Health Scientist Administrator

The Ideal Candidate: Division of Practice Improvement (DPI): Demonstrate adequate knowledge and experience in clinical, health services, and/or health policy research. Candidates with multidisciplinary experience in behavioral, implementation, and/or social sciences particularly as it relates to transforming and improving quality of healthcare delivery in practices and systems are encouraged to apply. Digital Healthcare Research (DDHR): Experience in managing, monitoring, and evaluating contractual agreements or grants. In particular, candidates with experience that includes research assessing how digital healthcare tools (e.g. telehealth, electronic records, telemedicine, mobile health aps, healthcare tool kits, etc.) can improve healthcare quality are encouraged to apply. Division of Patient Safety Organizations (DPSO): Experience with PSO operations or conducting patient safety and healthcare quality improvement projects involving PSOs and/or the Common Formats. Candidates with clinical, legal, and/or safety science experience are encouraged to apply. Division of General Patient Safety (DGPS): Experience in managing, monitoring, and evaluating contractual agreements as evidenced by COR II certification. In particular, candidates with experience that includes supporting IT development and/or patient safety measurement projects are encouraged to apply. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Basic Qualifications: Must have a Bachelor’s or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an accredited U.S. educational program. In order to qualify for this position based on education, you must submit transcripts. Please see the “Required Documents” section of this announcement for more information. -AND- Minimum Qualifications: In addition to the above Basic Qualification requirement, you must have one-year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service performing at least 3 of the 5 following: Implementing policies regarding research grant review and/or administration. Reviewing research reports and material on healthcare delivery. Directing contractors on evaluation activities, technical assistance, and/or quality assurance. Representing the organization at meetings with stakeholders, contractors, and/or other organizations. Conveying scientific information on the delivery of healthcare in written and/or oral form to multiple audiences. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee’s position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee’s supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the “percentage of times” the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee’s official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through national Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. This vacancy is also being announced concurrently with vacancy announcement HHS-AHRQ-MP-25-12552015 under merit promotion procedures. Please review this announcement to see if you are eligible for consideration under merit promotion procedures.