Statistician

Summary This position is being offered through OPM's Direct Hire Authority. See more about Direct Hire under Conditions of Employment below. Oversees SSA's Program Integrity Program with responsibility for analytic projects related to detecting and preventing fraud in the agency's programs, measuring and/or enhancing program performance and increasing operational efficiencies. See QUALIFICATIONS and EDUCATION for more information about this position. Responsibilities Develops, implements and refines projects and statistical studies of SSA programs; develops models to correct deficiencies or improve the efficiency of SSA's processes, operations and systems related to administering the Program Integrity Program. Determines if problems are amenable to statistical inquiry; assesses sources of data needed; explores methods for obtaining data, estimated cost and limitations; and determines the most appropriate methods for analyzing and interpreting data. Analyzes findings, evaluates the stat...