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Data Scientist (CHEMOMETRICS)
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 10 days ago
On-site Washington, DC $106K – $138K Apply by Jul 8, 2026 Data Science Series INTJINTP DataOperations
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Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Laboratories and Scientific Services (LSS), Operations Support located in Washington, DC; Newark, NJ; or Savannah, GA.
What You'll Do
- →As a Data Scientist you will serve as an expert analyst and advisor to senior management, with a primary function of providing objectively based information derived from the use of advanced scientific, mathematical, and statistical work to support data-driven decision making across the Office of Laboratories and Scientific Services.
- →This position starts at a salary of $106,437.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $138,370.00 (GS-13, Step 10).
- →Salary: Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection.
- →Major duties for this position include but are not limited to: Designing, developing, and implementing methods, processes, and systems to analyze diverse data.
- →Planning, evaluating, and implementing complex research projects related to emerging chemometric and computer-aided methods of chemical data analysis and derives qualitative assessment factors for ascertaining strategic and tactical value from agency data.
- →Characterizing data by incorporating logic and reasoning from parametric and non-parametric methods of analysis and well versed in exploratory methods for conducting investigations that involved highly unstructured problems involving both difficult technology and complex human relations or programmatic issues.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation.
- ✓CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards.
- ✓Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes.
- ✓Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties.
- ✓Please review further details via the following link.
- ✓DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
- ✓Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.
- ✓Bargaining Unit: This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the National Treasury Employees Unions - NTEU.
- ✓For local chapter contact information see Chapter Websites - National Treasury Employees Union - NTEU.
- ✓Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 4113680a-f753-4e3a-8edd-536f58ad10de
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