Job opening: Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer & Scientific Review Officer)
Salary: $143 736 - 191 900 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: May 13 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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:
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; AND/OR
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/12395986
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.
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Contacts
- Address National Institutes of Health
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
US
- Name: Jennifer Bonilla
- Email: [email protected]