Company Information
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Company Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2
Website: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-2

Job Information
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Job Title: Program Analyst (Data Science) – Schedule A
Job Type: Permanent
Start Date: ASAP
Address:
290 Broadway
New York, New York. 10007
United States

Job Description:
EPA Region 2's Data Management and Program Support Team (“Data Team”) is
responsible for measuring, evaluating, and interpreting data for all of EPA's
compliance monitoring and enforcement actions administered in EPA Region 2.
The Data Team uses SharePoint, Python, R, and Qlik Sense (EPA’s business
intelligence platform) for these purposes and is seeking someone who can use
programming languages to extract, manipulate, integrate and analyze
enforcement and compliance data to improve the effectiveness of enforcement
and compliance assurance programs that EPA administers in New York, New
Jersey, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 8 federally recognized
tribal nations.

Job Duties
•Use common program evaluation techniques to collect, track and analyze
routine information to improve the effectiveness of the enforcement and
compliance assurance programs in EPA Region 2 for decision makers in support
of mission accomplishment;
•Assist in the application of analytical approaches, methods, and
techniques to perform segments of studies/projects to assist the organization
in program planning, measurements, or evaluation, which entails the use of
programming language to write code.
•Assist higher graded Program Analysts to examine current or proposed
policies, laws, regulations, or administrative procedures to develop data.
•Gather programmatic data to assist in developing recurring or special
reports, preparing executive briefings and similar materials for use by
management and higher graded analysts in carrying out and reporting on
program accomplishments.

Salary
GS-9: $61,742 per year
GS-7: $50,476 per year

This position has GS-12 promotion potential (annual noncompetitive promotions
up to GS-12).

For full salary and benefits information, visit
https://www.epa.gov/careers/salaries-and-benefits [1]


[1] https://www.epa.gov/careers/salaries-and-benefits


Requirements:
GS-9: Master’s or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of
progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR 1
year of full-time, specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-7 level
defined as analyzing information to increase the effectiveness and efficiency
of program operations; applying analytical approaches, methods, concepts,
and/or techniques to assist in program planning

GS-7: 1 full year of graduate education; OR Bachelor's degree with superior
academic achievement; OR 1 year of full-time, specialized experience at or
equivalent to the GS-5 level defined as assisting in monitoring projects;
preparing and/or analyzing reports

For superior academic achievement, visit
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications…
[1]

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). You will receive credit for all qualifying
experience, including volunteer experience.

If you have part-time work experience, please read the following EPA policy:
https://www.epa.gov/careers/epa-job-vacancy-announcements-policies-and-…
[2]

NOTE - Your resume must satisfy ALL parts of the appropriate specialized
experience definition to qualify based on experience.

Regardless of the grade for which you are applying, to be considered for this
position you MUST be able to affirmatively answer the following question: Can
you extract, manipulate, and integrate data from multiple sources using
computer code?


[1] 
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#e4f
[2] 
https://www.epa.gov/careers/epa-job-vacancy-announcements-policies-and-procedures#parttime



Resume Information
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Applicants should submit the following:: Resume, Transcript, Other
Other: Schedule A letter signed by a U.S.-licensed medical professional
Majors Desired:: Business, Computing, Engineering, Graphics/Art/Printing, Liberal Arts, Science, Sustainability
Degree levels accepted:: Bachelor, Graduate

Application Information
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Email application materials to:: yarberry.james@epa.gov
Additional Instructions:
To apply, email James Yarberry (yarberry.james@epa.gov) no later than August 6th with "R2-2021-SchA-ECAD1" as the subject and PDF copies of your federal resume, official or unofficial transcripts with degree awarded date, and Schedule A letter signed by a U.S.-licensed medical professional as attachments. Your Schedule A letter from a U.S.-licensed medical professional does NOT need to explain any of your medical history, but it MUST specify that you are eligible to apply for federal employment under Schedule A (5 CFR 213.3102u). To learn about the Schedule A hiring authority for persons with disabilities, visit https://www.eeoc.gov/publications/abcs-schedule-tips-applicants-disabilities-getting-federal-jobs.

Please redact ALL sensitive personally identifiable information (date of birth, SSN, etc.) from your documents prior to submission.

Applicants are HIGHLY encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder for their federal resumes. Cover letters are optional.

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