The position serves as the Director of Health Equity for the All of Us Research Program with responsibility for providing leadership and high level expertise in improving inclusion and equity in precision medicine and addressing health equity issues for the All of Us Research Program. For more information on the All of Us Research program, please visit https://allofus.nih.gov/.

Duties

Leading and directing trans-NIH efforts to ensure health equity as a primary goal of the All of Us Research Program. Represent the program and NIH in a variety of activities that promote and educate the scientific community about NIH’s role in reducing health disparities. Provides expertise in health equity to ensure that all persons have the opportunity to obtain full health potential and are not disadvantaged from achieving full health potential because of social position or other socially determined circumstances. Performs unusually difficult and responsible assignments that require scientific research expertise and judgment to support particularly complex program activities on a continuing and frequent basis.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation, verification of qualifications, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, and any other job-related requirement before or after appointment.
• Applicants must meet all qualifications requirements within thirty (30) calendar days of the closing date of this announcement, including time in grade.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• The National Institutes of Health participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers.
• The NIH maintains a tobacco free work environment and campus.
• Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• A one-year probationary period may be required upon selection/placement.
• Position requires Education.

Qualifications

Education Requirement In order to qualify for a Senior Scientist, GS-0601, position you must have successfully completed a Bachelor's degree, or graduate/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 this position. (This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained). Additional Qualification Requirements In order to qualify for a Senior Scientist, GS-0601 at the GS-15 level: You must have at least one year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal Government obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: conducting research to identify and evaluate health inequality and disparities impacting biomedical research programs; evaluating research data to identify and improve deficiencies across health equity programs; and, developing key metrics (i.e. data indices from censuses or administrative data sets) to improve health equity and ensure diversity in research studies. 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. To determine your qualifications and referral status, we may review your resume and supporting documentation and compare it against your responses to the vacancy questionnaire. Ensure you support your self-ratings with the information you provide in your application. We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy. Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time. Verification may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer. Preview application questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12605069

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. Click here for information on Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: Lynette Purvis
• Phone: 3014024762
• Email: [email protected]