About the Position: The primary function of this position is to perform advanced military health system (MHS) research, in a facility that oversees nearly 1000 ongoing research studies, and over 90 different medical/surgical/dental specialties, the largest portfolio of medical research in the MHS. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda Maryland. Parking at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is limited. The use of commuting alternatives is recommended.

Duties

As technical consultant and collaborator with research investigators, develop precedent-setting research designs for studies across all disciplines within the medical center, to include retrospective analyses of local and national databases. Write or review statistical sections of study protocols, scientific manuscripts for publication, and grant proposals. Recommend statistical methods based on a wide variety of possible approaches and a range of established methods. Train researchers on topics related to research design and statistical methodology and statistical computing. Direct and perform statistical analyses of large complex databases using advanced statistical programming. Demonstrate advanced statistical programming skill in R (preferred) or SAS or other statistical programs. Apply knowledge of SQL/VBA and Access or other relational database programs to develop new or modify local tracking systems to facilitate reporting of active research projects at the institution.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent to have tuberculosis testing.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education/experience requirements described below. 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; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. A. Degree: PhD. that includes 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting in the development of medical and health care research design, protocols, policies, and procedures; programming in statistical software such as "R"; and, conducting biostatistical data analysis. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DDAAFF DHA NCR MKT-WR NATL MIL MED CTR DO NOT MAIL Bethesda, MD 20889 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk