CODIS DNA Statistics Subject Matter Expert (SME)

As the DNA Statistics Analytics Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the CODIS unit, you will provide specialized expertise to both development and maintenance teams regarding the requirements, business rules, and statistical methodologies central to the CODIS portfolio of applications. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy, reliability, and scientific validity of forensic DNA statistical analyses—particularly with respect to population genetics and kinship calculations. Serve as the primary expert for forensic and kinship statistics relating to CODIS applications, guiding requirements definition, system enhancement, and ongoing maintenance. Advise software development teams on the statistical logic and population genetics underpinning DNA analysis and match probability algorithms. Ensure that application features and workflows properly implement scientifically accepted methods for interpreting DNA profile statistics. Collaborate on and audit development/testing practices to ensure the integrity and accuracy of calculations involving population genetic models. Contribute to determination and documentation of business rules, acceptance criteria, and validation steps for analytic functionality. Support troubleshooting and validation of statistical modules, providing SME guidance during root-cause analysis and solution design. Communicate complex statistical and genetic concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.