The Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, is searching for a senior Program Analyst (Data Analytics), according to a job posting on USAJobs.gov.
This position is located in the Farm Service Agency, Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, Loan Making Division.
According to the posting, duties for the Program Analyst include:
- Serve as a senior Program Analyst (Data Analytics) and advisor to leadership at the Mission Area level in leading and coordinating the efforts of other Agency professionals and contractors.
- Provide technical advice in the development and analysis of pilot initiatives and applications and makes recommendations to management on the use of such technology as it relates to Agency data.
- Conduct observational analyses using software and/or programming languages such as R, Python, or SAS to explore/group data, test hypotheses, predict outcomes, and inform decisions.
- Solve technical problems by choosing the appropriate tools and explaining data architecture and design to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Identify, adapt, and manage changes to data analysis tools in response to evolving user needs.
- Consult with customers and applies analytical processes to the planning, design, and implementation of new and improved information systems to meet the business requirements.
