The VA Research Program strives to promote Veteran-centered care to improve patient experiences and outcomes across VA healthcare and community settings, and to advance value-driven care by providing Veterans the highest quality care at the lowest financial burden. The position is responsible to provide subject matter expertise regarding statistics and analysis in the area of statistics within the VA Medical Center (VAMC), at Richmond, VA and Research and Development (R&D) Service

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to the following: Statistical Program Leadership and Participation: Apply established and emerging quantitative analytical methods to examine research questions concerning etiology and detection of diseases as well as health, health care delivery, and health outcomes. Oversee and participate in major research projects that investigate important and difficult issues in Veteran health and health care delivery and address key gaps in knowledge. This research generally involves complex theoretical and empirical issues and requires innovation and original efforts at the highest level of sophistication. Provide methodological expertise and scientific leadership in statistics for a broad range of biomedical, clinical, rehabilitation, and health services research studies that use a variety of experimental and quasi-experimental methods (e.g., randomized controlled trials, surveys, database analyses, cross-sectional, longitudinal, cohort, mixed quantitative/qualitative). Develop Methodological Expertise and Support: Develop, validate, and disseminate new statistical methods to address limitations of existing methods Identify confounding factors that may compete with the exposure of interest (e.g., treatment) in explaining the outcome of a study; design and implement analytic strategies to control for confounding factors Serve as a methodological expert directing research analysts using applied sciences to perform statistical modeling, develop computational methods and computer codes; and compare the computational results with observations or experiments. Writes code to test ideas or to generate software and numerical results supporting theories Research Project Support: Take the lead and is independently responsible for the initiation, planning, implementation, control, modification, and execution of all components of statistical modeling for research and operational projects, including such tasks as specification of the methodology to be used, and preparation of appropriate procedures, specifications and materials needed for assuring the adequacy of the study's design. Assumes full technical responsibility for application of methods and accuracy of findings. Develop theoretical and computational algorithms to solve difficult problems (e.g., optimizing linear and nonlinear functions subject to linear and nonlinear constraints). Coordinate and consult with high-ranking and senior management officials within the various program offices of the VHA (i.e., partners), as appropriate, regarding major initiatives, actions accomplished, milestones to be achieved, and any issue or problems of significance. Performs other comparable duties as assigned. Work schedule: 15 - 25 hrs/wk (schedules will vary; may be required to work weekends, evenings, and holidays depending on department need) Position Occupational Title/Number: Statistician (health), GS-1530-14, PD# 99465-T Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Status: Exempt Supervisory Position: No Bargaining Unit Position: Yes Recruitment/Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Relocation Expenses/PCS: Not authorized Telework: Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/25/2024. 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. Specialized Experience Requirements at the GS-14 level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in Federal Service. To be creditable, your application package must demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities: Mastery through education and experience of the knowledge, skills, and abilities applicable to the theory, professional concepts, principles, and practices of statistical methods of research, including design and methods of analysis. Mastery knowledge, skill, and ability to analyze, develop, and clearly express complex issues both orally and in writing to individuals at all levels of an organization, including those agency or program officials several managerial levels removed from the employee. Knowledge to appropriately safeguard the security of research data. Detailed mastery knowledge of advanced analytical techniques is needed to perform extensive statistical analysis in order to provide expert advice to investigators and others in the Agency regarding design feasibility. Expert in applying quantitative analytical and research techniques to examine questions concerning health, health care delivery, and health outcomes. Physical Requirements: The work is essentially sedentary and is usually accomplished with routine computer equipment and office furniture. Travel may be required to other local offices, VHA facilities, or study sites to participate in site meetings or conferences, conduct data gathering or validation for special projects or to attend professional conferences or meetings. 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. 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 Central Virginia VA Health Care System 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard Richmond, VA 23249 US
• Name: Kelli Jackson
• Phone: (804) 675-5000
• Email: [email protected]