Join one of the 24 Institutes and Centers within the NIH that awards extramural grants! Extramural grants account for approximately 80 percent of NIH's budget and are awarded to investigators at more than 2,500 universities, medical schools, and other research organizations around the world. To learn more about the grants process, types of grant programs, and the peer review process, visit the website for the Office of Extramural Research.

Duties

As a Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer), you will perform the following tasks: Manage and coordinate all functional requirements of the organization in an Extramural Division. Supervise Health Scientist Administrators, other scientists, and support staff. Enforce general personnel management policy with regard to leave granting, recommending promotion, employee counseling and disciplinary action. Build a cohesive work unit, relying on principles of human resource management. Manage workload and project priorities and ensure timelines are adhered to. As a Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator (Scientific Review Officer), you will perform the following tasks: Provide policy direction and coordination for the planning and execution of initial scientific and technical review conducted within the Institute in an Extramural Division. Supervise Health Scientist Administrators, other scientists, and support staff. Utilize scientific knowledge and expertise to perform a variety of management functions associated with the scientific peer review of IC research and research training support activities and other contract activities. Manage the initial scientific and administrative review of grant, program project grant, and training grant applications as well as research project applications submitted in response to requests for applications. Appoint and manage review panels, including the identification of qualified reviewers to evaluate all applications and proposals. Assemble a balanced group of experts and consultants, based upon own knowledge as a scientist and any recommendations from IC and NIH program officials. Establish the criteria and standards for the review panel to follow based upon expert knowledge of the relevant scientific fields, NIH, and IC review policies and procedures. Provide information to the consultants on each committee assembled as a basis for reviewing and evaluating grant applications, contract proposals; collect and provide essential information for committee members. Prepare summary statements of review committee findings and recommendations for use by the IC advisory committee; attend committee meeting and respond to impromptu questions related to the review of the assigned application.

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Education Requirements: Successful completion of a bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree from an accredited college or university, in an academic field of the health or pertinent sciences (i.e., biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, etc.) allied to health or health related research. In addition to the education requirements, to qualify at the GS-15 level you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector. This experience must meet either the Direct/Independent Research or the Research Administration/Extramural sections below. A. Direct/Independent Research Qualifying Experience - Applicants must meet all experience requirements in this section: responsible for managing large and diverse health-related research programs having national or international collaborations, scope, and impact; responsible for the development of plans to resolve major organizational and operational problems, and the allocation of funds among competing programs; recognized as a distinguished scientist with major research experience and accomplishments, including membership in prestigious national professional organizations or societies; served as an organization's representative on permanent and ad-hoc committees established to evaluate research issues; and published extensively in leading scientific journals. Typical qualifying positions include Professor and/or Department Chair, Laboratory Chief, Director of Research or equivalent. B. Research Administration/Extramural Qualifying Experience - Applicants must meet at least three (3) experience requirements in this section: established criteria and standards for others to follow in planning and evaluating research projects; evaluated the significance of emerging fields, trends and the quality of research within the field in meeting an organization's mission and objectives related to program planning or review administration; initiated action among a variety of governmental or nongovernmental interests to bring research and research administration deficiencies, inadequacies, and new developments into sharper focus to redirect research programs and/or review efforts; managed a unit focused on scientific programs or scientific review to include leading or supervising staff. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12242205

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: Jennifer Bonilla
• Phone: (301) 827-4859
• Email: [email protected]