Data Scientist

Data Scientist

Department: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Location(s): Salt Lake City, Utah, Seattle, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, California, Denver, Colorado, Washington, District of Columbia, Miami, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago, Illinois, Indianapolis, Indiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, Boston, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kansas City, Missouri, Albuquerque, New Mexico, New York, New York, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Portland, Oregon, Austin, Texas

Salary Range: $127829 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is located at Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General, Inspector General. As a Data Scientist, you will be responsible for supporting the work of the OIG within the Office of Information Technology. Tasks include planning and executing data and analytical studies of HUD Program areas, developing scripts, algorithms and models, and performing data management functions.

Major Duties:

• As a Data Scientist, you will: The following are the duties of this position at the GS-14: Perform sensitive duties and assignments of special importance to the IG and support HUD OIG mission components with data and trends analysis and provide statistical analysis of individual component challenges and needs. Optimize joint production, development and training efforts and project design, with the ability to articulate and implement best practices for machine learning and AI with focus on automation, productization, reusability and modularity, across modern data tools Provide highly skilled and authoritative expertise to all levels of OIG and the Director in collaborating with partners across government in relation to OIG work. Advise on work efforts and makes recommendation to resolve operation problems by influencing, motivating, or negotiating with individuals or groups where there is conflict to accept changes in established procedures, and to write succinct technical reports in a clear, concise, and well-organized manner and to present findings to varied audiences who may not be technical experts in statistics or data analysis.

Qualifications: You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as the following: -Collaborates with staff in creating advanced analytic products, such as numerical and statistical analyses or AI algorithms. AND -Researches and develops statistical learning models for data analysis and advancing analytic methodologies. AND -Experience using and delivering both supervised and unsupervised modeling to make business decisions and forecasting outcomes for customer and/or stakeholders.

How to Apply: HUD OIG has partnered with the Treasury's Common Service Center to provide certain personnel services to its organization. Fiscal Service's responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applications, and extending job offers. The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date. The Bureau provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. For more information regarding the job and applicant status, please refer to USAJOBS Help Center - How to see your application and job status. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application. Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position. For additional information on how to apply, please visit the Partnership for Public Service's Go Government website.

Application Deadline: 2026-01-29