Health System Specialist - Research Committee Manager

Summary

This position serves as Health System Specialist - Research Committee Manager within the Research and Development (R&D) Service. The VA Research Program strives to promote Veteran‑centered care to improve patient experiences and outcomes across VA healthcare and community settings – and to advance value‑driven care by providing Veterans the highest quality care at the lowest financial burden.

To qualify for this position at the GS‑11 grade level – you must meet one of 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‑9) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge – skills – and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Health System Specialist - Research Committee Manager. Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible analytical or administrative – or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field, including a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative – clinical – or other service activities.

Education:

Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education in a major study such as hospital administration, public health administration or related fields with coursework in health care administration.

NOTE:

Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Combination:
Equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. You will be rated on Administration and Management, Critical Thinking, Project Management, and Research. All experience listed on your resume must include month and year start/end dates and hours worked per week.

For more information on these qualification standards – please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• *** 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:
  Research and Development (R&D) – Institutional Review Board (IRB) – Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC) – Subcommittee for Research Safety (SRS) – Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB) – Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) – and/or Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Program Administration. Oversees and manages these programs and their activities – including preparation of committee and reviewer materials with appropriate documentation – ensuring projects are reviewed by appropriate personnel – and ensuring all outstanding issues related to project management are resolved in a timely manner.
• Serves in an advisory capacity to the R&D Leadership – research investigators – research committee members – and research committee Chairs and others on issues relative to carrying out the institution's research activities involving the use of humans, animals, and safety procedures for investigative purposes.
• Serves as the accreditation Facility Liaison.
• Oversees the protocol review process of multiple programs and committees – ensuring projects are reviewed by appropriate personnel, including the Information System and Security Officer (ISSO) and Privacy Officer (PO) – and that issues related to project management are resolved.
• Develops and maintains a pre‑review program that will coincide with the IRB, IACUC, SRS, IBC, CIRB, and/or R&D Committee review of all research involving human subjects, animal subjects, basic laboratory science and the human research protection program.
• Develops and manages required annual and semi‑annual reviews of the assigned programs.
• Stays informed on guidelines relating to security and safety in the conduct of research and advises Research and Safety leadership as needed.
• Educates the investigative community of local and external policies…