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If you are an exceptionally talented, knowledgeable, and motivated individual AND you want to play a significant role in a dynamic organization, then consider joining the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Division of Extramural Research (DER). The DER develops, implements, and coordinates cross-cutting, multidisciplinary research activities within the NICHD's mission, including efforts that focus on: demography, social sciences, and population dynamics; male and female fertility and infertility; developing and evaluating contraceptive methods; improving the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals for use in pregnant women, infants, and children; HIV infection and transmission, AIDS, and associated infections; pediatric growth and endocrine research; child development and behavior; developmental biology and typical and atypical development; intellectual and developmental disabilities; gynecologic health conditions, including pelvic floor disorders; and childhood injury and critical illness.
The position serves as a Medical Officer with responsibility for assisting DER leadership with clinical and regulatory matters pertinent to the extramural clinical research portfolio. The incumbent will be a member of the DER team providing coordination, oversight, and guidance on areas of human subject protection, data and safety monitoring, clinical research operations, recruitment and other trial monitoring, regulatory compliance, data sharing, and certificates of confidentiality. In addition, the incumbent will serve as a Medical Officer/Program Official with duties and responsibilities relating to the administration of a research grants program involving epidemiologic studies, clinical trials, and other basic and clinical studies. This position requires Board Certification in Obstetrics/Gynecology or Pediatrics; subspecialty training and/or clinical experience in the fields of gynecological health and disease, pediatric trauma, pediatric pharmacology, clinical nutrition, or intellectual and developmental disabilities is preferred, but not mandatory.
For more information about the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, you may visit the NICHD website at: Http://www.nichd.nih.gov/.
Learn more about this agency12/04/2017 to 12/05/2017
$94,796 - $145,629 per year
GS 13 - 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - One night per month
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
14
No
NIH-NICHD-DH-18-2019092
482694100
Major Duties:
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with Selective Service.
Qualifications:
Education Requirement
A. Successful completion of the requirements for Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or equivalent, from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association; or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. For further information, please visit OPM's qualification standard; OR
B. Successful completion of a Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school that provided education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States that was demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG); OR
C. Successful completion of premedical education in the United States AND graduate education from a foreign medical school that provided education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States that was demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
D. Successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.
Licensure Requirement - You must have an active, current, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. NOTE: This requirement may not apply to all positions filled in the 602 series, particularly if patient contact is not in the duties.
Graduate Training Requirement - Prior to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, I have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training. Graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are described below:
An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training by a recognized body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME); OR
A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association, (AMA) or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME); OR
A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital or an institution accredited in the United States for such training.
Additional Qualification Requirements for the GS-13
You must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector. Examples of qualifying experience includes: administering clinical and basic research projects, including clinical trials, supported by an organization; reviewing data and progress reports, and implementing corrective actions needed to achieve adequate research progress; contributing to and reviewing a variety of regular and special reports and presentation materials covering the status of research programs or projects; making recommendations for or facilitating new research efforts, clinical studies, clinical trials, or other initiatives required to meet program needs; and, serving as a Project Officer for contracts, grants, inter-organizational agreements, or collaborative research agreements comprising of basic research, clinical research, or product development; OR have three years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled.
Additional Qualification Requirements for the GS-14
You must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector. Examples of qualifying experience includes: supporting an organization with a comprehensive and diverse research program area involving epidemiologic studies, clinical trials, and other basic and clinical studies; providing recommendations on innovative ways and means of carrying out aspects of clinical studies; critically reviewing and participating in the development of research initiatives; evaluating the utilization of resources against progress made and making adjustments to meet new or changing research policies and goals; and, serving as a Project Officer for contracts, grants, inter-organizational agreements, or collaborative research agreements comprising of basic research, clinical research, or product development; OR have four years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled.
Additionally, Board Certification in Obstetrics/Gynecology or Pediatrics is required.
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; 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.
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 .
PHS Commissioned Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps should also apply online to this announcement in order to receive consideration.
A one-year probationary period may be required upon selection/ placement.
A newly appointed or reappointed employee may receive service credit for prior work experience or active duty uniformed service that otherwise would not be creditable for the purpose of determining his or her annual leave accrual rate. All creditable service must be directly related to the duties of the position being filled and decisions to allow for such credit must be finalized prior to the selectees entrance on duty. The use of this service credit incentive is at the discretion of the selecting official and service credit is granted only for a position deemed hard-to-fill.
Physicians Comparability Allowance of up to $30,000 per annum may be paid based on the selected physicians assignment, qualifications, experience, and duration of a negotiated service agreement.
If selected, you will be required to complete Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form 450 to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest and your prospective position with the agency. This information is required annually.
Additional selections may be made through this vacancy announcement. 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.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Traditional rating and ranking of applications does not apply to this vacancy. Applications will be evaluated against the basic qualifications. Qualified candidates will be referred for consideration in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management direct hire guidelines. Veteran's Preference does not apply to the direct hire recruitment procedures. Selections made under this bulletin will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would, therefore, be given new appointments to the civil service.
The following information must be received by 11:59pm ET on the closing date of the announcement, Friday, December 08, 2017.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. You must provide a complete online Application Package which includes:
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/482694100. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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