Supervisory Data Scientist (SME) (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)

Supervisory Data Scientist (SME) (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)

Department: Department of Transportation

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $169279 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is in the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy (OST-F). The incumbent serves as a Supervisory Data Scientist, supervising personnel that exploit traditional and emerging methods for program optimization, agency planning, and improved decision making by performing data science, operations research, master data management, and/or data analytics.

Major Duties:

• As a Supervisory Data Scientist, you will: Provide direction on planning, researching, and accomplishing project assignments which typically require the formulation and development of business process methods of existing operations. Guide the analysis and evaluation of business requirements and user needs as a component of planning and design. Responsible for the overall management, planning, analysis, review, coordination, and integration of all actions necessary to inject sound data analytics into the decision-making process for the agency or department. Oversee the use of advanced predictive analysis, data visualization, modeling, and data science methods to generate information, recognize patterns, and predict outcomes and their respective probabilities. Build consensus amongst stakeholders to delineate strategy, objectives, tasks, and goals responsive to business requirements and user needs. Use a high level of experience and knowledge to prevent, identify, and mitigate potential major problems in executing plans and determining the proper course of action to resolve issues. Adjust requirements as needed to accommodate necessary changes and delays. The ideal candidate has deep experience working with multimodal freight data and demonstrated leadership with the freight industry.

Qualifications: To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications. To qualify for the Grade 15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-14, it must include: Experience providing overall management, planning, analysis, review, coordination, and integration of all necessary actions to inject sound data analytics into the decision-making process. Experience overseeing the use of advanced predictive analysis, data visualization, modeling, and data science methods to generate information, recognize patterns, predict outcomes and their respective probabilities. Experience preventing, identifying and mitigating potential major problems in executing plans and determining proper course of action for resolution. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Research: Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results. Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative). Data Management: Knowledge of the principles, procedures, and tools of data management, such as modeling techniques, data backup, data recovery, data dictionaries, data warehousing, data mining, data archiving, data disposal, and data standardization processes. Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. Manages Human Resources: Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance. For all types of consideration, experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

How to Apply: You must submit a complete application package (including resume, vacancy questions and supporting documents) no later than 11:59 (EST) on the closing date of the announcement. To begin, click the "Apply Online" button on the job announcement posting. Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire. You may review your saved application(s) at https://help.usajobs.gov/ If you are having difficulty applying online, please contact the DOT Automated Staffing Office via email at: Transjobs@dot.gov

Application Deadline: 2026-05-07