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Data Scientist
Library of Congress · Posted 135 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Office of Strategic Planning and Performance Management, reporting to the Strategic Planning Officer. The position description number for this position is 467852. The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustment for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position. Relocation expenses will not be reimbursed for the person(s) selected for this position.
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent's activities support the Library's planning, performance, and risk (PPR) programs, the Enterprise Planning and Management (EPM) initiative, and other SPPM activities to help drive improved decision-making at the Library of Congress (Library).
- →The incumbent studies data, builds analyses, synthesizes insights, creates presentations, and delivers practical and timely solutions to Library planners.
- →The incumbent ensures the timely fusion of external data sources into the data holding, and monitors the content for quality and compliance with the EPM data governance framework.
- →The incumbent operates and manages the Library's application to collect, link, store, and report on PPR data created by Library planners at various levels.
- →The incumbent collaborates with cross-functional teams, composed of professionals skilled in data science, performance management, risk management, policy analysis, financial management, information technology, and project management, to further promote data-driven decision-making at the Library.
- →Collaborates with service unit planning staff, library leadership and management, and SPPM colleagues to identify problems, appropriate data, analytical approaches, and execution steps to produce solutions, practical analyses and insights.
- →Analyses support the Library's planning, performance, and risk programs and the EPM program and other priorities, focusing on challenges in agency-wide planning, organizational performance management, risk management, and financial management.
- →Analyzes data, applies and explains statistical and mathematical principles.
- →Is responsive to a variety of stakeholders and team members with varying skillsets.
- →Coordinates with colleagues on any on-demand analysis and special projects as requested by the SPPM Director and/or Library senior leadership.
- →Translates the result of analysis into clear, visual communications to help Library managers make informed decisions.
- →Translates complex concepts, findings, and limitations into concise, plain language.
- →Presents the results of quantitative analyses to non-technical audiences.
- →Researches and designs presentations of analytical outputs tailored to specific audiences, including the use of interactive and narrative storytelling where appropriate.
Requirements
- ✓Library of Congress employees are prohibited from using illegal drugs, including marijuana.
- ✓The Library is part of the Federal Government and abides by federal law, so regardless of individual state or District of Columbia laws, marijuana use is illegal, considered criminal activity, and can affect your employment at the Library.
- ✓In addition, past or current drug use and activities (e.g., selling or distributing) may deem you ineligible for employment.
- ✓Basic Requirements: 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 Combination of 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: e65912d4-b239-4d84-b63a-21aa55a98741
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