maintain client relationships with senior leadership as an advisor on Emerging Technology.
Conduct proofs of concept and pilots. Participate in the development of project charters and business cases to describe and quantify the benefits of applying new technologies and process methodologies. Contribute to enterprise strategy projects including internal business consulting, process design work, and the application of Lean digital and Lean design thinking methodologies to business operations.
Advise and evaluate requirements for IT procurement solicitations related to Emerging Technologies.
Identify and communicate tangible business benefits and oversee the preparation of step-by-step transition guides to ensure successful adoption and implementation of new methodologies.
Meet with external stakeholders, gather feedback, and design flexible solutions to unite conflicting stakeholder views.
Required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check
Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov)
Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278) will be required upon appointment.
Qualifications
Candidates must provide evidence that is related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Specialized Experience. Specialized experience must have been at a sufficiently high level of difficulty to clearly show that the candidate possesses the required qualifications set forth below.
The Specialized Experience for this position is:
1. Proven leadership roles and skills related to Emerging Technology, such as but not limited to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation implementation with professional experience in applied implementation of Natural Language Processing (NLP), Expert Systems Evolutionary Computation, Robotic Process Automation, & Deep Machine Learning/Neural Networks domain.
2. Proven experience in applications of Emerging Technologies in decision augmentation.
3. Ability to lead in fast paced and dynamic environment.
4. Proven public sector and/or corporate experience leadership with major deep learning initiatives that resulted in measurable improvements with sound Emerging Technology strategies aligned with an overall (digital) business strategy.
The Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs) for this position are:
1. Demonstrated senior level experience leading organizational change management to drive large, cross-functional Emerging Technology programs involving coordination with multiple stakeholders at various levels of the organization.
2. Demonstrated senior level experience defining and articulating enterprise data management, strategic vision and translating it into implementable steps for emerging technology operationalization.
3. Demonstrated senior level experience defining and articulating enterprise architecture, strategic vision and translating it into implementable steps for emerging technology operationalization.
4. Demonstrated experience using various technologies of emerging technology within an organization
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
A strongly preferred candidate would have an educational level of PhD and/or Masters or at minimum a bachelors in Emerging Technology field such as Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Computer Science, Math, Engineering, or other technical related field.
Leadership Competencies and Culture
Innovator - entrepreneurial in thinking, planning, and implementation. Showcases proven analytical and problem-solving ability particularly as it pertains to emerging technology architecture, design, and development. Innovative vision setter and agile quick learner.
Catalyst for Change – Nimble, flexible, adapts, evolves, and transforms through thoughtful experimentation and continuous learning. Seeks out opportunities to optimize delivery and service to provide maximum value to internal and external customers.
Communicator - Communicates consistently and transparently…early and often, seeks to understand the needs, feelings, and capabilities of others, diplomatic, tactful, honest, and treats others with respect, positive, enthusiastic, open, approachable.
Results Driven – High energy persistent enabler, optimistic influencer, leads by setting challenging goals and aligning team members to accomplish them, owns and delivers results, tracks and validates accomplishments using appropriate metrics, regularly involved in delivery, make allies, leads within the organization, overcomes bureaucracy and gets things done.
Emotional Intelligence - Strong in social awareness and relationship management, ability to remain calm under stress, open-minded, empathetic, self-motivated.
Collaborator - Works with teams to deliver company vision and shared goals. Finds common ground with a wide range of stakeholders. Seeks the mutually beneficial solution for all constituencies, including customers.
Additional information
Probationary Period - If selected, you will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
This is a Non Bargaining Unit position. This is a Public Trust position and has a risk level designation of "high".
Background Investigation - If selected for this position, you may be required to complete a Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306), which includes a fingerprint and credit check, to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation
All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
Relocation expenses and or Recruitment incentives may be authorized.
More than one selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 90 days from the date the certificate was issued.
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, requires senior officials in the executive, legislative and judicial branches to file public reports of their finances as well as other interests outside the Government. If selected for this position you will be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278). You will need to provide the information annually. The OGE 278 is available to the public. The primary purpose of disclosure is to assist agencies in identifying potential conflicts of interest between a filer's official duties and the filer's private financial interests and affiliations.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
In order to be considered for this position, you must demonstrate in your application package that you meet the key requirements for the job, answer the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs), and submit a detailed resume that supports your answers to the PTQs and specialized experience.
Your responses to the PTQs, specialized experience and resume will be evaluated by a Human Resources Specialist and/or a rating and ranking panel. The highly qualified candidates will be submitted to the Selecting Official for further review and consideration.
Falsifying your background, education, and/or experience is cause for not hiring you or for changing your scored responses to questions you've answered, which may affect your overall final score. Please note that a complete application is required for consideration. (Please review the "Required Documents" section of this job announcement to see what must be included in a complete application).
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
A career with the U.S. Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
A resume or any other written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications; optional cover letter: Your resume should indicate your citizenship and should list your educational and work experience. Please Note: Responses to job questions that are not fully supported by the information in your resume may result in adjustments to your rating.
Your responses to the Specialized Experience Statements. Do not write "see resume". Input narrative responses when prompted. Please Note: Responses to the specialized experience statements that are not fully supported by the information in your resume may result in adjustments to your rating.
Your narrative responses to the Professional Technical Qualification (PTQs). Do not write "see resume". Input narrative responses when prompted. Please Note: Responses to the PTQs that are not fully supported by the information in your resume may result in adjustments to your rating.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The Office of Human Resources strongly encourages applicants applying for positions to read the vacancy announcement in its entirety before submitting application materials for this position.
You must submit your application so that it will be received by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. All applications must be submitted online. Submit only the documents requested. Additional documents will not be reviewed by the rating panel.
FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT CALL: Carolyn Schad at 571-272-7003; TTD#: (800) 828-1120 or Relay System Electronic submission must be received by 11:59pm Eastern time on the closing date of the vacancy announcement. United States Patent and Trademark Office programs are accessible to people with disabilities. This document will be converted to an appropriate alternative form for applicants with disabilities. Requests for this or other assistance and accommodation should be directed to the contact above.
Failure to follow instructions in the announcement will result in your application not receiving consideration.
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
550 Elizabeth Lane
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
United States
Next steps
Candidates are evaluated by an executive rating panel based on the degree to which they meet the Specialized Expierence, PTQs, considering the applicant's education, work-related experience, training, awards, and professional recognition.
You will receive notification through USAJOBS at each of the following points during the application process: (1) application received; (2) applicant assessed for qualifications; (3) applicant referred or not referred; and (4) selected or not selected
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
A resume or any other written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications; optional cover letter: Your resume should indicate your citizenship and should list your educational and work experience. Please Note: Responses to job questions that are not fully supported by the information in your resume may result in adjustments to your rating.
Your responses to the Specialized Experience Statements. Do not write "see resume". Input narrative responses when prompted. Please Note: Responses to the specialized experience statements that are not fully supported by the information in your resume may result in adjustments to your rating.
Your narrative responses to the Professional Technical Qualification (PTQs). Do not write "see resume". Input narrative responses when prompted. Please Note: Responses to the PTQs that are not fully supported by the information in your resume may result in adjustments to your rating.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The Office of Human Resources strongly encourages applicants applying for positions to read the vacancy announcement in its entirety before submitting application materials for this position.
You must submit your application so that it will be received by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. All applications must be submitted online. Submit only the documents requested. Additional documents will not be reviewed by the rating panel.
FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT CALL: Carolyn Schad at 571-272-7003; TTD#: (800) 828-1120 or Relay System Electronic submission must be received by 11:59pm Eastern time on the closing date of the vacancy announcement. United States Patent and Trademark Office programs are accessible to people with disabilities. This document will be converted to an appropriate alternative form for applicants with disabilities. Requests for this or other assistance and accommodation should be directed to the contact above.
Failure to follow instructions in the announcement will result in your application not receiving consideration.
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
550 Elizabeth Lane
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
United States
Next steps
Candidates are evaluated by an executive rating panel based on the degree to which they meet the Specialized Expierence, PTQs, considering the applicant's education, work-related experience, training, awards, and professional recognition.
You will receive notification through USAJOBS at each of the following points during the application process: (1) application received; (2) applicant assessed for qualifications; (3) applicant referred or not referred; and (4) selected or not selected
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
