Data Scientist (AI)

U.S. Department of Defense
Richmond
3 days ago
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Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows:



  • Battle Creek, MI: \$106,437 - \$138,370
  • Columbus, OH: \$111,065- \$144,386
  • Dayton, OH: \$110,401- \$143,523
  • Fort Belvoir, VA: \$121,785- \$158,322
  • New Cumberland, PA: \$121,785- \$158,322
  • Ogden, UT: \$106,437 - \$138,370
  • Philadelphia, PA: \$117,284- \$152,471
  • Richmond, VA: \$111,183- \$144,540

Duties

  • Conducts research and development of metrics, measurements, and evaluation methods for emerging and existing assigned areas of AI.
  • Assists in the development of standards; and promotes the adoption of standards, guides, best practices, and PAI policy for measuring and evaluating AI technology projects and/or program segments.
  • Ensures AI assigned systems/projects are built in accordance with applicable guidance and meet desired objectives and adhere to legal, ethical, and performance standards.
  • Execute developed comprehensive frameworks for testing the AI systems’ algorithms, models, data, bias, security, and overall performance.
  • Incorporates Office of Management and Budget (OMB) test and evaluation requirements, DOD AI ethical principles into assigned DLA AI test and evaluation framework to generate an RAI test strategy for modeling cases.
  • Tests the models to ensure they meet design specifications, business process requirements, data requirements to ensure the AI systems adhere to policy using metrics such as precision, recall, and other Key performance Indicators.
  • Advises stakeholders and customers on the technical requirements needed for assigned DLA’s data an AI systems and analytics stack to support data science and ML/AI solutions.

Requirements

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
  • Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive, Secret Access
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  • Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
  • Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
  • This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill future vacancies for various shifts located anywhere within DLA Information Operations J6.


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