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The incumbent manages the enterprise program and team, performing technical and consultative services supporting BPA agency-wide, while aligning with the Bureau, components, and federal partners.\nDuties\n\n About the Position - Portland\n\nThis position is located in Portland, OR which boasts huge spans of amazing trees, foliage, landscape, and everywhere you look you can appreciate beautiful greenery! It is known as the most bike-friendly city in America, has a train system that greets you at the airport spanning across the city, and is home to the Portland International Rose Garden, the oldest in the country! Portland is the one place where you will find lively festivals, energetic music, mouthwatering food, and for you basketball fans, the Portland Trail Blazers are a 7 minute walk from the HQs building! There is always something new to experience in this eco-friendly town!\n\nAs a Supervisory Data Scientist, you will:\n\n Serve as the key policy formulator and decision-maker for long- and short-range strategic data science, machine learning, and advanced analytics planning in support of the overall Bonneville mission.\n\n Act as the overall program authority and expert consultant for the design, integration, evaluation, and governance of BPA's highly technical data analytics program, strategy, and data life cycle end-to-end.\n\n Oversee and direct a team of 5-8 professional and administrative Federal employees (GS-13/14), which includes assigning work, evaluating performance, hiring, and addressing training or developmental needs.\n\n Allocate, manage, and account for organizational resources, including staff and funding, while establishing work plans, determining the use of contractors, and resolving budget shortages.\n\n Align data analytics efforts with executives across BPA, other federal partners, and external workgroups to promote the adoption of modern data policies, practices, and technologies.\n\n Provide technical direction and leadership on the maintenance of the enterprise analytic platform and oversee complex data science analyses using advanced methodologies (e.g., machine learning, NLP, regression, and data visualization) to automate processes and unlock data-driven insights.\n\nRequirements\nConditions of employment\n\n In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answer to these questions is not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration\n\nWhen you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully.\n\nKey Requirements:\n\n You must be a United States Citizen.\n\n This employer participates in the e-Verify program.\n\n Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.\n\n You will be required to report in person to the official duty location.\n\nConditions of Employment:\n\n Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE450e) within 30 days of employment and annually.\n\n First time supervisors will be required to serve a 1 year probationary period.\n\n Qualifications\n\n BASIC REQUIREMENT:\n\nA. Degree: Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position.\n\n-OR -\n\nB. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.\n\nSPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:\n\nA qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) in the Federal service.\n\nSpecialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) Experience managing an enterprise data science program, including establishing strategic plans, formulating data policies, allocating resources, and coordinating initiatives with external partners; 2) Experience advising executives on the governance and deployment of complex data science platforms and analytical infrastructure across the entire data life cycle; and 3) Experience directing highly complex data science and machine learning projects using predictive modeling, natural language processing, and advanced statistics to automate business processes.\n\n\"Experience\" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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.\n\nCTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered \"well qualified\" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.\n\nYou must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.\n\n Education\n\n This vacancy has a positive education requirement. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Department of Education Accreditation Search to verify school accreditation.\n\nForeign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.\n\nDO NOT email or mail in any of your application documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system.\n\nIn order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts.\n\nFailure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of \"Ineligible\".\n\n Additional information\n EEO Policy: USAJOBS Help Center | Equal employment opportunity policy\n\nReasonable Accommodation Policy: Employees or applicants may request Reasonable Accommodation (RA) for assistance, when applying or competing for a job or performing a job due to their medical condition or to exercise their religious beliefs. If you need reasonable accommodation in the application or selection process, please contact the Staffing Specialist listed on this vacancy announcement. USAJOBS Help Center | Reasonable accommodation policy\n\nReasonable Accommodation for USAHire: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application. Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here.\n\nVeterans Information: USAJOBS Help Center - Veterans\n\nVeterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.\n\nTelework: https://www.opm.gov/telework/\n\nSelective Service Registration: http://www.sss.gov/ - Who must register: https://www.sss.gov/faq/#who-needs-to-register\n\nHiring incentives may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate based on budget availability and in accordance with federal regulations.\n\nBPA strives to ensure a safe and positive work environment.\n\nWe also understand the importance of work/life balance and offer a variety of programs and policies designed to create more flexible, responsive work environments supportive of commitments to community, home and family members. BPA also supports employees' overall wellness through its Be Well program, which helps employees adopt healthier lifestyles and feel better about their work/life balance. The program supports five key areas of life: career, community, financial, physical and social.\n\n Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.\n\n A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .\n\n Review our benefits\n\n Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.\nHow you will be evaluated\nYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.\n\n Category Rating Procedure: You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the application process is complete, your resume, supporting documentation, and questionnaire/assessment responses will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your responses to the USA Hire rating assessment(s) will be evaluated and you will be placed into one of three predefined quality categories. These categories are Best Qualified, Well Qualified, and Qualified.\n\nApplication of Veterans' Preference: If you are a preference eligible candidate, you will be listed at the top of whichever quality category your rating places you in. Preference eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more are placed at the top of the highest category for all positions except scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or above (or equivalent).\n\nCareer Transition Assistance Programs: To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet the eligibility criteria; and 2) be rated \"well-qualified\", which is defined as scoring 85.0 or higher.\n\nYou must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date (11/05/2026) of this announcement.\n\nTo preview the Assessment Questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13102850\n\nUSAHire: To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. 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