Program Specialist - Cancer Clinical Trials Program Manager
What you'd do
This position is located at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center and is organizationally aligned within the Medicine Department. The primary purpose of this position is to manage the multidisciplinary Cancer Clinical Trials Program, guide and direct day-to-day activities, establish, implement and continually refine operational standards, while monitoring program qualify and progress to ensure the compliant, efficient, and effective conduct of all clinical trials within the portfolio.
Major duties
Major Duties: Responsible for the oversight and execution of all assigned clinical trials Direct all phases of clinical trial operations, including feasibility, start-up, conduct, and closeout Lead trial feasibility assessments for proposed studies in coordination the study PI and involved multidisciplinary providers and ancillary services (e/g/, pharmacy, laboratory, registry) Coordinate sponsor interactions, including Site Initiation Visits (SIVs) and ongoing communications Ensure timely preparation, submission, and maintenance of regulatory documentation in compliance with VA, federal, and sponsor requirements Develop, manage, and monitor study budgets, timeliness, and resource utilization Assign and coordinate research staff roles to ensure effective trial execution Oversee participant recruitment, screening, enrollment, and retention process Monitor study conduct to ensure adherence to protocols, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and regulatory standards Responsible for strategic and operational oversight of the clinical research program supporting multiple trials, sponsors, and departments Coordinate and lead multidisciplinary research meetings; develop agendas, document minutes, and track action terms Represent the VA research program in local, regional, and national forums, including sponsor and academic affiliate engagements Oversee program performance, including timelines, budges, accrual, and compliance across all studies Performs other various related duties as directed Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist - Cancer Clinical Trials Program Manager/PD253200 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/20/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: applying Federal, State and VA laws, rules, agency missions, policies, and objective, management principles and processes and the analytical and evaluative methods for assessing program development and execution relative to compliance and the conduct of investigative studies involving human subjects, research safety and security, and research information security; including but not limited to FDA, USDA, Department of Health and Humans Services, Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP), Office of Research Oversight (ORO), Public Health Service (PHS), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and current accreditation agencies.; Administrative, Uses administrative, program, and ethical principles, concepts, laws, regulations, policies, and objectives governing the review and approval of human subject research; Uses MS Word, Outlook, Access, and Excel for word processing, communications, data management and data storage - MS PowerPoint, Adobe Pro, and other presentational and graphical programs for training and presentation purposes. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a Master's degree in economics, statistics, mathematics, applied sciences, law, or other fields related to the position. Total undergraduate and graduate study must have included at least 9 semester hours in mathematics and statistics and 9 semester hours in economics. (Transcripts must be provided)..OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a Bachelor's Degree related to the position. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
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