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Chief Data Officer/Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program Coordinator

Department of the Interior
Geological Survey
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Summary

The minimum pay for this position is $141,022. Pay is set based on consideration of the selectee's current salary and other factors. Pay is set based on consideration of the selectee's current salary and other factors.

This position is eligible for tele-work based on supervisory approval.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
10/10/2023 to 11/09/2023
Salary
$141,022 to - $212,100 per year
Pay scale & grade
SL 00
Locations
1 vacancy in the following locations:
Denver, CO
Reston, VA
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Top Secret
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk
Announcement number
USGS-23-EJW-003 (SL-MP)
Control number
752227900

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Duties

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As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. Failure to meet basic qualification requirements and all mandatory technical qualifications listed automatically disqualifies an applicant.

Specific Duties

The Chief Data Officer/Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program Coordinator is located in the Geological Survey at the Department of the Interior (Department) and reports to the Associate Director for Core Science Systems. The incumbent will be responsible for facilitating research and decision-making through data science, information delivery, high performance computing, biodiversity analytics, and preserved geoscientific assets.

The incumbent carries out the following specific responsibilities:

  1. Serves as an expert and principal advisor to the U.S. Geological Survey (Bureau) in Federal and international advancements for scientific data management, data science, and integrated data networks.
  2. Plans, manages, and strategizes the direction of a diverse technical portfolio of Science Synthesis Analysis and Research (SSAR) programs to provide national capabilities for the Bureau in data science and analytics, high performance computing, libraries, scientific collections, and biogeographic mapping.
  3. Oversees various components of the SSAR Program to include the Science Analytics and Synthesis, the John Wesley Powell Center, and the Bureau Library, leads the Bureau in the creation of a technology-enabled science capacity to ensure development, access, availability, use, and preservation of critical data.
  4. Collaborates with the Department's Chief Data Officer (CDO) along with the Bureau senior leadership and is responsible for lifecycle data management of a portfolio of bureau data assets, and contribution to the development of an enterprise-wide data strategy.
  5. Administers data resource management across the bureau and focusing on governing, guiding, monitoring, analyzing, and operationalizing data.
  6. Oversees the management of data assets and advocates the use of data in decision making for the Bureau including identifying requirements and establishing best practices and program controls for the use, protection, dissemination, and generation of data assets throughout their lifecycle in accordance with applicable law, directives, and policies.
  7. Represents the Bureau on federal and interagency working groups, tasked under the authority of Office of Management and Budget, Office of Science and Technology, Interagency Federal working groups, and Department.

Applicants who meet all the mandatory technical qualifications will be evaluated by a panel to determine the degree to which they possess each of the listed qualifications. This evaluation will determine which applicants are best qualified. Total background, including experience, education, awards, self-development, and training will be reviewed. This information will be obtained from the application package, including the required narrative statements for the technical qualifications described in this vacancy.


If your resume does not include these basic qualifications, you will not be determined qualified for this position.
We recommend that your resume includes examples that are clear, concise, and emphasize their level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues addressed; and the results of actions taken.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must possess the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance level for this position.
  • Ability to pass pre or post-employment drug screens (if applicable based on clearance level).
  • You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
  • Participation in direct deposit is required.

Qualifications

Applicants who meet all the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (i.e., MTQ's) will be evaluated by a panel to determine the degree to which they possess each of the listed qualifications. This evaluation will determine which applicants are best qualified. Total background, including experience, education, awards, self-development, and training will be reviewed. This information will be obtained from the application package, including the required Mandatory Technical Qualification narrative statement(s) described above and listed below:

  1. Expert knowledge of the principles and techniques of program management sufficient to provide strategic leadership of natural resource and computer and information science programs at the national level; demonstrated experience developing strategic vision, preparing and executing budgets, developing and tracking performance metrics, overseeing staff, and delivery of innovative science programs.
  1. Knowledge and expertise in science data management programs, including data management principles, lifecycle, concepts, methods, national and international standards, metadata, and practices; demonstrated expertise developing, interpreting, and making decisions and recommendations on science data policies, procedures, and governance; demonstrated experience developing and delivering precedent setting data management vision, direction, services and solutions.
  1. Knowledge and expertise in information science and information science programs, including high performance computing supporting computing modeling, digital and physical library collections, and information systems development; demonstrated ability to create and implement a strategic vision for developing a shared information technology infrastructure that supports an integrated and predictive science capacity addressing stakeholder needs.
  1. Knowledge and expertise in bioinformatics, including taxonomic and biodiversity data, ecosystems and species status, conservation metrics, and biogeographic mapping; demonstrated ability to develop collaborations, directions, and policies around emerging opportunities to advance the capacity of an agency or organization to successfully provide biologic data and information at a national scale.
  1. Ability to communicate with executive management, represent a science agency or organization in executive meetings and forums, and collaborate and build coalitions with key earth and natural science and information science communities to achieve the priority needs of a science organization.

Education

You must meet the basic education requirements for at least one of occupation series (0150, 0401, 0801, 1301, 1410, or 1560) identified below. You are required to submit PROOF as noted in the "Required Documents" section for education.

To qualify under the Geography Series 0150, you must possess:

Basic Requirements
A. Degree: geography; or related physical or social science such as geology, meteorology, economics, statistics, sociology, anthropology, political science, history, cartography, computer science, urban studies, or planning that included at least 24 semester hours in geography or related fields.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience in courses equivalent to a major in geography, or a related field that included at least 24 semester hours in geography or related fields, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.


To qualify under the Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series 0401, you must possess:

Basic Requirements
A. Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.


To qualify under the General Engineer Series 0801, you must possess:

Basic Requirements
A. Degree: engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience in college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering


To qualify under the Physical Science Series 1301, you must possess:

Basic Requirements
A. Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience: education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.


To qualify under the Librarian Series 1410, you must possess:

Basic Requirements
A. Degree: master's degree in library science.

AND

B. Education and experience: Education, training, or experience to manage or direct a library, group of libraries, or library system; ability to plan, organize, and direct the development and execution of library programs, policies, and procedures; ability to plan or conduct management studies, public relations, and educational activities, ability to plan, develop and carry out administrative activities of the library or library system concerned with budget and finance, personnel, plant and equipment, etc.


To qualify under the Data Science Series 1560, you must possess:

Basic Requirements
A. Degree: mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience: education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.


If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Additional information

The applicant selected for this position will be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report, SF-278, and the supplemental form, Confidential Statement of Employment and Financial Interest, DI-278. All forms must be filed within 30 days after the selection for this position.

The sensitivity level of the position requires a successful background investigation of the selectee. Additionally, an enhanced clearance level will be pursued as determined by the agency after the initial review. The incumbent must have the ability to maintain suitability for this position. Prior to appointment, applicants tentatively selected for this position may be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use.

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, martial status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.

Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring authority directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Privacy Act - Privacy Act Notice (P.L. 93-579): The information requested here is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361.

Selective Service - If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.


Effective January 1, 2010, OPM must authorize any employment offers we make to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employees in the executive branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

If applicable, travel and relocation expenses will be paid consistent with the Federal Travel Regulations and Departmental policy.

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If applicable, in accordance with Executive Order 12564, and under the Department's Drug Free Workplace Program: Applicant(s) tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use and to pass the test prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.

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.

We will conduct a qualifications evaluation of applicants who supply all requested material. Qualified applicants will be rated and ranked by a panel. Best qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of the outcome after completion of the selection process. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Each applicant is required to submit a comprehensive narrative statement addressing each mandatory technical qualification individually. The narrative must demonstrate the necessary level of skills, characteristics, qualities, specialized knowledge, and technical competence that would indicate successful performance in this Senior Level position. This evidence must include clear and concise examples that emphasize the applicant's level of responsibilities, scope, and complexity of assignments, program accomplishments, policy initiatives, and level of contacts. Applicants who fail to provide this narrative statement in the format requested will not be considered.

EACH MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION MUST BE ADDRESSED AND TITLED SEPARATELY and must not exceed two pages for each statement.

IF YOU EXCEED THE 2 PAGE LIMIT REQUIRED MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE, OR DO NOT ADDRESS AND TITLE EACH MANADTORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION, YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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