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Lead Artificial Intelligence (AI) Specialist

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
8 days ago
Full-time
On-site
San Francisco, California, United States
Artificial Intelligence

Duties

  • Provide subject matter expertise on architecture/data governance frameworks, data security, data management, and risk management for AI.
  • Lead the AI data program, including the development and enforcement of data policies and procedures related to data quality, consistency, and accuracy.
  • Develop and facilitate analytics-gathering methods and develop strategic insights from data sets and provide recommendations on new analytics technologies and architectures.
  • Collaborate and consult with contractors, CMS components and outside organizations for effective interchange of information and resolution of complex problems.
  • Develop and prepare a variety of written products, including briefing documents, special reports, technical documentation, analyses and issue papers for senior management to make program operations decisions.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
  • You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
  • You may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period.
  • If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
  • If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form 1-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System,
  • All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to financial institution of their choice.

Qualifications

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further.

In order to qualify for the GS-14, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include:

  1. Using modern programming languages to develop or support Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) applications, software, or systems; AND
  2. Leading cross-functional IT projects from initiation and planning through implementation and maintenance stages; AND
  3. Collaborating with leadership to ensure alignment of emerging technology adoption with administration priorities; AND
  4. Developing a variety of written products briefing documents, such as, special reports, technical documentation, or issue papers to help senior management make informed program decisions.
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.

Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13001557

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Bargaining Unit Position: Yes - American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1923.
Tour of Duty: Flexible.
Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized.
Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized.
Financial Disclosure: Not Required.

Workplace Flexibility at CMS: This position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement. CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate in alternative work schedules at the manager's discretion.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced federal employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit the required documentation and be rated well-qualified for this vacancy. Click here for a detailed description of the required supporting documents. A well-qualified applicant is one whose knowledge, skills and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements of the position. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp.

Salary Ranges:

  • San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA - $157,236 - $197,200 (Salary Table)
  • Seattle-Tacoma, WA - $141,367 - $197,200 (Salary Table)
  • Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA - $143,913 - $187,093 (Salary Table)

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.