Health Scientist Administrator - Montgomery County, MD, United States - US National Institutes of Health

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3 weeks ago

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Duties:

This announcement will be used to fill the following positions within the NIH:
As a
Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer), you will perform the following tasks:

  • Manage workload and project priorities and ensure timelines are adhered to.
  • Direct work so that it remains focused on the research goals.
  • Coordinate with higher level management for needed resources.
  • Develop, coordinate, and administer grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts established to fulfill the mission of the Brand and Division.
  • Organize and conduct workshops, conferences, symposiums, or similar activities.
  • Visit universities, research institutions, commercial organizations, other government agencies, and public and private organizations to promote and explain the objectives of the program.
As a
Health Scientist Administrator (Scientific Review Officer), you will perform the following tasks:

  • Provide leadership and direction in the review of grants for programs of national and international scope and impact.
  • Develop recommendations on the formulation and articulation of the NIH business policy, in effectively communicating pertinent aspects of nationallyrecognized administrative matters.
  • Act as a liaison member of review panels and as a participant in national conferences, develop close working relationships with scientists in the field of interest.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • At the discretion of the IC, some positions are eligible for local remote work, a position designation where onsite presence is required only on an irregular or infrequent basis, not to exceed two days or 16 hours every two weeks. Your worksite (e.g., home residence) must be within the same geographically defined pay locality as the location in this announcement or the location(s) you choose to be considered for when applying. Visit OPM's page for pay locality definitions. Visit NIH's Remote Work page for more information and requirements.
  • Remote employees must adhere to all requirements at NIH and in the federal government, including the signing and recertifying of a remote work agreement, and completion of any training. Remote employees may be required to report to an NIH physical location to complete onboarding requirements and while employed at certain times based on agency need. Visit our Remote Work page for information.
  • U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
  • Applicants must meet all qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement
  • Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
  • The position has a positive education requirement.
  • Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Additional selections may be made through this vacancy announcement.

Qualifications:


Basic Education Requirements:

Applicants for all grades must be U.S.

Citizens and must meet the requirement described below:

  • Successful completion of a bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree from an accredited college or university, in an academic field of the health or pertinent sciences (i.e., biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, etc.) allied to health or health related research.
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Requirements for Applicants at the GS-15 Grade Level:

In addition to the education requirements, to qualify at the GS-15 level, you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector.

This experience must meet either the Direct/Independent Research or the Research Administration/Extramural sections below.

  • A.

Direct/Independent Research Qualifying Experience - Applicants must meet all experience requirements in this section:


  • Managing large and diverse healthrelated research programs having national or international collaborations, scope, and impact;
  • Developing plans to resolve major organizational and operational problems, and the allocation of funds among competing programs;
- recognized as a distinguished scientist with major research experience and accomplishments, including membership in prestigious national professional organizations or societies;

  • Serving as an organization's representative on permanent and adhoc committees established to evaluate research issues; and
- published extensively in leading scientific journals.

Typical qualifying positions include Professor and/or Department Chair, Laboratory Chief, Director of Research or equivalent.

  • B.

Research Administration/Extramural Qualifying Experience - Applicants must meet at least three (3) experience requirements in this section:

- established criteria and standards for others to follow in planning and evaluating research projects;
- evaluated the significance of emerging fields, trends and the quality of research within the field in meeting an organization's mission and o
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