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Lead Data Scientist for AI/ML Capability Development

Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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Summary

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Directorate for Mission Integration (MI) creates a consistent and holistic view of intelligence from collection to analysis and serves as the Director of National Intelligence's (DNI) principal advisor on all aspects of intelligence. MI integrates mission capabilities, informs enterprise resource and policy decisions, and ensures the delivery of timely, objective, accurate, and relevant intelligence.

Overview

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Job closed
Open date: 09/07/2023
Closed date: 09/22/2023
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$112,015 - $172,075 per year

Not applicable for Detailees.

Pay scale & grade
GS 13 - 14
Promotion potential
None
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Detail
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Announcement number
23-12120951-DNI/MI/MPAC
Control number
747818300

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Clarification from the agency

This detail opportunity is for current competitive and excepted service employees only. If you are not a current federal civilian employee you will not be eligible for this position. ODNI Joint Duty Assignments do not apply to members of the Military service or contractors. Applicants from federal agencies may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency.

Duties

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Potentially will lead data science programs by identifying strategic methodological issues and areas of focus to support decision making by the most senior policymakers.

Build, manage, and operate AI/ML lifecycle management on a range of decision science and decision analysis tools to support Mission Analytics across a myriad of products and disciplines.

Develop and manage data science capabilities in a multi-cloud environment, and custom data processing algorithms, scripts, and tools.

Support ODNI and IC-level communities of interest driving strategic changes in business analytics and data-driven decision making and assuring quality control and governance of data sets.

Assist in building the conception, preparation, and communication of an extensive range of strategic, complex graphics, computational models/tools, or written/oral assessments on significant or contentious issues for the most senior internal and external customers (e.g. policymakers, IC components, Agency executives).

Engage with customers to understand and participate changing needs and requirements; anticipate substantive questions. Offer recommendations for resolution based on quantitative analysis.

Collaborate with IC collectors and analysts to identify and close gaps on complex intelligence problems; devise creative all source data collection strategies to fill intelligence gaps; task specific collections resource.

Determines approaches and strategies to market statistical and methodological services to new or potential partners or customers.

Coordinate the compilation and review often disparate and inconsistent data to address the most complex intelligence issues or problems for the most senior internal/external customers.

Coordinate accurate, timely, and sophisticated data analysis in support of the most complex key ODNI, United States national security and foreign policy objectives and to shape Intelligence Community analysis priorities.

Conduct complex statistical, mathematical, geospatial modeling, and data mining analysis independently or in partnership with other Data Scientist or Analyst colleagues.

Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Applicants may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency. Applicants must have current TS/SCI clearances with polygraph or have the ability to obtain one. The ODNI does not conduct polygraphs or provide security clearances for detailees.

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements:

Extensive knowledge of appropriate analytic methods and methodological tools in one or more of the following areas:

Applied Mathematics (e.g. probability and statistics, formal modeling, computational social sciences); Computer Programming (e.g. programming languages, math/statistics packages, computer science, machine learning, scientific computing); and Visualization (e.g. GIS/geospatial analysis, telemetry analysis).

Demonstrated ability to evaluate data drawing pertinent inferences from data trend analysis, and interpretation of such inferences in keeping with the requirements of officials responsible for planning or for making policy decisions.

Demonstrated knowledge of appropriate analytic methods and technical tools in Data Science or Data Visualization.

Demonstrated experience analyzing data sets and producing data visualizations (or other business analytics products) in support of mission, resource, or policy decisions.

Demonstrated experience coordinating Agency-wide or IC-wide working groups on strategic or technical projects.

Functional knowledge of the IC and its components, including IC analytic production and collection reporting systems.

Desired Requirements:

Ability to use develop Natural Language Processes (NLP) models to gain insights in large data sets.

Agile Development experience in the IC and/or industry.

Experience integrating commercial software solutions into classified environments.

Functional knowledge of IC data science efforts.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience as determined by mission specialty area.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience as determined by mission specialty area.

Additional information

Job Interview Travel: Candidates from outside the Washington, D.C. area may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview.

Salary Determination: A current Federal Government employee, selected for a detail, will be assigned to the position at their current grade and salary.

Other Information
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified applicants with disabilities. IF YOU NEED A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodation Office Representative by classified email at DNI_Diversity_WMA@cia.ic.gov, by unclassified email at DNI_DRA@dni.gov, by telephone at 703-275-3900 or by FAX at 703-275-1217 . Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE EEOD EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY.

The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.


How you will be evaluated

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

You must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

You can help protect the nation at ODNI by working in an environment that provides our nation's leaders with intelligence they require to make decisions and protect the nation. We are integral to forging partnerships and building trust between all 18 intelligence agencies from the Central Intelligence Agency to the Office of Naval Intelligence. Come be a part of the team that ensures our nation's leaders have the intelligence information they require to make the decisions necessary to keep the nation safe.

Agency contact information

Vacancy Team ODNI
Email
Vacancies@odni.gov
Address
MISSION PERFORMANCE, ANALYSIS, AND COLLECTION
Director Of National Intelligence
Washington, DC 20511
US

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