Mathematicians

**Overview**

The Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate (PCSD) researchers lead major R&D efforts in experimental and theoretical interfacial chemistry, chemical analysis, high energy physics, interfacial catalysis, multifunctional materials, and integrated high-performance and data-intensive computing.

PCSD is PNNL’s primary steward for research supported by the Department of Energy’s Offices of Basic Energy Sciences, Advanced Scientific Computing Research, and Nuclear Physics, all within the Department of Energy's Office of Science.

Additionally, Directorate staff perform research and development for private industry and other government agencies, such as the Department of Defense and NASA. The Directorate's researchers are members of interdisciplinary teams tackling challenges of national importance that cut across all missions of the Department of Energy.

**Responsibilities**

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), in partnership with experts from universities, industry, and national laboratories, is actively engaged in exploring and developing quantum computing algorithms. These algorithms are designed to tackle complex challenges in chemistry, nonlinear transport, and power grid optimization where traditional computing methods may encounter significant computational barriers.

In line with our commitment to advancing quantum information sciences, PNNL is searching for a future scientific leader to spearhead the development of innovative quantum algorithms for applications to quantum simulation, differential equations, and the development of foundational tools such as quantum signal processing. This role presents a rare opportunity to expand our quantum computing portfolio towards scalable quantum computing in close collaboration with a diverse community of domain scientists at PNNL.

We are looking for an early-career scientist to join our team in the Physical Sciences Division at PNNL. The successful candidate will play a vital role in developing and implementing quantum algorithms for chemistry, nonlinear transport, and power grid optimization. This position will require active collaboration with domain scientists and the computer science staff in the high-performance computing group at PNNL.

What you will do:

+ Develop and implement quantum algorithms, including those for simulations of the time evolution of chemical systems and solving differential equations.

+ Conduct research and collaborate with other team members in a multi-institutional team.

+ Lead the manuscript development and maintain a strong overall publication record in the peer-reviewed scientific literature.

+ Present research at technical conferences and project/program review meetings.

+ Interact, communicate, and problem solve with the research staff within the multi-institutional collaboration.

**Qualifications**

Minimum Qualifications:

+ BS/BA and 2 years of relevant experience -OR-

+ MS/MA -OR-

+ PhD

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Ph.D. in quantum information sciences or related fields.

+ Programming skills (C++, CUDA, Python)

+ Proficiency in utilizing quantum simulators (Qiskit, Cirq, OpenFermion, or others)

+ Strong verbal and written communications skills.

+ Work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams.

+ Adapt to new requirements for projects and research needs.

+ Train and mentor others.

**Hazardous Working Conditions/Environment**

Not applicable

**Additional Information**

Not applicable

**Testing Designated Position**

This is not a Testing Designated Position (TDP)

**About PNNL**

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to the values of Integrity, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Courage. Every year, scores of dynamic, driven people come to PNNL to work with renowned researchers on meaningful science, innovations and outcomes for the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors; here is your chance to be one of them!

At PNNL, you will find an exciting research environment and excellent benefits including health insurance, and flexible work schedules. PNNL is located in eastern Washington State—the dry side of Washington known for its stellar outdoor recreation and affordable cost of living. The Lab’s campus is only a 45-minute flight (or ~3 hour drive) from Seattle or Portland, and is serviced by the convenient PSC airport, connected to 8 major hubs.

**Commitment to Excellence, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunity**

Our laboratory is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment dedicated to solving critical challenges in fundamental sciences, national security, and energy resiliency. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. In support of this commitment, we encourage people of all racial/ethnic identities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply for employment.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), protected veteran status, and any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures and in employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at [email protected] .

**Drug Free Workplace**

PNNL is committed to a drug-free workplace supported by Workplace Substance Abuse Program (WSAP) and complies with federal laws prohibiting the possession and use of illegal drugs.

If you are offered employment at PNNL, you must pass a drug test prior to commencing employment. PNNL complies with federal law regarding illegal drug use. Under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal drug. If you test positive for any illegal controlled substance, including marijuana, your offer of employment will be withdrawn.

**HSPD-12 PIV Credential Requirement**

In accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and Department of Energy (DOE) Order 473.1A, new employees are required to obtain and maintain a HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credential. To obtain this credential, new employees must successfully complete and pass a Federal Tier 1 background check investigation. This investigation includes a declaration of illegal drug activities, including use, supply, possession, or manufacture within the last year. This includes marijuana and cannabis derivatives, which are still considered illegal under federal law, regardless of state laws.

**Mandatory Requirements**

Please be aware that the Department of Energy (DOE) prohibits DOE employees and contractors from having any affiliation with the foreign government of a country DOE has identified as a “country of risk” without explicit approval by DOE and Battelle. If you are offered a position at PNNL and currently have any affiliation with the government of one of these countries, you will be required to disclose this information and recuse yourself of that affiliation or receive approval from DOE and Battelle prior to your first day of employment.

**Rockstar Rewards**

Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, disability insurance*, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance, supplemental parental bonding leave**, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support. Employees are automatically enrolled in our company funded pension plan* and may enroll in our 401k savings plan. Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year and may receive ten paid holidays per year.

* Research Associates excluded.

**Once eligibility requirements are met.

**Notice to Applicants**

PNNL lists the full pay range for the position in the job posting. Starting pay is calculated from the minimum of the pay range and actual placement in the range is determined based on an individual’s relevant job-related skills, qualifications, and experience. This approach is applicable to all positions, with the exception of positions governed by collective bargaining agreements and certain limited-term positions which have specific pay rules.

As part of our commitment to fair compensation practices, we do not ask for or consider current or past salaries in making compensation offers at hire. Instead, our compensation offers are determined by the specific requirements of the position, prevailing market trends, applicable collective bargaining agreements, pay equity for the position type, and individual qualifications and skills relevant to the performance of the position.

**Minimum Salary**

USD $97,900.00/Yr.

**Maximum Salary**

USD $146,900.00/Yr.

**Job Description**

This job posting is to recruit exceptional talent into one of the most unique jobs that exists in the microelectronics industry as a technical leader. These roles will develop and execute a complex strategy across RND pillars of technical scope between the entire breadth of Intel Corporation as well as Government agencies of the USA and strategic allies. This role will support the small RND leadership team by doing focused research investigations and material preparation and presentations. Successful applicants will sit on the "tip of the spear" in state-of-the-art RND across the entire ecosystem.

Background on Intel Federal and Intel Government Technologies:

Intel Federal LLC (IFL) d.b.a Intel Government Technologies (IGT) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation responsible for managing Intel's business and regulatory compliance with Governments worldwide. Intel Government Technologies (IGT) is the expanded activity that represents a profit-and-loss center at the Intel Corporate level that uniquely ensures compliance and regulatory aspects for IFL, including the generation of market specific products, focused RND activities, and deep engagements with sponsoring Government partners. IGT develops and executes programs of mutual benefit to Government Sponsors, market Customers, and Intel's long-term strategic objectives.

In IGT, we collaborate across all of Intel: Sales and Marketing, Government Affairs, Intel Product Business Units (client, datacenter, networking, edge, FPGAs), Intel Foundry (silicon, packaging, materials), as well as the RND, Communications, Legal, and Strategy teams at the corporate level.

Intel Government Technologies has multiple groups, this job posting specifically focuses on the advanced RND portion.

The RND team has only one goal - to be the premiere microelectronics RND partner for all US and Allied Governments driving customer mission successes aligned to Intel objectives.

Specific Job Description:

This position is recruiting for a critical support role to the RND Strategic Pillar Leads. These Pillar Leads will be chartered with connecting Intel's technology know-how and leadership with the unique needs of the Government. This specific role will facilitate their results by engaging in focused RND on specific topics, gathering information from internal and external sources, and assimilating diverse material to help set strategic directions and activities. This will require engagement across Intel's entire RND operations, but will also spillover and engage with Products, Foundry, and Strategy.

If you are a successful applicant, then on a continuous basis this job expects you to have multiple roles:

+ Work across Intel Corporation's activities, understand some of the strategic imperatives for external RND engagement based on product roadmaps, current RND activities, and gaps in technology to realize superior solutions

+ Work across targeted Government agency activities, understand some of the strategic imperatives for their future platform requirements based on their anticipated future challenges, profiles, and concerns

+ Help develop, establish, and drive consistent approaches and methodologies to engage, evaluate, and define the value of Government opportunities based on technical, financial, and strategic factors

+ Help deploy strategies/processes to increase effectiveness and efficiency across IGT, Intel, and our Government partner agencies

+ Help Help monitor active programs at Intel in RND for their success

In addition to the focus on driving adoption and growth of Intel's technology pipeline to meet Government needs, you will be directly supporting technical asks from the IGT RND team. This will span a broad range of activities requiring strong communication skills (written and oral) as well as patience with a very diverse set of audience requirements. This part of your job may include:

+ Supporting the engineering and technical workforce in the identification, valuation, and execution of relevant aligned work.

+ Partnering closely across relevant technology teams within Intel to maintain a technological view of current, near-term, and future technology needs and opportunities.

+ Learning about new technologies and giving an introduction/overview to other technologists and/or business leaders

+ Developing technical briefings and/or executive review material

+ Facilitating in the creation of proposals and/or whitepapers, executive summaries, and slides

+ Engaging directly with Government agencies or customers to follow-up on specific items or areas of focus for deeper insights and analysis

Engage and support other technical leaders within IGT, the related Sales organization, as well as Global Government Affairs to preposition and help ensure an aligned approach between technology and funding sources. Responsibilities include:

+ Supporting Government Affairs lobbying efforts

+ Supporting Sales' collateral development and 'option engineering'

Recognized and measurable technical excellence including state-of-the-art and historical RND in at least one technical pillar spanning all of hardware and software related to:

+ AI and HPC

+ Edge and Sensing

+ Security

+ Foundry (silicon, materials, packaging, etc.)

+ Novel computing (quantum, MEMS, analog, etc.)

This is a highly cross-functional role which requires extensive technical breadth, creativity, and curiosity as well as the ability to understand and appreciate business environments and constraints. A strong desire to work in and collaboratively maintain a strongly positive workforce environment is culture is essential to success. Candidates must have experience driving cross-organizational projects and strategies, excellent written and oral communications skills, and a good understanding of Intel's technology or of the Government's technology needs, with a keen and rapid interest in learning the other.

This job has travel expectations. You will be expected to travel domestically and internationally to Government Sponsor locations as well as to visit Customers and Partners. It is not uncommon for this travel to be required on very short notice.

Preferred Locations: US, Virginia, Fairfax, US Arizona, Phoenix, US California, Folsom or Santa Clara, US Massachusetts, Beaver Brook, US, Oregon, Hillsboro and US Texas, Austin

**Qualifications**

We are seeking very strong technical candidates with clear systems level thinking. The candidate must have a recognized degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field that developed that knowledge (and can be tested) which meets one of the following requirements for experience:

+ Bachelor's degree and 11+ years of relevant experience

+ Master's Degree and 8+ years of relevant experience

+ PhD and 6+ years of relevant experience

+ US Citizenship required.

+ Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance.

+ 2+ years experience constantly interfacing with external customers in commercial or government sectors at many levels of technical communication and engagement

+ 2+ years experience with simulation and emulation and analytical methodologies

Preferred Qualifications

+ Active US Government Security Clearance, with a minimum of Secret level.

+ Strongly preferred hiring toward already cleared individuals (Secret or higher)

+ 2+ years of close engagement with Government agencies (USG, FVEY, NATO, strategic allies)

+ Willing and able to travel across the USA and at times internationally, sometimes at very short notice

+ Experience with various Government agency contracting methods (CPFF, FFP, T and M, IDIQ, CRADA, OTA, etc.) as well as terms, challenges, and negotiations

+ Experience and knowledge related to EAR, ITAR, and other regulatory requirements

+ Experience with the operations of capture, proposal, submit, and other stages of RND development with external agencies

2+ years of senior Technical or Managerial leadership role owning the architecture definition and development of RND platforms for complex solutions at any scale.

+ Oversight and/or direct management of programs related to timelines, costs, engineering assignments, workforce requirements, and/or regular reporting of results that were in the USD25-250M program budget range spanning 2-6 years

+ Risk and mitigation assessments and profiling

+ Evaluation between Background (BIP) IPand, Foreground IP (FIP) generation, management, and valuation, and value assessment

POSITION OF TRUST: This role is a Position of Trust. Should you accept this position, you must consent to and pass an extended Background Investigation, which includes (subject to country law), extended education, SEC sanctions, and additional criminal and civil checks. For internal hires only, this investigation may or may not be completed prior to starting the position.

**Inside this Business Group**

Enable amazing computing experiences with Intel Software continues to shape the way people think about computing – across CPU, GPU, and FPGA architectures. Get your hands on new technology and collaborate with some of the smartest people in the business. Our developers and software engineers work in all software layers, across multiple operating systems and platforms to enable cutting-edge solutions. Ready to solve some of the most complex software challenges? Explore an impactful and innovative career in Software.

**Posting Statement**

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

**Benefits**

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here. (https://jobs.intel.com/en/benefits)

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US $214,730.00-$303,140.00

*Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience

**Working Model**

This role is available as a fully home-based and generally would require you to attend Intel sites only occasionally based on business need. This role may also be available as our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. *** Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.**

**Position of Trust**

This role is a Position of Trust. Should you accept this position, you must consent to and pass an extended Background Investigation, which includes (subject to country law), extended education, SEC sanctions, and additional criminal and civil checks. For internals, this investigation may or may not be completed prior to starting the position. For additional questions, please contact your Recruiter.

We Are

Accenture is helping companies use generative AI to reinvent their enterprise and optimize business functions for breakthrough innovation and competitive advantage. With over 1,600 professionals dedicated to generative AI, leveraging the depth and experience of more than 40,000 AI and data professionals across the company our Generative AI and LLM Center of Excellence (http://www.accenture.com/us-en/services/applied-intelligence/generative-ai?c=acn\_glb\_largelanguagemonewsroom\_13451725&n=mrl\_0323) brings together our Experienced Innovation, Strategic Investment, Exceptional Talent, and Power Ecosystem.

You Are

As an Advanced AI Research Scientist, you formulate real-world problems into practical, efficient, and scalable AI and Machine Learning problems.

+ You lead a team and provide guidance to explore and implement new methodologies, model building techniques, and cutting-edge algorithms, and applying these techniques with the right architecture to solve real-world problems.

+ You have a deep understanding and ability to remain at the forefront of generative AI, LLM, and multi-modal models (with a focus on driving innovation by applying these techniques to new business problems, use cases, and scenarios).

+ As needed by the specific problem, you train and/or fine-tune generative AI models and evaluate on the specific problem.

+ As a significant part of this role, you will be justifying the value of innovative generative AI or traditional Machine Learning approaches (or a combination of both) in the business problems, and you'll be expected to construct methodologies that clearly demonstrate their value.

+ You'll also work collaboratively with teams from both the business and technical side, including users, use case representatives, business owners, engineers, architects, and UI designers, to achieve end-to-end project development goals.

The Work

+ Participate internal and external discussions to gather business use case requirements, provide on the spot AI expertise and AI solution options for business problems.

+ Design, develop and implement advanced AI/ML models, especially LLM and other Gen AI models from scratch or existing foundation models via self-supervised learning, transferred-learning, and fine-tuning techniques.

+ Design, develop and implement highly sophisticated Gen AI based applications including generative agent and similar architectures which support multiple Gen AI models to work together for complex tasks.

+ Lead technical teams and grow true AI expertise within broader team including offshore

+ Collaborate seamlessly with diverse, cross-functional teams to accurately identify and prioritize requirements, ensuring that the AI solutions meets the needs and expectations of various stakeholders.

+ Develop and execute an AI solution project plan with team, timeline, and infrastructure dependency.

+ Define and implement a value justification approach to the AI solutions; estimate solution cost with right technological choices; and calculate ROI.

+ Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation that comprehensibly captures the intricate details of the solution, capture IP, facilitating seamless understanding, knowledge transfer and future development.

+ Collaborate with academia partners to stay on the cutting edge of AI, especially Gen AI technologies, provide through leadership on AI trend, AI use case innovation trend, new AI opportunities, or foreseeable limitation, risks, and concerns.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here's What You Need

+ Minimum of 4 years of experience in designing and developing neural network models, especially deep learning model, and Foundation models.

+ Minimum of 4 years of experience of experience in building, fine-tuning Foundation models including LLMs and multi-modal models.

+ Minimum of 4 years of strong working knowledge of the different technologies, their differences, modalities in the Generate AI space.

+ Minimum of 4 years of working knowledge and familiarity with different LLM driven application architecture patterns.

+ Minimum of 4 years of experience in deep learning and neural networks, in particular training and large language models with popular libraries and GPUs.

+ Minimum of 4 years of working knowledge of computer architecture, and familiarity with the fundamentals of GPU architecture.

+ Minimum of 4 years of proven experience with processor and system-level performance modelling.

+ Minimum of 2 years of experience of technical team management or team mentoring.

+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years' work experience)

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York or Washington as set forth below.We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here. (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/total-rewards)

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $73,800 to $220,400

Colorado $73,800 to $190,400

District of Columbia $78,500 to $202,700

Illinois $68,300 to $190,400

Minnesota $73,800 to $190,400

Maryland $68,300 to $176,300

New York $68,300 to $220,400

Washington $78,500 to $202,700

What We Believe

We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.

Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/about/inclusion-diversity/us-workforce)

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement (https://www.accenture.com/content/dam/accenture/final/accenture-com/document/Annual-Policy-Statement-Regarding-EEO-2023-Applicant.pdf#zoom=50) .

Requesting An Accommodation

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009, send us an email (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/about/contact-us) or speak with your recruiter.

Other Employment Statements

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.

***This is a Manager / Senior Manager-level role***

We Are

Accenture is helping companies use generative AI to reinvent their enterprise and optimize business functions for breakthrough innovation and competitive advantage. With over 1,600 professionals dedicated to generative AI, leveraging the depth and experience of more than 40,000 AI and data professionals across the company our Generative AI and LLM Center of Excellence (http://www.accenture.com/us-en/services/applied-intelligence/generative-ai?c=acn\_glb\_largelanguagemonewsroom\_13451725&n=mrl\_0323) brings together our Experienced Innovation, Strategic Investment, Exceptional Talent, and Power Ecosystem.

You Are

As an Advanced Senior AI Research Scientist, you formulate real-world problems into practical, efficient, and scalable AI and Machine Learning problems.

+ You lead teams and provide guidance to explore and implement new methodologies, model building techniques, and cutting-edge algorithms, and applying these techniques with the right architecture to solve real-world problems.

+ You have a deep understanding and ability to remain at the forefront of generative AI, LLM, and multi-modal models (with a focus on driving innovation by applying these techniques to new business problems, use cases, and scenarios).

+ As needed by the specific problem, you train and/or fine-tune generative AI models and evaluate on the specific problem.

+ As a significant part of this role, you will be justifying the value of innovative generative AI or traditional Machine Learning approaches (or a combination of both) in the business problems, and you'll be expected to construct methodologies that clearly demonstrate their value.

+ You'll also work collaboratively with teams & leaders from both the business and technical side, including users, use case representatives, business owners, engineers, architects, and UI designers, to achieve end-to-end project development goals.

The Work

+ Participate internal and external discussions to gather business use case requirements, provide on the spot AI expertise and AI solution options for business problems.

+ Design, develop and implement advanced AI/ML models, especially LLM and other Gen AI models from scratch or existing foundation models via self-supervised learning, transferred-learning, and fine-tuning techniques.

+ Design, develop and implement highly sophisticated Gen AI based applications including generative agent and similar architectures which support multiple Gen AI models to work together for complex tasks.

+ Lead technical teams and grow true AI expertise within broader team including offshore

+ Collaborate seamlessly with diverse, cross-functional teams to accurately identify and prioritize requirements, ensuring that the AI solutions meets the needs and expectations of various stakeholders.

+ Develop and execute an AI solution project plan with team, timeline, and infrastructure dependency.

+ Define and implement a value justification approach to the AI solutions; estimate solution cost with right technological choices; and calculate ROI.

+ Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation that comprehensibly captures the intricate details of the solution, capture IP, facilitating seamless understanding, knowledge transfer and future development.

+ Collaborate with academia partners to stay on the cutting edge of AI, especially Gen AI technologies, provide through leadership on AI trend, AI use case innovation trend, new AI opportunities, or foreseeable limitation, risks, and concerns.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here's What You Need

+ Minimum of 6 years of experience in designing and developing neural network models, especially deep learning model, and Foundation models.

+ Minimum of 6 years of experience of experience in building, fine-tuning Foundation models including LLMs and multi-modal models.

+ Minimum of 6 years of strong working knowledge of the different technologies, their differences, modalities in the Generate AI space.

+ Minimum of 6 years of working knowledge and familiarity with different LLM driven application architecture patterns.

+ Minimum of 6 years of experience in deep learning and neural networks, in particular training and large language models with popular libraries and GPUs.

+ Minimum of 6 years of working knowledge of computer architecture, and familiarity with the fundamentals of GPU architecture.

+ Minimum of 6 years of proven experience with processor and system-level performance modelling.

+ Minimum of 3 years of experience of technical team management or team mentoring.

+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York or Washington as set forth below.We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here. (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/total-rewards)

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $132,500 to $338,300

Colorado $132,500 to $292,200

District of Columbia $141,100 to $311,200

Illinois $122,700 to $292,200

Minnesota $132,500 to $292,200

Maryland $122,700 to $270,600

New York $122,700 to $338,300

Washington $141,100 to $311,200

What We Believe

We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.

Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/about/inclusion-diversity/us-workforce)

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement (https://www.accenture.com/content/dam/accenture/final/accenture-com/document/Annual-Policy-Statement-Regarding-EEO-2023-Applicant.pdf#zoom=50) .

Requesting An Accommodation

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009, send us an email (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/about/contact-us) or speak with your recruiter.

Other Employment Statements

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.

Summary About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. 1st Year Salary $56,763 - $73,796 2nd Year Salary $67,867 - $88,225 3rd Year Salary $74,532 - $96,887 4th Year Salary $90,302 - $117,398 Responsibilities Assist in the development of new features for information systems that extend and improve techniques and data. Assist in the development of test programs and diagnostic procedures for information systems and networks. Assist in researching the applicability of new technological developments in the field to solve continuing problems or meet future needs. Evaluate system security requirements to aid in the design of a system that will resist established or projected threats. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications This announcement has an applicant cut-off set for 75 applicants. The day the 75th applicant submits their application the announcement will close that same day at 11:59 PM EST. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee (non-Army) Current Permanent DoD Civilian Employee (non-Army) Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions United States Citizen Applying to a Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Position Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Computer Scientist: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in computer science or bachelor's degree (or higher degree) with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting in the development of new features for information systems; or, assisting in the development of test programs and diagnostic procedures for information systems and networks; or, researching the applicability of new technological developments to solve continuing problems or meet future needs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG-05). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: computer science, mathematics or statistics. OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achshonor.org/). NOTE: Grade point averages will be rounded to one decimal point. For example, 2.95 will round to 3.0, and 2.94 will round to 2.9. NOTE: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) was taken on a pass/fail or similar basis, your S.A.A. claim must be based on class standing or membership in an honor society and you must provide evidence of your class standing or honor society membership with your application. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications. Additional Information If you are a current federal career/career-conditional employee, you will be placed on an excepted appointment. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Science, Engineering, and Analysis Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations. Student Loan Repayment MAY be offered for difficult to fill positions. If selected, official college or university transcripts must be submitted. However, if applying based on education, unofficial transcripts must be submitted at the time of application. This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management. Incumbent works under closer supervision and works in a developmental capacity performing assignments and completing training, both of which are aimed in preparing the incumbent to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties outlined in the aforementioned job description. The incumbent receives progressively more responsible assignments as experience and training are received to the next higher-level position.

**Overview**

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Senior Operations Research Analyst / Data Architect to support database development, data configuration, data analytics, and reporting activities at Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This role will be responsible for working within an interconnected reporting and analytics team to pull, configure, and analyze data to create real-time metrics, tasking responses, and overall information to support the ICE mission. This will be a fully remote position.

**Responsibilities**

+ Provide effective data management to enable complex analytics from a myriad of systems and software including Oracle, Databricks, AWS, and ServiceNow

+ Ability to align data with data analytic tools such as Power BI, Tableau, and Qlik Dashboards.

+ Facilitate the needs, issues, and challenges faced by the clients; perform gap analysis and recommend solutions and can be enabled within the data systems.

+ Provide trade-off analyses on technical solutions to determine the best tools and methodologies to solve complex data requests.

+ Create project deliverables, including artifacts to ensure adherence to team compliance and quality standards.

+ Use source data to assess the effectiveness of projects and business processes.

+ Work with all team members to analyze changes in requirements and recommend the most expedient solutions in a timely manner.

+ Enable end-user visibility of data and metrics via dashboard creation and metric dissemination

+ Leverage advanced analytic skills to translate complicated issues from multiple information sources into a clear picture for mission leadership.

**Qualifications**

**Requied Skills and Experience:**

+ Bachelor’s Degree

+ 10+ years of experience work (2 years of experience may be removed for a masters degree)

+ 5+ years of experience in data exploration, data cleaning, visualization, and overall data analytics

+ 2+ years of experience in data visualization tools such as Qlik or Tableau

+ 2+ years of experience in distributed data and computing tools including Databricks

+ Strong evidence of Data modeling, mapping data flows and data design.

+ ELT/ETL experience.

**Preferred Skills and Experience:**

+ Ability to translate ICE specific mission needs into practical data elements for analysis.

+ Experience with Master Data Management & Data Quality tools.

+ Excellent data analytic and communication skills.

+ Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.

+ Ability to work independently in an extremely fast-paced environment.

+ Be flexible to change direction on a moment’s notice while also tracking/executing tasks in progress.

+ Ability to think “outside of the box” while communicating or dealing with a variety of situations.

**Clearance Required:**

+ Ability to attain and maintain DHS clearance (US citizenship required)

**Company Overview**

GovCIO is a team of transformers--people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

But we can't do it alone. We need great people to help us do great things - for our customers, our culture, and our ability to attract other great people. We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. Are you ready to be a transformer?

**We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.** All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets.

Posted Pay Range

The posted pay range, if referenced, reflects the range expected for this position at the commencement of employment, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity. The total compensation package for this position may also include other compensation elements, to be discussed during the hiring process. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the GovCIO reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, GovCIO or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

**Posted Salary Range**

USD $130,000.00 - USD $150,000.00 /Yr.

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**Location** _US-Remote_

**ID** _2024-5022_

**Category** _Information Technology_

**Position Type** _Full-Time_

**Overview**

The Barrow Neuro Analytics Center (BNAC) is a data science-focused research facility led by Dr. Brad Racette and co-directed by Dr. Chia-Ling Phuah, that aims to harness the power of big data to advance understanding of neurological diseases and develop new treatments. This 11,000 square foot state-of-the-art dry laboratory space is located in the Park Central Bioscience Hub adjacent to both Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) and Creighton University School of Medicine Phoenix Health Sciences campus. Housed in BNAC are the Racette Laboratory and Criswell Laboratory, which together make up the Neuroepidemiology Research Program. The Neuroepidemiology Research Program focuses on 1) epidemiologic studies, that elucidate risk factors for neurodegenerative disease, with an emphasis on the environment and neurodegenerative disease; and 2) environmental and occupational risk factors in neurodegeneration, specifically neurotoxicants related to parkinsonism and cognitive impairment. We employ a variety of methods in our research, including field-based epidemiology, advanced neuroimaging, and administrative data studies across three continents.

Our highly multidisciplinary team aims to solve intractable problems, such as the etiology of neurodegenerative diseases using innovative research methods.

"Why Join Us?"

Cutting-Edge Research: Be at the forefront of big data research exploring and decoding the complex patterns of neurological diseases and accelerate the discovery of innovative treatments.

+ Stimulating Environment: Thrive in a stimulating, collegial environment conducive to academic, industry, or diverse career aspirations.

+ Competitive Compensation: Enjoy competitive pay and benefits as you contribute to groundbreaking discoveries in neurosciences.

+ Preferred Skills: Candidates skilled in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and grant writing

This is your chance to be part of a dynamic team that leverages cutting-edge technologies to unravel the mysteries of the brain. Join us in making a meaningful impact on the future of neurosciences!

**BNAC Website: https://www.barrowneuro.org/barrow-neuro-analytics-center/**

**Responsibilities**

Using knowledge of scientific principles and concepts Facilitates and supports the organization's scientific research programs/projects by applying a wide variety of scientific principles. Plans and executes laboratory research. Supports manuscript preparation and participates in grant writing related to one or more of the organization's scientific research programs

+ Responsible for operational oversight and implementation of funded epidemiologic research program(s)

+ Facilitates research activities in partnership with laboratory PI(s) and Research Administration leveraging scientific experience in related specialty area.

+ Plans and executes epidemiologic research.

+ Participates in appropriate administrative and programmatic committee work.

+ Serves as a liaison for internal and external project sponsors, routinely informing project plans, status updates and milestones through regular reporting.

+ Serves as a liaison for the training of technical personnel in the neuroepidemiology program including post-doctoral fellows, residents, and graduate and undergraduate students

+ Working knowledge of GCP, ICH, DHHS, OIG and FDA regulations and scientific expertise in the assigned area is required along with familiarity of all applicable federal and state regulations and institutional policies.

+ For translational programs, coordinates the process flow of a study from initial concept to IRB through the final study closure. Facilitates feasibility reviews based upon governing policies.

Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000. While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, and adoption assistance.

**Qualifications**

**MINIMUM**

MD or Ph.D

Proven ability to support research programs.

Solid computer skills. Proficient in MS Office and Google

**PREFERRED**

Five (5) years or equivalent of research-related experience and data analysis following the Ph.D. or M.D. degree.

MD or Ph.D in Epidemiology

Specialized computer analysis program experience

**Pay Range**

$40.66 - $58.96 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Who We Are:

The Intelligent Systems Division develops automated solutions for commercial and government clients in multiple domains including transportation (traffic management, connected automated vehicle), manufacturing robotics, medical prognostics, and communication standards. This position is based in San Antonio, Texas; however, depending on experience, a remote position in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, DC, FL, GA, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NH, OH, OK, OR, TX, UT, VA, or WV may be considered.

Objectives of this Role:

* Serve in a software developer/technical lead role on teams developing software solution in technology areas such as Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Integrated Corridor Management Systems (ICMS, and Decision Support Systems (DSS)
* Participate in or create advanced, internally funded, research and development programs.
* Bring your ideas to life as proof of concept, and secure external funding to integrate it into production systems.
* Design and code, often for complex solutions, products that directly affect the lives and actions of the traveling public.
* Interact with clients, make technical presentations, and participate in industry conferences.
* Share your knowledge with others to continuously advance technology offerings.
* Save lives, reduce emissions, and make the roadways safer.
* We bring together talented people from all backgrounds to help us deliver innovative software solutions in the transportation industry.
* Join a dedicated team of software developers focused on improving transportation.
* Manage projects and mentor younger staff.
* Contribute to and present research and development efforts to clients and the professional community.
* Perform advanced programming tasks in a leadership role for the maintenance and enhancement of one or more software systems.
* Leverage an exceptional understanding of the transportation systems domain and existing frameworks for the success of development projects.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

* Undertake tasks working in coordination with the project manager, other team members, and management
* Guide team members in regard to best practices of multiple programming languages.
* Perform in all phases of the development lifecycle, including requirements definition, software/systems design, implementation, testing, integration, and system support.
* Maintain a high level of code quality by writing unit tests, participating in code reviews, and debugging software modules.
* Implement code using concepts of user interface design patterns, object oriented design, refactoring, test automation, continuous integration/deployment, networking, concurrency, modeling, and database design.
* Oversee and manage project teams as they execute transportation development projects.
* Mentor more junior software engineers regarding best practices of multiple programming languages with a moderate ability to explain technical concepts in written and verbal forms.

Requirements:

* Requires a Bachelors or a Masters degree in Computer Science, or related with directly related industry experience.
* 8+ years: Experience executing object-oriented development in C#, and must have worked on SQL, Docker, SPF, ASP.NET, MVVM, MVC or React
* Must have excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills, ability to work both individually and as a member of a team. Must be able to lead tasks and be able to mentor other developers.
* Must have an emphasis on software development, systems engineering, experience with object-oriented programming, and technical/project leadership experience.
* A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Special Requirements:

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas Or Remote

For more information about this division, visit the Intelligent Systems home page.

For benefits information at our San Antonio location, click here.
For benefits information at all other locations, click here.

An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disabled/Veteran
Committed to Diversity in the Workplace

Who We Are:

The Intelligent Systems Division develops automated solutions for commercial and government clients in multiple domains including transportation (traffic management, connected automated vehicle), manufacturing robotics, medical prognostics, and communication standards. This position is based in San Antonio, Texas; however, depending on experience, a remote position in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, DC, FL, GA, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NH, OH, OK, OR, TX, UT, VA, or WV may be considered.

Objectives of this Role:

* Serve in a software developer/technical lead role on teams developing software solution in technology areas such as Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Integrated Corridor Management Systems (ICMS, and Decision Support Systems (DSS)
* Participate in or create advanced, internally funded, research and development programs.
* Bring your ideas to life as proof of concept, and secure external funding to integrate it into production systems.
* Design and code, often for complex solutions, products that directly affect the lives and actions of the traveling public.
* Interact with clients, make technical presentations, and participate in industry conferences.
* Share your knowledge with others to continuously advance technology offerings.
* Save lives, reduce emissions, and make the roadways safer.
* We bring together talented people from all backgrounds to help us deliver innovative software solutions in the transportation industry.
* Join a dedicated team of software developers focused on improving transportation.
* Manage projects and mentor younger staff.
* Contribute to and present research and development efforts to clients and the professional community.
* Perform advanced programming tasks in a leadership role for the maintenance and enhancement of one or more software systems.
* Leverage an exceptional understanding of the transportation systems domain and existing frameworks for the success of development projects.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

* Undertake tasks working in coordination with the project manager, other team members, and management
* Guide team members in regard to best practices of multiple programming languages.
* Perform in all phases of the development lifecycle, including requirements definition, software/systems design, implementation, testing, integration, and system support.
* Maintain a high level of code quality by writing unit tests, participating in code reviews, and debugging software modules.
* Implement code using concepts of user interface design patterns, object oriented design, refactoring, test automation, continuous integration/deployment, networking, concurrency, modeling, and database design.
* Oversee and manage project teams as they execute transportation development projects.
* Mentor more junior software engineers regarding best practices of multiple programming languages with a moderate ability to explain technical concepts in written and verbal forms.

Requirements:

* Requires a Bachelors or a Masters degree in Computer Science, or related with directly related industry experience.
* 8+ years: Experience executing object-oriented development in C#, and must have worked on SQL, Docker, SPF, ASP.NET, MVVM, MVC or React
* Must have excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills, ability to work both individually and as a member of a team. Must be able to lead tasks and be able to mentor other developers.
* Must have an emphasis on software development, systems engineering, experience with object-oriented programming, and technical/project leadership experience.
* A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Special Requirements:

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas Or Remote

For more information about this division, visit the Intelligent Systems home page.

For benefits information at our San Antonio location, click here.
For benefits information at all other locations, click here.

An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disabled/Veteran
Committed to Diversity in the Workplace

Summary The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a key analyst and recognized expert performing professional and scientific work requiring the design, development, and adaptation of mathematical, statistical, econometric, and other scientific methods and techniques and provide advice and insight about the probable effects of alternative courses of action. Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. Responsibilities Performs a broad range of operations research analyses assignments entailing unique problems, creativity, innovative use of techniques, advanced approaches, and/or new technologies. Utilizes scientific inquiry in the independent development of mathematical models and computer programs to evaluate and predict the ability to support assigned projects, studies, or problems. Provides technical guidance, advisory support, and assistance on an entire project and/or major phases for broad and varied operations. Attends meetings, conferences, briefings, and seminars related to program planning, advanced technologies, and support system concepts. Accomplishes professional development and maintains technical proficiency through professional interaction with technical and professional societies, associations, academia, symposia, contractors, research and development (R&D) organizations, and participation in formal training programs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions, Operations Research Series 1515. BASIC REQUIREMENT: Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus (Operations Research Series 1515). In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes mastery knowledge of one or more specialized areas of operation research sufficient to apply new analytical developments, methodologies, and research findings to broad studies of an unprecedented nature. Mastery knowledge of research techniques and concomitant ability to obtain information concerning subject studies to perform sound analyses. Skill in coordinating extensive projects in assigned areas of responsibility. Projects are characterized by high visibility, unusual urgency, or program criticality. Ability to identify the significant variables and determine their underlying relationships. Ability to use advanced techniques and the modification and extension of theories, precepts, and practices of operations research and related sciences and disciplines. Ability to design, build, and use very complex, sophisticated models to simulate real-world environments of many variables. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of a broad range of operations research analysis techniques and possession of analytical abilities. Knowledge of quantitative techniques and methods used to develop, adapt, modify, and apply models to resolve problems or define and clarify alternative solutions. Skill to negotiate and/or defend findings and program support concepts. Ability to lead study teams; originate new ideas, projects, and methodologies; and execute projects and/or studies within established financial and/or time constraints. Ability to develop and utilize appropriate data collection techniques and design, build, and use models and simulation techniques. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; negotiate complex issues; and maintain good working relations. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Additional Information Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location. Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. Current Federal Civilian employees may apply for temporary and term positions and if selected, a break in service may be required prior to appointment to the position. Temporary and Term Appointments: If you are selected for a temporary or term position in the competitive service, your appointment may be extended to the maximum period allowed by law without further competition. 120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist. Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement. Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here. Tax Law Impact for PCS: On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit GSA Bulletin FTR 20-04 here for additional information.