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***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

The major duties include but are not limited to:

• Participates in the review and implementation of policies, directives, program initiatives and VA, federal, local and granting agency regulations;
• Ensures the program's overall fiscal and budgetary integrity for over 90 grant accounts, approving budget estimates, fiscal and program operating plans, budget requests, analyses and justifications;
• Prepares briefings for senior VA officials, local and national elected officials, affiliated organizations and others as appropriate;
• Responsible for employee projections, allocation and management; work organization; performance evaluation system; organizational charts and management of disciplinary actions and awards program;
• Develops programs and obtains resources for continuing education of principal investigators and research employees to meet training needs;
• Uses qualitative and quantitative statistical data analysis techniques to arrive at proposed recommendations and solutions;
• Assists with long-term and short-term strategic goals for the research program, staff development, funding avenues and collaborative initiatives with affiliated medical and educational institutions;
• Ensures Committees and Work Groups have personnel and resources to perform their mandated and necessary functions, expenditures are properly approved and equipment is monitored and utilized;
• Maintains required accreditations to perform a wide spectrum of research administration;
• Performs the full range of supervisory responsibilities to include but not limited to sets priorities; coordinates work operations; ensures employees are informed on appropriate aspects of various programs; develops position descriptions, selects staff, writes performance standards and evaluates performance; manages administrative aspects of supervision (promotion, discipline, leave, training), etc.;
• Serves as a spokesperson and representative for Research and Development; and,
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following Basic Education Requirement for the 0601 series:

Basic Education Requirement: You must have successfully completed a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree, with a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the Health Science Officer - Director for Research Operations position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Educationat the time the degree was obtained. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. ~AND~

In addition to the Basic Education Requirement above, to qualify for this position at the GS-14 level, you must meet the following:

Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-13) in the Federal service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Health Science Officer - Director for Research Operations, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is demonstrated lead or supervisory experience such as directing the work of subordinates, managing performance, reviewing training needs, etc.; developing and directing the administrative and operational activities of a healthcare research program to include the budget/fiscal, human resources; purchasing/contracting functions; performing complex analytical studies and interpretation of results; overseeing new methods, approaches or procedures in the coordination of research projects or clinical studies; exercising interpersonal and team building skills with all levels of the organization. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week.

You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• STRATEGIC THINKING
• FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
• HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
• ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
• ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Your responses to the assessment questionnaire will be reviewed along with the information provided in your resume and supporting documentation to determine if you are qualified for the position. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be lowered and/or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

Candidates who apply under All U.S. Citizens announcements will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The categories are defined as follows:

• Best qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
• Highly qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the requirements of the job;
• Well qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and
• Qualified - applicants possessing experience and/or education that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors.