Health Science Specialist
What you'd do
This position serves as a Health Science Specialist in the Million Veteran Program (MVP) providing oversight for the program which reports directly to the Deputy Director of Compliance and Quality Assurance of the (MVP) office located at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
Major duties
***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** NOTE: This is a TERM appointment (not-to-exceed 13 Months). Term appointments are non-status, non-permanent appointments of limited duration (more than 1 year but not more than 4). Term employees are eligible to earn leave and generally have the same benefits as permanent employees including health and life insurance, within-grade increases and Federal Employees Retirement System and Thrift Savings Plan coverage. Term appointments may be extended without further competition (up to the 4-year maximum). The appointment to a Term position does not confer eligibility for promotion or reassignment to other positions or the ability to be non-competitively converted to permanent employment. Duties include, but are not limited to the following: Responsible for development and maintenance of standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions (WIs), and other supporting documents (SDs) utilized by core MVP staff to ensure cohesive efforts across the program. Serves as a project manager collaborating with key stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop new or revised SOPs, WIs and other SDs in accordance with established guidelines and formatting. Participates in all phases of conduct of MVP Quality Manual efforts, ensuring that goals are being met within established timeframes. Maintains the MVP Quality Manual SharePoint site and associated tools; collaborate with the Deputy Director, Compliance & Quality Assurance to ensure all documentation is current and accurate including during periodic (e.g. annual) review. Coordinates with Deputy Director, Compliance & Quality Assurance to develop and manage an auditing process to ensure compliance of core MVP staff with approved procedures. Understands interdomain connections within and between documented procedures in detail to ensure accurate documentation is represented and consistent. Conducts quality assurance review of document updates including formatting, spelling/grammar, accurate and sufficient level of detail, and consideration of interdomain impact. Negotiates corrective actions concerning programmatic issues and basic management of the research program's quality management initiative. Performs qualitative analyses of procedures to identify potential risks and problematic processes. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad hoc telework only.
What you need to qualify
BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: You must possess a bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree with 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 at the time the degree was obtained. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. In addition to meeting the basic education requirement, you must also meet the following: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) directly related to processes for conducting research, creating and documenting processes to ensure research compliance, and performing quality assurance management activities, such as auditing of processes related to executing research protocols. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. Physical Demands: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform portions of the work. However, there is periodic walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items such as medical records, instructional material, books and manuals. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. 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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