Data Analyst

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. GS-15 Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector.

Specialized experience is defined as: 1) serving as a senior technical authority on data and analytics; 2) advising executives and providing authoritative analyses on complex, sensitive, or high-visibility issues; 3) providing consultation to senior leaders on collection, use, and management of data; and 4) delivering briefings and presentations that translate complex analytic findings into actionable options for decision makers.

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Serve as a senior expert and consultant to top agency management officials; advising on the collection, use, and management of data and information agency wide.,Establish strategic priorities, objectives, governance structures, and performance measures necessary to manage data as an organizational asset and align OCFO initiatives with USDA, Federal, and Government-wide data strategies.,Identify major cross-cutting strategic business and operational questions that may be addressed through data analysis and advanced analytical methods, including advances in data analytics techniques.,Collaborate with program areas and the USDA Office of Chief Data Officer to lead the development of new data and analytics requirements and define requirements for data ingestion, storage, analysis, and visualization tools.,Promote data sharing and breakdown of data silos across the mission area and USDA to ensure relevant data and analytics products are readily available, easily found, and easily reusable across the Department.,Provide expertise, consultative guidance, and recommendations to executives, managers, and employees on the separation of data from information technology applications and systems and/or critical data management issues.,Coordinate with OCIO to oversee the planning, review, and implementation of data/analytics platforms and tools across the mission area to improve links between "siloed" databases and data stores.,Provide administrative and technical supervision to a staff of approximately six employees responsible for the Division's data-management, governance, analytics, and related program responsibilities.