This Health Science Officer position is located in the Executive Director Service at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven Campus. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week. The HRCO serves as the Compliance Officer for the Research & Development Office. Day-to-day responsibilities for the program include the direction and oversight of Clinical Research; drafting and maintaining policies; training, and conducting continuous quality improvement activities.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Develops policies, procedures and criteria for conducting Research Compliance Activities. Serves as principal advisor on research compliance to the Director. Reviews project reports to assess investigators' compliance with research program guidelines. Consults with research elements within the organization, agency, academic, community and/or private industry to maximize research compliance. Acts as a liaison to represent the facility's capabilities. Develops and coordinates implementation of research compliance method and design standards, criteria and guidelines for the scientific and technical activities of the organization. Manages implementation, control and reporting on clinical tests oversight. compliance with review process. Performs work in establishing the policies and procedures by which the research program will be judged. Establishes the compliance program goals and objectives and identifies results indicative of successful program accomplishments. Establishes review policies and criteria covering multiple or broad research programs. Evaluates new or modified legislation to determine its impact on the medical research community. Responds to inquiries from the field regarding scientific/technical issues. Monitors compliance with program requirements. Conducts program assessments and prepares reports necessary to program continuity and reporting. Identifies problems and negotiates corrective action concerning programmatic issues and basic financial management of the site. Monitors and evaluates multiple or broad research program content. Determines the need for additional ad hoc review/representation from scientific and medical practice specialties. Approves the selection of all reviewers and commits the agency to contractual arrangements for these services. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM Compressed/Flexible Work Schedule: Not Authorized Telework/Virtual/Remote Work: Authorized Telework can be performed on a less than full-time basis anywhere other than a VA facility or using VA-leased space (example: home). Telework Ad-Hoc work can be performed on an as needed basis anywhere other than a VA facility or using VA-leased space (example: home). Virtual work can be performed on a full-time basis using VA-leased space or at a VA facility other than the facility that hired the employee. Remote Work can be performed on a full-time basis anywhere other than a VA facility or using VA-leased space (example: home). Mobile Work requires routine and regular travel to conduct work in customer worksites or other worksites as opposed to a single authorized alternative worksite. Position Description/PD#:Health Science Specialist/PD08139 Relocation or Travel Incentives: Not Authorized Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Notifications: This position is not a Bargaining Unit position. Selectee may be required to work at any VA Connecticut Healthcare System campus, as needed. May be required to attend conference at other facilities or other VA sites on occasion. The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA campuses and CBOC's. Selectee may be required to work at any VISN 1 Healthcare System campus, as needed. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is in the Competitive Service. Time-in-Grade Restriction: 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. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/26/2024. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education s described below: BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: must have successful completion of a full four (4) year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study or specific course requirements related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of this position. (The number of semester hours required to constitute a major field of study is the amount specified by the college or university attended. If this number cannot be obtained, twenty-four (24) semester hours will be considered as equivalent to a major field of study). (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED). In addition to the Basic Education Requirement the applicant must also meet the below specialized experience. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-13: Must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equipped with the knowledge, skill, and ability to successfully perform the duties of the position. This specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience includes: developing and coordinating implementation of research compliance method and design standards, criteria and guidelines for the scientific and technical activities of the organization. Managing implementation, control and reporting on clinical tests oversight. compliance with review process. Performing work in establishing the policies and procedures by which the research program will be judged as well as establishing the compliance program goals and objectives and identifies results indicative of successful program accomplishments. Establishing review policies and criteria covering multiple or broad research programs. Evaluating new or modified legislation to determine its impact on the medical research community and responding to inquiries from the field regarding scientific/technical issues. Monitoring compliance with program requirements. Conducting program assessments and prepares reports necessary to program continuity and reporting. Identifies problems and negotiates corrective action concerning programmatic issues and basic financial management of the site. Monitoring and evaluates multiple or broad research program content. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position Compliance InspectionCritical ThinkingResearch 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. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. 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

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address West Haven VA Medical Center 950 Campbell Avenue West Haven, CT 06516 US
• Name: Edward Ford
• Phone: 203 932-5711 X5421
• Email: [email protected]