Total 34 science rd research job vacancies in district

• Direct and coordinate the planning, design, development, and implementation of major health care research projects related to Medicaid and CHIP.
• Plan, propose, and conducts studies and statistical analysis of data related to the Medicaid program and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
• Prepare analytic products, documents and assists with the development of Business Intelligence (BI) tools.
• Lead education and outreach efforts on data collection and application of data to program oversight and operations to CMS, states, and other federal government entities.

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) seeks a Research Librarian to join its Resources, Science, and Industry Division, which supports the work of Congress in issue areas including earth sciences, natural resources, environmental policy, energy and minerals, agriculture and food, science, technology, transportation, and industry.

The Research Librarian will provide reference and research services to CRS policy analysts and congressional clients, focusing primarily on the areas of business, industry, and technology, including emerging technologies. Candidates with a Master of Library Science (MLS) or equivalent degree and background in issue areas including business, industry, and technology, including emerging technologies are encouraged to apply. Outstanding candidates will also have a background in data science and/or public policy.

CRS works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS is a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill.

CRS is well known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has immediate access to the nation's best thinking on public policy issues of interest to its Members and Committees.

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that ensures the Service is well positioned to anticipate and meet the information and analytical research needs of a 21st-century Congress.

Research Librarian duties include:

Analyzes and solves research problems within designated policy research areas. Factors that affect the complexity of these problems include novelty, the difficulty in locating authoritative information, and the specialized nature of the subject area.

Responds to congressional and internal requests for information related to issues requiring in-depth knowledge of the context/background of the issue, and for information that is difficult to find and/or requires filtering/synthesis. Utilizes specialized knowledge to prepare responses to requests and develop and execute research methodologies for specialized topics.

Develops and maintains knowledge of research resources. Identifies, tests, and evaluates new, specialized research resources; performs market analyses on competing resources; and recommends specialized information resources and research materials for purchase or renewal.

Provides orientation and training/instruction to congressional clients, colleagues, and peers on research methods and research resources.

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

Major Duties:

• Creates and maintains unique databases to support research on Veterans health issues and promoting their use in collaboration with other interested researchers.
• Develops policies, procedures, and criteria for the administration of the VA's epidemiological research and surveillance program.
• Serves as senior advisor on research program development.
• Develops statements of goals, policies, priorities, and plans for the full range of research concerns for the program.
• Reviews project reports to assess investigators' compliance with research program guidelines.
• Consults with research elements within the organization, agency, academic community and/or private industry to develop research project opportunities that support VA mission objectives.
• Develops standards for collection and analysis of data and other information as needed to support the Epidemiology Program.
• Establishes and evaluates standards for screening and approval processes for the Epidemiology Program's research and surveillance program.
• Develops and coordinates implementation of research methods and design, standards, criteria, and guidelines for the scientific and technical activities of the program.
• Develops standards, provides scientific leadership, and evaluates research proposals and quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensures research and surveillance proposals meet standards for scientific review and protection of human subjects.
• Provides leadership to Epidemiology Program investigators as they develop project presentation, budget recommendations and resources allocations for proposed projects.
• Prepares in-depth background and management information for review by the research committee and senior leadership.
• Develops standards for Epidemiology Program practices to maintain records and implement other related VA policies as needed.
• Performs other related duties and a variety of administrative duties to maintain the integrity and security of specialized data and implementation of study designs.

• Participates in data collection projects that employ a variety of collection methods.
• Generates tables and graphical displays of data that are well organized and follow the organization's data quality and style guidelines.
• Analyzes a variety of data sets using appropriate statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, STATA or R; applies statistical software to develop program code.
• Prepares studies and technical reports for publication and dissemination.
• Reviews Federal, state, and local data sources, including statistical and research reports to provide a framework for reference and comparison.
• Planning, organizing, and implementing projects related to cooperative and interagency agreements.
• Consults with other professionals concerning on-going and established statistical studies or other projects where extensive methodological or subject-matter advice and interpretation is required.
• Writes, modifies and/or edits statistical reports that include the analysis and evaluation of varied technical problems and issues.

Designs and manages the most effective means of tracking and summarization of diverse and complex statistical data structures or major components of a large scale data series.

Independently plans and conducts descriptive and complex multi- variate data analysis on specific subjects relating to crime and the administration of justice.

Authors original and creative reports which require minimal edits and little or no substantive changes, and which represent a finished product reflecting a high order of professional competence.

Provides specific technical recommendations to higher-level Bureau staff on efficiencies and economics associated with the available storage and computing environments for particular data collection programs.

Identifies and recommends new opportunities for statistical research and development particularly as they relate to improving the substantive knowledge about the criminal justice systems and the administration of justice.

As an Operation Research Analyst, the incumbent:

• Serves as a subject matter expert for cost estimating, life-cycle cost analysis, cost modeling and the development of cost databases, risk management, and operational research.
• Uses knowledge of applying appropriate cost estimating and statistics principles and methods, as well as risk management principles, to technically complex systems.
• Provides expert advice to program and project teams in cost estimating and analysis, including project baselining and support to the program decision processes.
• Serves as a subject matter expert conducting scientifically based quantitative analysis of NNSA programs and projects to justify their cost, scope, and schedule baselines, as reported to Congress.
• Performs program analysis, including identification of key risks and issues, resource alternatives, and programmatic recommendations, informs the NNSA Future Years Nuclear Security Program (FYNSP) and budget submission under the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Evaluation (PPBE) system.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for the evaluation of the program/project performance, operational effectiveness, operational suitability, and estimated costs and schedules of programs and projects.
• Monitors progress identifies issues, analyzes root cause, and develops recommendations to senior level leadership.
• Provides technical and subject matter expertise to the CEPE Director, CEPE Deputy Director, the NNSA Administrator, senior leadership of NNSA programs, Congress, and other stakeholder agencies.
• Analyzes cost/financial and technical data to perform analysis, build models, identify trends, and develop tools using appropriate statistical and mathematical techniques.

As an Operations Research Analyst you will:

• Provide analytical support to NNSA elements and leadership on its programs, projects, and portfolios in areas such as cost, schedule, risk, or performance outcomes.
• Identify and assess issues and applies problem-solving methods (e.g. queuing theory, optimization, discrete event simulation, Monte Carlo analysis, other mathematical, statistical, and decision analysis methods). Examine problem context, data integrity, resource constraints, and key assumptions to develop deterministic and/or probabilistic models to understand the range of potential outcomes, sensitivity to assumptions, and relevant trade-offs. Wors with fellow Operations Research Analysts or other technical personnel on analysis techniques and findings.
• Work on analytical teams developing tasks and execution schedules, overseeing day-to-day activities, coordinating with senior program and site partners, ensuring final products are high- quality and defensible, and presenting results to senior leadership. Participate in a community of analysts developing similar analytical products, encourage the free flow of ideas and best practices, and participate in the development of NNSA policy in areas such as cost estimating.
• Communicate results of complex analytical studies, estimates, and reviews to stakeholders. Review and integrate results of multidisciplinary models or analyses into a succinct message, and present through oral and written methods to supervisors, stakeholders, and customers. Represent the interests of the organization with NNSA, contractors, reviewing entities, and other federal agencies.

• You will provide cost estimating and analysis products and services to SSP senior leadership and branches.
• You will produce thorough, accurate estimates and analyses of cost to support milestone reviews.
• You will represent Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) on Navy-level cost process councils and stakeholder groups, as appropriate.
• You will maintain liaison with technical Branch managers and engineers, Integrated Product Team leads, and senior contractor representatives to ensure that proposals and contracts reflect accurate cost requirements.
• You will develop, review, and coordinate assigned cost estimating and analysis products and services supporting SSP Acquisition Program(s) and initiatives and other reporting requirements.
• You will develop databases and cost models comprising of both commercial off the shelf hardware and software tailored as appropriate.
• You will work with branch managers and engineers to evaluate industry partner proposals for cost realism and/or other cost related areas
• You will participate in a broad range of cost and affordability efforts, economic analyses and major study efforts directed by higher authority (e.g. ASN RDA) to identify and assess program cost and schedule growth.

1. Market research

• Collect news in ASEAN
• Support to build monthly reports of production and sales data
• Perform customer & competitor intelligence
• Perform ad-hoc research 

2. Communications

• Support to organize and create contents for regional communication campaigns
• Ad-hoc tasks from supervisor

The ideal applicant will have experience conducting research on Congress and American national government including on one or more of the issues listed above, and must be able to work as part of a collaborative team. Strong research, writing, and presentation skills are essential.  Candidates with strong data analysis skills (e.g., R, STATA, SAS, SPSS, Excel) are especially encouraged to apply.

The Research Assistant will support CRS analysts in their objective, nonpartisan public policy analysis for and consultation with congressional clients. 

The duties of the Research Assistant include:

• Supporting the work of analysts preparing analytical and descriptive written products that inform congressional understanding of public policy issues and consideration of policy proposals.
• Participating in group efforts on research projects as a member of a collaborative team and undertaking research and data analytical tasks in support of the development of an array of analytical and descriptive products or components.
• Performing literature searches and reviews, and evaluating publications and analyses for authoritativeness, relevance, and currency. Recommending documents for use by analysts and preparing abstracts of descriptive and analytical underlying materials.
• Locating, extracting, collecting, and/or compiling quantitative data and other information; interpreting and evaluating data for accuracy, relevance, authoritativeness, and usefulness; identifying and resolving problems with data; and formatting data to meet targeted, well-defined research needs.
• Creating and populating databases and spreadsheets, reformatting and standardizing data from different sources, and performing data input, calculations, and analysis. Informing colleagues on the content, nature, and use of data resources.
• Formatting a range of tables, graphs, images, and other components of CRS products, reviewing and verifying this content for accuracy and completeness. Recommending quality control procedures and making suggestions to improve and enhance these components.
• Conducting research and preparing materials for use at consultations, briefings, and seminars for congressional clients. Attending consultations, briefings, seminars, and outreach activities to gain familiarity with CRS’s information and analytic capabilities, record questions, and otherwise assist analysts.

CRS works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for more than a century.

CRS is well known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective, and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has immediate access to the nation's best thinking on public policy issues of interest to its Members and Committees.

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that ensures the Service is well positioned to anticipate and meet the information and analytical research needs of a 21st-century Congress.

The position description number for this position is 460699.

The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area.

The incumbent of this position may work a flextime work schedule.

The tour of duty for this position is full-time.

This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position.

Relocation expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement.

You will:

At the GS-4 level, you will:

• Perform routine laboratory testing or conducts routine aspects of field sampling or laboratory experiments;
• Receives training in the maintenance of laboratory/scientific equipment and assists in the maintenance of instruments for proper function.
• Assists in the performance of other standardized support duties such as the collection of literature references and the organization of files.
• Performs other simple laboratory duties as required.

At the GS-5 level, you will:

• Assist with data collection (such as water, plants, sediments, animals, etc.) from field (e.g. marshes, streams, or estuary) or set up and harvest cultures for experiments.
• Assist with laboratory sample processing and data collection, including but not limited to, measuring, filtering, grinding, and weighing samples.
• Perform data entry and quality assurance checks of data.
• Assist with preparation of samples for analyses.
• Review literature for assessment and information gathering.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

You will:

• Analyze and summarize a variety of environmental program information and data for use in preparing reports and program evaluations;
• Perform scientific studies of a standard nature on regulatory and compliance issues and problems;
• Provide support for the management and planning of environmental programs and prepare recommendations for solutions to be reviewed by higher graded staff;
• Assist staff in preparation of materials for, and participation in, briefings with managers and review literature for assessment and information gathering.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

Pursuant to 50 USC 3024 (v), and with concurrence and consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, this position is being established in the excepted service as an element of the Intelligence Community within the Department of the Treasury.

As a Supervisory Intelligence Research Specialist, you will:

• Direct the group's production of strategic and or long-term intelligence products that identify and analyze information on foreign terrorist groups, WMD proliferators, criminal and rogue regime networks, and other entities and topics of US national security interest to assess implications for U.S. interests and opportunities for U.S. policy.
• Balance competing priorities and maintain adequate production pace regarding the production of assigned projects.
• Drive intelligence collection on the group's areas of responsibility.
• Work closely with other OIA and Intelligence Community components to ensure the needs of Treasury policymakers are met and provide regular feedback on intelligence reporting.
• Be responsible for all personnel matters relating to the Group. These include but are not limited to directly supervising branch chiefs, the annual evaluation process for analysts in each branch, mentoring, training, and developing performance standards and evaluations for employees.
• Represent the Department of the Treasury and the Office of Intelligence and Analysis in senior-level internal and interagency meetings, including IC working groups on issues related to the specific areas of responsibility of the office.
• Develop partnerships with other relevant Treasury and intelligence community elements and collaborates with such partners as appropriate.

At the GS-4 grade level, you will:

• Perform routine and limited assignments pertaining to the scientific missions of the organization.
• Assist in the performance of duties such as the collection of literature references and the organization of files.
• Assist senior staff, project officers, analytical staff, and other staff as necessary.
• Support higher-graded staff in planning for program management of environmental programs.

At the GS-5 grade level, you will:

• Perform routine and limited assignments pertaining to the scientific missions of the organization.
• Select appropriate methods and procedures for assignments based upon previous assignments or instructions.
• Assist senior staff, project officers, analytical staff, and other staff as necessary.
• Support higher-graded staff in planning for program management of environmental programs.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

-Supervising a staff of economists, social science analysts, program analysts, and policy analysts on a variety of data and technical analysis issues critical
to the development, evaluation, and implementation of Medicare and other health financing policies.
-Overseeing staff that conduct a variety of quantitative and qualitative assessments to estimate the costs, benefits, and impacts of a range of Administration and Congressional initiatives.
-Overseeing the analyses conducted by staff and produced by contractors, including ensuring their methodological rigor, technical accuracy, and the development of research products that effectively communicate analytical results.
-Directing data analysis on a broad range of health services research, evaluation and policy issues.