This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. This announcement has an applicant limit of 50. Once the applicant limit of 50 applications has been met, this announcement will set to close and no longer be available to application.

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator (Investigations), you will use your knowledge of and experience with supervision and oversight to optimize business results and customer experience by: Reviewing and monitoring investigations conducted by applicant and awardee institutions and intramural research programs. Evaluating investigations and investigatory findings of awardee and applicant institutions, intramural research programs, and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and develop and recommend to the ORI Director, findings of research misconduct and proposal administrative actions against those who committed misconduct. Assisting the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) in preparing and presenting cases in hearings before the Research Integrity Adjudications Panel of the DHHS Department Appeals Board. Planning, directing, and conducting assessments of alleged research misconduct and oversight of institutional inquiries and investigations of such allegations. Evaluating the evidence to support a PHS finding of research misconduct and recommends administrative actions against respondents to ORI, such as supervision or debarment; works with the OGC to resolve case. This announcement is open to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Federal career or career conditional employees only.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
• Suitable for federal employment
• Meet time in grade restrictions by the closing date of the announcement
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
• A financial disclosure statement may be required.
• Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic AND Specialized Experience requirements as noted below. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. AND Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing at least 4of the following: 1) Preparing schedules for completion of work setting and adjusting short-term priorities. 2) Advising or training on research misconduct proceedings and case handling. 3) Conducting assessments and providing responses to allegations of research misconduct. 4) Evaluating the evidence to support research misconduct and recommends administrative actions against respondents. 5) Developing and writing scientific review documents. 6) Developing procedures for evaluating and documenting scientific evidence in investigations (i.e., forensic analyses of scientific data). Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website

Education

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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.

Note: Applications can be accepted from students who expect to complete qualifying education within 9 months from the date of application. Education was completed successfully before the applicant can be appointed.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health 200 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: SROC Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]