Data Scientist

This position is located in the Management Support Unit, Directorate of Overseas Citizens Services (OCS), Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA), U.S. Department of State. The broad mission of OCS is to develop policies, procedures, and programs that provide guidance and direction to Foreign Service posts on the provision of emergency and non-emergency services to U.S. citizens abroad. Monitors critical global issues and developments having a potential impact on U.S. foreign policy.

Serves as a technical authority on analytical, statistical, and programming techniques necessary to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret unique and highly specialized data sets for decision-making in the Department. Participates in discovery processes with business owner teams and stakeholders to identify requirements, expected outcomes for new or existing initiatives, and the measurements of success. Identifies internal and external data sources, leverages new data collection processes and performs all phases of the systems development life cycle required in the design, development, and implementation of features enabling data access. Uses advanced analytical techniques to develop computational algorithms and statistical methods that find patterns and relationships in large volumes of data and from those patterns develops findings, inferences, conclusions and recommendations. Leads and delivers data science projects that address key OCS business needs, achieving measurable business impact through project outcomes. Ensures stakeholder satisfaction with project outcomes and communication.