Health Science Specialist

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/21/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. All applicants must meet the following Individual Occupational Requirements required for the position: General Medical and Healthcare Series, 0601 Individual Occupational Requirements (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/general-health-science-series-0601/) Basic Requirements: 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 educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained. Note: Transcripts must be provided in order to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for this position. If you do not provide transcripts, you will be disqualified from consideration. In addition to meeting the required Individual Occupational Requirements, you must also meet the GS-14 Specialized Experience requirements below: GS-14 Specialized Experience: You must possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience, which equips you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Health Science Specialist, GS-0601-14 position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, this specialized experience must have been equivalent to the GS-13 level in Federal service to qualify at the GS-14. In order to meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet 2/3 of the following examples of specialized experience: 1) Serves as national coordinator within a VA program office for identifying, prioritizing, and obtaining concurrence on learning agenda and evaluation plan goals. 2) Coordinates a VA program’s efforts to build a central inventory of a VA program funded research products that are translated into routine practice. 3) Manages overall support within VA program office to fulfill Evidence Act requirements (capacity assessments, learning agendas, evaluation plans) and related requirements. Note: Evidence of specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held on your resume. You must provide work experience information such as hours per week, salary, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format), and grade levels for Federal government positions to establish you have one (1) full year of Specialized Experience at or comparable to the required grade level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Decision Support Manages and Organizes Information Organizational Stewardship 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary with occasional walking, standing, and handling and carrying of items such as paper and books, and data input. Travel may be required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
This position is for a lead Evaluation Scientific Program Manager in order to support core functions of the Foundations for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) fulfillment of the Foundations for Evidence based Policymaking Act (Evidence Act) managed under the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI), Health System Research (HSR&D), Office of Research and Development (ORD). This vacancy may be filled in Washington, DC or in a VA space to be determined