This position is in the Center for Integrated Healthcare (CIH), with a long-term goal of improving healthcare for Veterans by integrating mental health services in medical settings. The primary purpose of this Health Science Specialist is to 1) provide acquisition, management, processing, analysis, and interpretation of VHA administrative and clinical data, and 2) serve as a researcher conducting investigator-initiated externally funded research and statistical support as a co-investigator.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities include: Data Acquisition and Management (50%) Proposes, develops, and implements strategic data mining programs to capture and utilize data available in the electronic medical record and other national data sources within VA Extracts large volumes of highly complex clinical and administrative health service data from multiple databases Filters and combines data using advanced statistical programs and analytical techniques to provide a usable dataset to CIH teams Examines patterns and descriptive statistics of existing data to help direct future clinical or research endeavors Creates reports for projects leads Makes significant contributions to research publications regarding scientific methods and results, which includes writing the highly technical aspects of acquiring, analyzing, and interpreting national VHA healthcare utilization data Serves as the team lead for all data acquisition and management services in CIH Oversees, tracks, and assigns all data requests to a team of data managers and statistician Research Investigator (50%) Independently plan and conduct research studies consistent with CIH mission/research objectives Seeking competitive grant funding for studies related to specialized scientific expertise and interest Oversees and performs all aspects of the research process to include developing study design and methods, directing analyses, identifying appropriate data sources, leading the writing of scientific manuscripts, and submission of grant applications Conducts and/or supervises all study activities including participant recruitment, enrollment, retention, oversight of human protections during research process, complex assessments, intervention delivery, data management, and analysis Designs advanced statistical procedures, conducts analyses, interprets data, and creates reports of results Performs other related duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorize

Requirements

Qualifications

All applicants must meet the BASIC REQUIREMENT: Successful completion of a bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree from an accredited college or university in a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences that is appropriate to the work of this Health Science Specialist. NOTE: You must submit copies of transcripts at the time of application. Education will not be credited without documentation. Please ensure that your transcripts show that a degree was conferred. Display copies of degrees or course listings do not provide the information needed. - AND - To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level you must have: At least one (1) full year of specialized experience, equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) in Federal Service, that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of this Health Science Specialist. Specialized experience is experience where you applied a mastery of the theories, principles, concepts, and methodologies of health science to develop new methods, approaches, or procedures to the acquisition of administrative data and the execution of research projects in the areas of mental health or primary care; Performed and interpreted complex analytical studies to evaluate health service programs and research projects; Provided expert scientific advice, consultation, and leadership in obtaining administrative data, and designing and leading research projects in the areas of mental health or primary care; independently conducted and served as principal investigator on clinical research projects that required application of extensive knowledge in research design and methodology, data extraction, advanced statistical analysis, and manuscript and publication preparation and submission. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Administration and ManagementAnalysis and Problem SolvingDatabase Management SystemsManages and Organizes InformationResearch 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 sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform portions of the work. However, there is periodic walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. 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: Due to the positive education requirement, copies of all pertinent transcripts must be submitted with your application. Applications will not be considered without appropriate transcripts. Please ensure that your transcripts show that the degree was conferred in the appropriate field. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, display copies of degrees or course listings are not adequate and do not provide the information needed to verify that you have the basic education requirement.

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 Syracuse VA Medical Center 800 Irving Ave Syracuse, NY 13210 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]