The Office of Research & Development is seeking a full-time Technology Transfer Specialist for the VA Boston Healthcare System. This is a term (temporary) position, not to exceed 3 years. The position is located at VA-leased space in Boston, Massachusetts.

Duties

The incumbent will work within the Technology Transfer Program (TTP) for the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research Information Center (MAVERIC) headquartered at the VA Boston Healthcare System. The TTP has the principal responsibility for implementation of the Federal Technology Transfer Act (FTTA) of 1986, and serves as the Technology Transfer Service Center for a number of VA Medical Centers within the local Network. Typical duties and responsibilities of the Technology Transfer Specialist include, but are not limited to: 1) Develops, proposes and implements innovative business and commercial development strategies for licensing and partnership of technology and inventions developed with funding from ORD. 2) Coaches and guides VA researchers to identify potentially patentable inventions Develops and implements business strategies for the licensing of patents, including the identification of prospective licensees, the valuation of patents, the development of business terms and the negotiation of patent licenses. 3) Improves VA's ability to leverage knowledge and insights from large and complex collections of digital data (BIG DATA). 4) Demonstrates knowledge of electronic health record (EHR) data, database and software programming. 5) Provides advice, guidance and assistance to Office Research and Development (ORD) on such things as the development and management of intellectual property; registration and management of patents, terms and negotiation of licensing and collaborative agreements, management and administration of royalties; transfer of research materials and other related matters; 6) Serves as the focal point for the implementation of pertinent legislation, rules, and regulations, and the administration of activities relating to collaborative agreements, inventions, patents, royalties, and associated matters; 7) Proposes and assists in the development of TTP policy and prepares and disseminates operating procedures and guidelines for VHA staff on matters related to the areas of responsibility assigned to TTP; 8) Reviews and analyzes planned collaborative agreements to ensure that they are in accordance with applicable ORD, VHA, and VA policy and procedures; 9) Prepares or coordinates the preparation of regular and special reports on matters falling within the purview of TTP; including an annual report to congress. 10) Serves as liaison with individuals, committees, and organizations within and outside federal government who are interested or involved in matters relating to TTP. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Technology Transfer Specialist/PD00936A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required NOTIFICATIONS: This position is an AFGE Bargaining Unit position. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is in the Excepted Service. Time-in-Grade Restriction: 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. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. Veterans' preference does not apply for current permanent Federal agency employees.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/19/2024. 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. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: A selective placement factor (SPF) represents knowledge, skills, abilities, or experience that are essential for successful job performance that cannot be acquired on the job during the orientation period. Applicants who do not possess the identified SPF will not be considered. The SPF for this position is: Experience with or exposure to patents/intellectual property and licensing of same. PLEASE NOTE: Your description of your work experience in your resume must reflect this SPF in order for you to be considered. Applicants who meet the SPF requirement may qualify based on experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-13) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Qualifying specialized experience includes, but is not limited to: Bioinformatic/Computer Science based experience working with, manipulating, and extracting information from large, complex data sets (aka BIG DATA); development of phenotyping methods & algorithms; drafting business, patent or licensing terms for research & development-related agreements; managing a portfolio of various agreements and monitoring licensee activities to ensure compliance, adequate progress, and proper payments. PLEASE NOTE: Examples of specialized experience must be noted in your resume in order to be referred. You will be rated on the following competencies: CommunicationsConfiguration ManagementOrganizational Awareness 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 involves mostly office posture, entailing long periods of sitting in one position, intense concentration, and job related pressure to meet critical legal deadlines. The position's work, while primarily sedentary, requires some walking, standing, bending and carrying of items such as papers, books and files, but normally places few physical demands on the incumbent. The position also includes the occasionally physical ability to meet with scientists and other staff including travel to and from VA medical center and prospective licensees. 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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Boston ORD VISN 1 JFK Federal Building, 15 New Sudbury St Boston, MA 02203-9928 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]