Data Scientist
As a Data Scientist in CPSC's Analytics Center of Excellence, you'll transform raw information into meaningful insights that help protect consumers nationwide. One moment they're wrangling data-acquiring, cleaning, and improving the quality of key datasets-and the next they're experimenting with machine learning and AI techniques to spot emerging product-safety risks before they become problems.
The Data Scientist will design and implement advanced statistical and AI/ML solutions focused on extracting actionable insights, evaluating model performance, and leveraging semantic analysis techniques to enhance product safety decision-making. This role emphasizes data quality, performance, and interoperability in modern cloud environments, enabling CPSC's strategic acceleration toward preventative analytics for product safety. The Data Scientist: Designs and deploys advanced statistical solutions to generate actionable insights that strengthen product-safety decisions. Applies semantic analysis to extract patterns from diverse data and communicates findings through clear visualizations and narratives. Develops algorithms, modeling standards, and team processes; reviews technical work to ensure quality and consistency. Prepares and transforms structured and unstructured data; applies statistical, ML, and NLP methods to support agency analytics. Builds and maintains modern data science applications, pipelines, dashboards, and tools for CPSC-wide use. Ensures model and application quality, including accuracy, transparency, equity, and performance; clearly communicates limitations. Produces reports and presentations; engages stakeholders and translates complex analysis for technical and non-technical audiences. Maintains cutting-edge knowledge of data science practices and represents the agency in professional and government data-science forums.
Must be a U.S. Citizen. This is a Public Trust Position. Employment in this position requires a background investigation. If you are selected and cannot meet the criteria requirement for the pre-employment waiver and/or a favorable suitability determination within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed or undisclosed background issues, the employment offer may be withdrawn. If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Please see http://www.sss.gov for more information. Selectees will be required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment", (OF-306), prior to appointment and the appropriate background investigation forms to determine suitability for Federal employment. False statements or responses on these forms can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service. The selectee will be required to complete a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the I-9 Form. We will compare information provided on the I-9 Form to records available from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The system confirms employee's identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the CPSC; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the CPSC or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.