About this role
Job SummaryThe incumbent will serve as an expert statistical consultant and advisor to scientific investigators and subject matter experts supporting a segment of a broader research program or statistical project. The incumbent will provide advanced statistical guidance, collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams, and contribute expertise in study design, data analysis, interpretation, and statistical methodology to ensure scientifically rigorous and meaningful research outcomes.
QualificationsIn order to qualify for a Statistician, GS-1530 position, you must have: A. a degree that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements is given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing. OR; B. a combination of education and experience; courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance. In addition, in order to qualify for a Statistician, GS-1530 position at the GS-13 level, you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 obtained in either the private or public sector that included the following tasks and responsibilities: initiating, formulating, planning, and executing the statistical portion of analytic research projects; analyzing, interpreting and disseminating statistical research results for health-related study programs; planning, designing and implementing the research criteria and study design and methods for a health-related statistical research program; and developing and using automated applications and programs to analyze statistical data. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Do not copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy. Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time. Verification may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer. Preview application questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13053700
Major DutiesAs a Statistician, GS-1530-13, your duties may include but are not limited to the following: Serve as an expert consultant on a research program, or statistical project. Identify specific research areas that merit investigation. Develop new hypotheses and approaches for studies, and evaluate the feasibility of such endeavors. Initiate, formulate, plan, and execute statistical studies. Advise scientists on the selection of appropriate study design, statistical analysis, and interpretation of study results. Provide technical consultation and leadership on complex statistical studies. Prepare comprehensive reports of study results. Present results of studies to the scientific community at professional meetings and conferences.