Health Science Specialist - Research Study Coordinator

Summary

These positions serve as Health Science Specialists - Research Study Coordinators 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.

Qualifications Basic Education Requirement:
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 (external link) at the time the degree was obtained. A transcript is required at the time of application.

To qualify at the GS-11 level you must one of the following minimum qualification requirements in addition to the basic education requirement above. Specialized

Experience:

You must possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge - skills - and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a Research Study Coordinator and provided you with knowledge of the full scope of activities required in conducting single and/or multi-site clinical research including study/project management - human subjects' protection - and regulatory and policy compliance.

To be creditable - specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes:
· Performing a variety of tasks related to the conducting of the clinical/healthcare related research such as participant recruitment and enrollment - protocol execution - data reporting and management - and regulatory compliance
· Screening and evaluating the recruitment of candidates for clinical research studies
· Analyzing processes and documentation to ensure compliance with all technical - regulatory requirements - and information safety regulations
· Utilizing software used for project management - data collection - and regulatory compliance to extract - organize - track - and analyze data - produce letters and memorandums - and prepare a variety of documents and presentations
· Conducting telephone and in-person interviews of human study subjects using various methods of data collection - OR
- Education:

You may substitute the specialized experience with education if you possess a Master's or equivalent graduate degree that provided the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work of this.

NOTE:

Copies of transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

- OR - Combination: A combination of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond two years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree) and specialized experience may also be used to meet total experience requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position.

NOTE:

Copies of transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

NOTE:

One (1) full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
Communications Critical Thinking Manages and Organizes Information Project Management Research IMPORTANT: A full year of work is…