Data Scientist (AI)

Apply Data Scientist (AI) Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency J6D Apply Print Share * * * * Save * Summary * This job is open to * Duties * Requirements * How you will be evaluated * Required documents * How to apply Summary See below for important information regarding this job.

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 Summary See below for important information regarding this job.

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 Overview Help Accepting applications Open & closing dates 03/06/2026 to 03/13/2026 This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date.

Learn more Salary $106,437 to - $158,322 per year See summary section for additional information.

Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locations 1 vacancy in the following locations: Battle Creek, MI Whitehall, OH Wright-Patterson AFB, OH New Cumberland Defense Logistics Center, PA Show morefewer locations (4) Philadelphia, PA Hill AFB, UT Fort Belvoir, VA Richmond, VA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent - Multiple Appointment Types Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) * 1560 Data Science Series Supervisory status No Security clearance Other Drug test Yes Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit status Yes Announcement number DLAJ6-26-12872132-DHA Control number 860242800 This job is open to Help The public U.S.

Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency This is a Streamlined Direct Hiring Authority notice open to the Public.

Videos Duties Help * 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 (OBM) 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 Help Conditions of employment * 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.

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* 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.

Qualifications To qualify for a Data Scientist (AI), your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.

To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: * Utilizes expert techniques and understanding of the complex interrelationships of multiple IT specialties, data science techniques, statistical analysis, and analytical methods to ensure integration of IT programs and services adhere to AI.

* Determines appropriate evaluation metrics to measure model accuracy, fairness, transparency, bias, and robustness.

* Ensures AI testing, evaluation, verification, and validation provide a feedback mechanism for system improvement in building confidence in the use of systems and meeting standards, reliability, and safety requirements.

* Develops illustrations and visualizations of results that can easily be comprehended and simplified for non-technical stakeholder audiences and for communication statistical modeling results as measures of the business's impact.

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). 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.

Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants.

The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: Drug-Free Workplace Policy The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace.

All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty.

DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.

Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test.

Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana.

DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule I drug and is illegal.

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Expand Hide additional information 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.

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How you will be evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: * Reading Comprehension * Decision Making * Accountability * Attention to Detail * Customer Service * Flexibility * Influencing/Negotiating * Integrity/Honesty * Interpersonal Skills * Learning * Self-Management * Stress Tolerance * Teamwork * Reasoning Direct Hire Evaluation: Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements.

This vacancy will be filled through a Direct Hire Authority.

All applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration.

The rule of Three, Veteran's Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this vacancy.

We will evaluate your application for basic eligibility and to determine if your experience meets the basic qualification requirements described in the announcement.

All applicants who meet the qualifications and other basic requirement are eligible for referral and selection consideration.

Please follow all instructions carefully.

Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

Benefits Help 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.

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Review our benefits 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.

Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position you must provide a complete Application Package.

Each Application Package MUST include: * Your Resume: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages.

If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement.

The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position.

Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed.

If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible.

The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages.

We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files.

Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible.

Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text.

We recommend using a font like Lato, if available.

Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans.

* Applicable documents to support the eligibility(s) for which you are applying.

Please review the following link for a listing of the additional documents you will need to provide: Supporting Documents.

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Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): If you are an eligible ICTAP applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position.

To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at a score of 85 or higher for this position.

ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C.

8337(h) or 8456.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.

Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application.

To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.

The application process is as follows: * To begin the application process, click the Apply Online button.

* Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation.

NOTE: Resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted.

Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages.

If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement.

* Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on 03/13/2026.

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