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Business Analyst
Consumer Product Safety Commission · Posted 14 days ago
Hybrid Bethesda, MD $102K – $158K Apply by Sep 11, 2026 Management And Program Analysis ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Data
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This incumbent serves as a Business Analyst within the Analytics Center of Excellence (COE), U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The Business Analyst drives modernization by transforming complex data and business needs into actionable insights and requirements. Through AI/ML innovation, cloud-native tools, and cross-functional collaboration, this role strengthens CPSC's analytical ecosystem and empowers data-driven decisions that protect consumers from product-related risks.
What You'll Do
- →The position is officially titled Management and Program Analyst (Artificial Intelligence).
- →The working/organizational title of this position is Business Analyst.
- →The Business Analyst improves how CPSC operates by understanding business needs, analyzing data, and translating those needs into clear requirements for a variety of solutions (e.g., technology, automation, business process re-engineering, training, etc.).
- →This position is responsible for establishing the requirements for complex technical initiatives that support the CPSC's mission and enterprise modernization goals.
- →The Business Analyst collaborates with stakeholders to define a project's scope, technical and functional requirements, and success criteria.
- →The Business Analyst will: Meet with stakeholders to learn goals, pain points, and current processes.
- →Lead requirements gathering specifically for Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML)-enabled products, including model objectives, training data needs, performance thresholds, evaluation metrics, and human-in-the-loop requirements.
- →This includes developing user stories, acceptance criteria, and process mapping.
- →Develop functional and non-functional requirements for systems incorporating machine learning, natural language processing, or predictive analytics.
- →Partner with data engineers, data scientists, IT specialists, and program managers to define data ingestion, labeling, feature engineering, and data quality requirements that support ML model development.
- →Analyze data suitability for algorithmic use and identify data biases, gaps, or limitations.
- →Support solution design: Work with product, engineering, and business partners to ensure proposed solutions will solve the problem.
- →Participate in model documentation, reproducibility reviews, model cards, and versioning under agency AI governance processes.
- →Ensure AI/ML solutions align with EO 14110 (Safe, Secure, Trustworthy AI), OMB M-24-10, GAO's AI Accountability Framework, and CPSC's data governance policies.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓This is a Public Trust Position.
- ✓Employment in this position requires a background investigation.
- ✓If you are selected and cannot meet the criteria requirement for the pre-employment waiver and/or a favorable suitability determination within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed or undisclosed background issues, the employment offer may be withdrawn.
- ✓If you are a male 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.
- ✓Please see http://www.sss.gov for more information.
- ✓Selectees will be required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment", (OF-306), prior to appointment and the appropriate background investigation forms to determine suitability for Federal employment.
- ✓False statements or responses on these forms can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service.
- ✓The selectee will be required to complete a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the I-9 Form.
- ✓We will compare information provided on the I-9 Form to records available from the U.S.
- ✓Department of Homeland Security.
- ✓The system confirms employee's identity and eligibility to work in the United States.
- ✓Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.
- ✓Depending on your status, this position may require serving a 1-year probationary period.
Benefits
- ★CPSC offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes: paid vacation, sick leave, 11 paid holidays per year, life and health insurance, Long Term Care insurance, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending account program, and retirement savings and investment plan similar to 401(k) (Thrift Savings Plan).
- ★CPSC also offers a broad array of work-life flexibilities and services to employees such as, flexible work schedules, transit subsidies, fitness center, and employee assistance and wellness programs.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 537fe7b5-8914-40b5-bb4b-d248aa629e1c
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