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Data Scientist (DIRECT HIRE)
Offices, Boards and Divisions · Posted 60 days ago
About the Role
The mission of the Antitrust Division is to promote competition by enforcing the antitrust laws to protect economic freedom and opportunity on behalf of the American people. The Antitrust Division has an opening for a Data Scientist (DIRECT HIRE) to join its dedicated team and gain invaluable experience working in the public interest to protect the competitive process. Are you ready to contribute to matters of national importance that promote a competitive and productive American economy?
What You'll Do
- →The Antitrust Division (ATR) is seeking highly qualified candidates to fill Data Scientist (DIRECT HIRE) positions in the Economic Analysis Group (EAG), Economic Policy Section (ELS).
- →EAG is one of the world's leading venues for developing and applying economics to real world questions of competition.
- →Selectees will work alongside Ph.D. economists to identify, specify, process, verify, and analyze complex data produced to the Division in the course of its investigations and litigations.
- →Data relied upon most often comes from structured, relational databases, but can vary widely to include unstructured data and large, flat-file repositories of high-frequency data.
- →The right candidate will have the ability to think flexibly about how to extract and transform data, particularly when those data arrive in unfamiliar and unexpected formats, to enable the complex investigations that define the Antitrust Division's core mission.
- →The Data Scientists hired will play a vital role in developing the kind of evidence that plays a central role in enforcement efforts to protect competition and benefit consumers through low prices, high quality, product choice, and innovation.
- →As a Data Scientist (DIRECT HIRE), you will: Collaborate with Division economists and e-Discovery experts on which data and supporting documentation to demand of parties and the formats in which to receive those data.
- →Collaborate with Division economists and attorneys to formulate timely and precise written communication concerning databases and documentation, including identifying data most relevant to an investigation and determining how to best request and obtain such data from outside parties.
- →Engage with database specialists and attorneys representing outside parties.
- →Work with the Division's Technology Directorate on hardware, software, and network resources.
- →Assesses how to best organize data for analysis in both local and cloud environments.
- →Coordinate with the Division's Technology Directorate and economists to seamlessly roll out upgrades and new features.
- →Prepare clear, high-quality graphical presentations of data utilizing summary tables, maps, and visual aids that effectively communicate insights from data to be presented to Division attorneys, economists, and senior management.
- →Apply statistical theory, methods, and techniques in performing critical analysis and evaluation of structured data received by parties in response to mergers.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to be considered for this position.
- ✓You must undergo a pre-employment security investigation.
- ✓You may be required to take and successfully clear a drug test.
- ✓You must submit a complete application package by the closing date of this announcement.
- ✓SELECTIVE SERVICE: All male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must have registered for the selective service (see SSS.gov).
- ✓If selected for this position, the applicant must sign a statement certifying his registration, or the applicant must demonstrate exempt status under the Selective Service Law.
- ✓DIRECT DEPOSIT: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
- ✓This is a full-time, non-supervisory. permanent appointment, subject to a one-year probationary period in accordance with C.F.R. 315.801.
- ✓The Antitrust Division participates in the E-Verify program.
- ✓Applicants MUST submit a copy of transcripts with your application.
- ✓An unofficial transcript is acceptable to qualify, but it must include your full name, name of the school, the date and degree awarded (if conferred), and the list of classes, grades and credits earned.
- ✓You will be required to submit an official transcript prior to appointment if you are selected.
- ✓All academic degrees and course work must be completed at an institution that has obtained accreditation recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
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