Connectionists: position at NIH: Data Scientist and Senior Advisor to the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse

[Francisco Pereira]

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is seeking a GS-15 Data
Scientist for the Office of the Director. The incumbent of this
position will serve as a Data Scientist and Senior Advisor to the NIDA
Director and other leadership positions, on matters related to health
informatics and data science, data management, emerging technologies,
opportunities for collaboration, data standards and policy within the
scope of the NIDA mission. The incumbent will plan and carry out
quality control programs and select statistical methods for use in
quality control analysis and ensure the reliability and consistency of
the data while measuring the data limitations. Additionally, the
selectee will provide technical expertise and project leadership
necessary to advance strategic initiatives in the use and
effectiveness of data- and knowledge-driven methods in the
organization; and develop collaborations with researchers and
administrators applying technical expertise to support a variety of
use cases related to neuroscience.

Some of the duties include but are not limited to the following:

- Serves as a principal advisor to the NIDA Director and senior
leadership on health informatics and data science, data management,
and emerging technologies.
- Contribute as a recognized expert in the design and implementation
of computer-based solutions, including tools, techniques and practices
that broaden the use of NIDA data sets and knowledge bases and ensure
access to research data throughout its lifecycle.
- Serve as the Institute's subject matter expert (SME) on issues and
matters related to new, novel, and/or emerging technologies and areas
in data analytics and their application to supporting the Institute's
research portfolio; business process improvements and enhancements;
data policies related to privacy, accessibility, and interoperability;
and applied data science.
- Serve as a member of committees or workgroups at the agency or
department level as well as on interdepartmental groups. In this
capacity, the incumbent provides professional expertise as well as
representing NIDA on matters relating to policy and interpretation of
resource requirements for data science.
- Represent the organization at professional meetings and conferences
where the focus is addiction-related data science and
neuroinformatics.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree or graduate/higher
level degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, or data
science. The successful candidate will also possess extensive
knowledge of and documented experience working in neuroscience,
addiction science, and/or substance use disorder research. The
candidate must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. Foreign nationals
or legal permanent residents are not eligible for consideration.

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/782086300