About the Position: Located at Keller Army Community Hospital West Point, NY 10996-1197 This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Serve as the KACH Human Protections Director (HPD) and executer of the Human Research Protection Program. Manage the day-to-day operations and administrative oversight of the Human Research Protection Program. Ensure constructive communications among the Institutional Review Board (IRB), human subjects, and Institutional Official. The HPA must maintain the training and appointment as the Exempt Determination Official (EDO). Implement the terms of the KACH DoD Assurance. Ensure the implementation of appropriate oversight mechanisms to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and the determinations of the IRB. Overseeing/supervising the conduct of on-site HRPP and regulatory compliance audits and assessments of the KACH Assurance. Ensure prompt reporting of noncompliance, as applicable, and facilitates corrective actions and required additional reporting. Serve as site administrator for the Electronic Institutional Review Board (EIRB) and for Collaborative Institutional Training Program (CITI Program). Represent the institution and its human subjects' protection program at local and national conferences.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Tier 1: Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. Basic Requirement for Health Program Coordinator (Risk Management): Degree: Bachelor's or graduate (or 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 accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. 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 (1) Experience reviewing research protocols of human subject's protection and regulatory compliance for human subject's research; (2) Experience assuring compliance with the rules of ethics regarding research that applies to the protection of human subjects; and (3) Experience performing various administrative and scientific submission processes to an Institutional Review Board (IRB).This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-11. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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-DD83CL DHA STAND-ALONE MKT-KELLER ACH DO NOT USE West Point, NY 10996 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk