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

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Duties:

As a
Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer), you will perform the following tasks:

  • Manage and coordinate all functional requirements of the organization in an Extramural Division.
  • Supervise Health Scientist Administrators, other scientists, and support staff.
  • Enforce general personnel management policy with regard to leave granting, recommending promotion, employee counseling and disciplinary action.
  • Build a cohesive work unit, relying on principles of human resource management.
  • Manage workload and project priorities and ensure timelines are adhered to.
As a
Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator (Scientific Review Officer), you will perform the following tasks:

  • Provide policy direction and coordination for the planning and execution of initial scientific and technical review conducted within the Institute in an Extramural Division.
  • Supervise Health Scientist Administrators, other scientists, and support staff.
  • Utilize scientific knowledge and expertise to perform a variety of management functions associated with the scientific peer review of IC research and research training support activities and other contract activities.
  • Assemble a balanced group of experts and consultants, based upon own knowledge as a scientist and any recommendations from IC and NIH program officials.
  • Establish the criteria and standards for the review panel to follow based upon expert knowledge of the relevant scientific fields, NIH, and IC review policies and procedures.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • 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.
  • A oneyear probationary period may be required upon selection/placement.
  • A oneyear supervisory trial/probationary period may be required upon selection/ placement.
  • The National Institutes of Health participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers.
  • The NIH maintains a tobacco free work environment and campus.

Qualifications:


Basic Education Requirements:

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.


  • In addition to the education requirements, to qualify at the GS15 level you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS14 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:

- responsible for managing large and diverse health-related research programs having national or international collaborations, scope, and impact;
- responsible for the development of 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;
- served as an organization's representative on permanent and ad-hoc 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 objectives related to program planning or review administration;
- initiated action among a variety of governmental or nongovernmental interests to bring research and research administration deficiencies, inadequacies, and new developments into sharper focus to redirect research programs and/or review efforts; or
- managed a unit focused on scientific programs or scientific review to include leading or supervising staff.

You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, includ
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