This position serves as a Health Science Officer in the Research Administration Office and will report directly to the Associate Chief of Staff for Research. This position is organizationally located in the Research Service, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS). This position has promotion potential to the GS 14 grade level.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include but may not be limited to: Preparing all reports (local, regional and national) required for performance. Assesses the impact of proposed plans on budget and operations and analyzes for consistency and integration with goals and objectives. Prepares budget estimates, fiscal and program operating plans, budget requests, analyses and justifications. Coordinates directly with Engineering Project Office, Safety Office, Radiation Safety, Biosafety, Research Compliance Officers, contracting personnel and commercial contractors for design, construction, and renovation. Oversees and continuously evaluates and revises the internal controls program in R&D for effectiveness of policies, practices and techniques employed. Sets priorities; coordinates work operations; develops internal procedures to ensure employees are informed on appropriate aspects of various programs; develops position descriptions, selects staff, writes performance standards, and evaluates performance; manages administrative aspects of supervision. Work Schedule: Fulltime, Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidate. 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.

Requirements

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS To apply for this position, you must have the following qualifications: SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SCREEN-OUT) - A Selective Placement Factor (SPF) has been identified for this position. Selective Placement Factors (SPF) are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for the position. Applicants who do not meet the SPF are ineligible for further consideration. The SPF for this position is: Experience serving in a supervisory research administrative position within a large complex healthcare organization or setting. AND, in addition to the meeting the Basic Requirement, this position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: AND BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants must possess a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree with 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. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the basic education requirement, applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: Completing performance evaluations, manages disciplinary actions and the awards program.; Selecting staff and/or managing administrative aspects of supervision (promotion, discipline, leave, training) of research administration staff.; Interpreting policies and procedures pertinent to the conduct of research such that compliance and feasibility for research conduct are both achieved.; Overseeing and continuously evaluating the internal controls programs required to ensure research projects and staff are tracked and approved as needed.; Planning the scope of the research program, consistent with the priorities of the facility. (Resume(s) must clearly support the duties and experience required for this position. We will not make assumptions regarding experience.) You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Administration and ManagementComplianceLeadershipManages Human Resources IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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). 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. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort is required such as inspection of facilities. 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

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).

Contacts

• Address Palo Alto ORD VISN 21 3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]