Duties
As a Supervisory Natural Resource Management Specialist/ Supervisory Fish Biologist/Supervisory Physical Scientist/ Supervisory Data Scientist, you will perform the following duties:
- Serve as the Division Director for the Science Information Division in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Office of Science and Technology. Prioritize division activities. Oversee resources, leading enterprises data governance planning and execution, and advocating for data governance initiatives.
- Apply mastery and expertise in data science, quality management, and visualization techniques to provide actionable insights and streamline processes. Steer enterprise Cloud Excellence to successfully mesh modern cloud infrastructure with Open Science-Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) principles. Accelerate the delivery of scalable big data, advanced analytics, and seamless, transparent cross-agency collaboration.
- Shape a strong open data culture and establish/maintain policies, standards, and best practices that ensure the quality, interoperability, consistency, security, and availability of NOAA Fisheries data assets.
- Support leadership, supervision, and guidance for aligning priorities within the division and across the agency to support responsible implementation of enterprise solutions to meet organizational goals and objectives. Set annual, multi-year, or other long range work plans and schedules for work through exercise of delegated managerial authority. Supervise staff by providing management and technical oversight. Serve as a hiring manager, applying recruitment, retention and development strategies to build a qualified team.
Qualifications
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position may be filled with series 0401 (General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences) / 0482 (Fish Biology) / 1301(General Physical Science) / 1560 (Data Science). Each series requires applicants to meet a Basic Education Requirement in addition to at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet one of the following basic education requirements:
To qualify for the 0401 series:
Education:
- Degree: Biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR
- Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
To qualify for the 0482 series:
Education:
- Degree: Major in biological science that included:
- At least 6 semester hours in aquatic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery biology, aquatic botany, aquatic fauna, oceanography, fish culture, or related courses in the field of fishery biology; AND
- At least 12 semester hours in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, entomology, parasitology, ecology, cellular biology, genetics, or research in these fields. (Excess course work in aquatic subjects may be used to meet this requirement when appropriate.)
OR
- Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least 30 semester hours), of which a minimum of 6 semester hours were in aquatic subjects and 12 semester hours were in the animal sciences, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
To qualify for the 1301 series:
Education:
- Degree: Physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
OR
- Combination of education and experience: Education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
To qualify for the 1560 series:
Education:
- Degree: Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position.
OR
- Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.
To qualify at the ZP-5 or GS-15 level:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-4 or GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following:
- Developing program priorities to accomplish goals and objectives;
- Collaborating with stakeholders to implement data governance practices; and
- Leading projects or teams, including assigning work, setting priorities, and providing feedback on work assignments.
Salary range: $169,279 – $197,200 per year
Application deadline: September 28, 2026
