Supervisory Health Science Specialist

Summary

The position will serve as the Director of Project Management and Research Support (PMRS) Core in VA Research and Development (R&D) Service at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital (JAHVH) overseeing project management and other research support personnel.

Duties

• ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: Works with principal investigators at all levels of ability and experience in conducting research and operational activities; Reviews complex multi-year financial, regulatory, and organizational reports and applies standard analytical techniques and evaluated workflow to determine potential problem areas; Provides direct supervision to project managers and research assistants; Develops performance standards, writes position descriptions, evaluates work performance, and counsels employees; Initiates recruitment actions, interviews, and selects new employees; Assists with the preparation of presentations, final research reports, and manuscripts for publications in professional journals; Analyzes various action documentation and communications from R&D and IRB regarding studies, conducts preliminary reviews to determine scope of work and proposals and recommends document preparation and review; Facilitates communications with the Site Coordinators, Clinical Coordinators, Data Abstractors, and Clinicians to monitor the progress of research and share best practices of study protocol compliance, implementation, and data collection; Performs other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Qualifications

BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Must possess a successful completion of a full four (4) year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study or specific course requirements related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of this position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the Basic Education Requirement, you must also possess specialized experience as indicated below in order to qualify for this position. Specialized experience is project management experience coordinating multiple (>3) multi-center research grants funded by federal or other external agencies (e.g., DOD, NIDILRR, NIH, PCORI, or similar); developing and overseeing grant budgets funded by federal or other external funding sources (e.g., DOD, NIH, NIDILRR, PCORI, or similar); developing and overseeing regulatory processes associated with federally funded or externally funded research; strategic planning experience within organizations (e.g., scientific laboratories, academic departments, or centers); grant preparation activities for federal or other external funding; and leadership experience in a scientific setting. AND SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTORS: This position includes Selective Placement Factors (skills, knowledge, abilities or other worker characteristics basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet them are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factors for this position are: Collaboration with scientific teams as evidenced by having published peer-reviewed research in high-impact scientific journals or presented scientific findings at professional conferences as an author (This experience must be documented in your resume.) Experience as a senior or lead project manager on competitive scientific grants (federal or non-federal) at a research institution, medical center, or academic/scientific organization. (This experience must be documented in your resume.) Coordination of research activities and personnel on competitive grants (federal or non-federal) at a research institution, medical center, or academic/scientific organization. (This experience must be documented in your resume.) Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following Competencies for this position: Conflict Management Influencing/Negotiating Manages Resources Partnering Planning and Evaluating Supervisory Situational Judgment Test. Applicants will be required to complete a Supervisory Situational Judgment Test (SSJT) as part of the assessment process for this position. The SSJT evaluates judgment and decision-making skills that align with relevant competencies, organizational values, and best practices. Assessment results may be used as part of the evaluation, ranking and referral process. This is not a timed test, however, the assessment is expected to take approximately 45 minutes or less to complete. The assessment for this application does not include a cut score for a minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. However, you must answer each item in the assessment. IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing…

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. There is no educational substitution at this grade level. NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.