Department of the Navy

DATA SCIENTIST

Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia Full time

DATA SCIENTIST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia

Salary Range: $127646 - $165945 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a DATA SCIENTIST in the MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND (MSC), CORPORATE OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE (N9) of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.

Major Duties:

  • You will facilitate development of policy, procedures, and practices for the management of data.
  • You will collaborate and coordinate with command data owners to support command data integration and data analytics efforts, leveraging the command Data Analytics Environment (DAE).
  • You will develop metrics to support, track, and measure the progress of command data integration and data analytics initiatives.
  • You will collaborate and write technical reports and prepare briefing materials describing outcomes of data projects/studies.

Qualifications: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience facilitating development of policy, procedures, and practices for the management of data for the Commander Military Sealift Command on both unclassified and classified networks. Experience coordinating development, implementation, execution and sustainment of a Command Data Integration Plan. Experience collaborating and coordinating with command data owners to support command data integration and data analytics efforts, leveraging the command Data Analytics Environment (DAE) to aggregate and manage decision-quality data available for use in command visualization/dashboards. Experience coordinating and collaborating command Business Systems and Resource Managers to ensure integration of future business systems and to command data storage, access, security, and life cycle requirements are achieved. Experience developing metrics to support, track, and measure the progress of command data integration and data analytics initiatives. Mastery experience of data science, mathematics, statistical analysis, modeling and or simulation. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series IOR: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/data-science-series-1560/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

How to Apply: Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 03/25/2026. Applications received after 03/25/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. NOTE: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account: https://mydon.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriately. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-25