These positions are located in Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Office of Epidemiology and Research. The duty location for these positions are Rockville, MD. **Applicants please note: Additional selections may be made across MCHB through this vacancy announcement.**

Duties

These positions will be filled as a competitive temporary appointment not to exceed 1 year. The appointments may be extended for an additional 1 year and can be made permanent without further competition. These are supervisory positions, and the selectees may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period. As a Supervisory Health Care Administrator for the Office of Epidemiology's Division of Research or Division of Epidemiology, you use extensive knowledge and expertise in research methodology, maternal and child health, and leadership to serve as a program administrator, senior scientist, and supervisor. Your major duties and responsibilities will include: Developing and implementing new and innovative research grant categories in response to program effectiveness data and identified needs. Exercising principal administrative responsibility for the overall monitoring and programmatic review as well as budget, planning and accountability for appropriated funds designated for research programs. Assessing and identifying the issues, concerns, and difficulties in achieving maternal and child health research program objectives and in advancing the state of the art of cutting-edge research. Establishing long- and short-term program goals, performance measures, policies, objectives, and priorities based on knowledge of and professional experience in the field of maternal and child health and maternal and child health research and needs assessment. Providing national leadership and serving as an authoritative source of information on maternal and child health research. Establishing and maintaining relationships with and collaborates as appropriate with other Federal entities administering research and other relevant programs to further maternal and child health research objectives. NOTE: Do not cut 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.

Requirements

• U. S. Citizenship is required.
• All qualification requirements and time-in-grade must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Federal applicants must submit an SF-50 to show status and time-in-grade.
• Males ages 18 through 25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• PHS Commissioned Corps applicants must submit current personnel orders.
• This position has an education requirement – transcripts are required.
• A one year supervisory probationary period may be required.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigation, verification of qualifications and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.)

Qualifications

THESE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE: 12/17/2024 This announcement is only open to CURRENT HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau competitive permanent/career or competitive career conditional employees. As verification of status and time-in-grade at HRSA, applicants must provide the following two SF50s with their applications by the announcement closing date of 12/17/2024. Appointment/hire /conversion SF50 for your current position with HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau that reflects the following: Box 24 showing the number "1" for PERMANENT status (aka career status) OR number "2" CONDITIONAL. Box 34 showing the number "1" for COMPETITVE. AND 2. Most recent competitive career-ladder promotion OR most recent With-in Range Increase. Not sure which SF-50 to submit? Check out our video... Go here to watch the video on the SF50s to submit in your application package. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: OPM INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE SERIES, 0601: EDUCATION: 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. 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. ALL APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF THEIR UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS TO ALLOW HR TO DETERMINE THAT THEY MEET THE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS POSITION BY CLOSING DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WILL BE RATED INELIGIBLE. COPIES OF DIPLOMAS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE AS VERIFICATION OF THE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. In addition to the above OPM requirements, in order to qualify for this position, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to the grade level listed below in the federal service. MINIMUM QUALIFYING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance. Examples of minimum qualifying specialized experience at the GS-14 level include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis: Managing a portfolio of grants and cooperative agreements related to maternal and child health research programs. AND Writing scientific publications for peer-reviewed journals on topics related to maternal and child health research. AND Conducting research and data analysis related to maternal and child health. 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). 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. Applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate the required minimum qualifying specialized experience will be evaluated based on the occupational assessment competencies listed below. A competency is defined as a measurable pattern of knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors, and other characteristics that an individual needs to perform work roles or occupational functions. LEADERSHIP - Inspires, motivates, and guides others toward goal accomplishment; coaches and mentors subordinates; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations; models high standards of honesty, integrity, trust, openness, and respect for the individual by applying these values to daily behaviors. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH - Knowledge of the principles, practices, & methods of administering maternal & child health programs to provide advice & technical assistance to improve their activities, including analysis & evaluation of those programs at Federal, State & local government levels. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - Knowledge of the scientific principles, methodology, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results. SCIENTIFIC WRITING - Prepares written documentation to transfer scientific information about concepts, situations, products, services, or results to audiences with varying levels of scientific knowledge. GRANTS MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION - Acquires and applies critical financial concepts and practices, based upon a thorough understanding of the Federal Government, to administer grants and cooperative agreements in accordance with organizational needs and deadlines. TO PREVIEW THE OCCUPATIONAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE, please click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12636452

Education

This position has an education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades) to document that you have met the education requirement. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required prior to your starting work.

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.

Contacts

• Address Health Resources and Services Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 US
• Name: AskHR HRSA Helpdesk
• Phone: (301) 443-3780
• Email: [email protected]