Program Specialist
Major Duties Include:
Manage and oversee day-to-day activities of MVP, including all actions related to overseeing MVP personnel, enrolling and consenting patients, the proper collection of data, and maintaining records for approximately 4,000 participants per year. Ensure proper collection and shipment of blood specimens, per MVP protocol, by local site Research Assistants. Serve as primary point of contact at the site for MVP with service providers. Prepare and submit all necessary documentation to local R&D. Responsible for escalating issues/concerns to all relevant stakeholders including adverse participant safety events, and other necessary communications. Prepare reports and any requested VA progress reports for CIRB and Office of Research and Development (ORD) staff. Develop and give presentations on MVP performance and results to local site staff and ORD staff as requested. Collaborate with Coordinating Center staff to develop and implement public relations strategies. Responsible for ensuring MVP maintains compliance with all applicable regulatory concerns, including human subject protection and information security. Work Schedule:
7:
30am to 4:
00pm Telework:
Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Program Specialist/PD005580 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
N/A Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/11/2020. 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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. 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-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Qualifying specialized experience includes oversees and organizes the day-to-day operations of the program, including enrolling participants and collecting data; Oversee enrollment of the program participants and obtain informed consent and HIPAA authorization; Serve as local site point of contact for all activities related to enrollment, including special events, and participant visits; Ensures proper collection and shipment of blood specimens; Manages the clinical and administrative support services for the program and directly supervises the Research Assistant; Provides guidance to the program personnel in unique situations and authorize deviations from protocol as appropriate; Ensures that the program maintains compliance with all applicable regulatory concerns, including human subject protection and information security; Responsible for escalating issues or concerns to relevant stakeholders including adverse participant safety events, and other necessary communications; Develop plans for expanding recruitment efforts within the local guidelines and the program protocol; Planning, scheduling, and assigning work for projects. OR, Education:
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D. related to the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. . 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 two years of graduate education to meet 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. QUALITY RANKING FACTOR:
Experience in recruiting and enrolling candidates in a medical research environment. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Analytical ReasoningClinical Data Collection/DocumentationCommunicationInterpersonal Skills Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A 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. Physical Requirements:
The work is primarily sedentary. Typically the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. There may be some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items such as focus group audio visual equipment, Xerox paper and books. 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/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Manage and oversee day-to-day activities of MVP, including all actions related to overseeing MVP personnel, enrolling and consenting patients, the proper collection of data, and maintaining records for approximately 4,000 participants per year. Ensure proper collection and shipment of blood specimens, per MVP protocol, by local site Research Assistants. Serve as primary point of contact at the site for MVP with service providers. Prepare and submit all necessary documentation to local R&D. Responsible for escalating issues/concerns to all relevant stakeholders including adverse participant safety events, and other necessary communications. Prepare reports and any requested VA progress reports for CIRB and Office of Research and Development (ORD) staff. Develop and give presentations on MVP performance and results to local site staff and ORD staff as requested. Collaborate with Coordinating Center staff to develop and implement public relations strategies. Responsible for ensuring MVP maintains compliance with all applicable regulatory concerns, including human subject protection and information security. Work Schedule:
7:
30am to 4:
00pm Telework:
Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Program Specialist/PD005580 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
N/A Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/11/2020. 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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. 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-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Qualifying specialized experience includes oversees and organizes the day-to-day operations of the program, including enrolling participants and collecting data; Oversee enrollment of the program participants and obtain informed consent and HIPAA authorization; Serve as local site point of contact for all activities related to enrollment, including special events, and participant visits; Ensures proper collection and shipment of blood specimens; Manages the clinical and administrative support services for the program and directly supervises the Research Assistant; Provides guidance to the program personnel in unique situations and authorize deviations from protocol as appropriate; Ensures that the program maintains compliance with all applicable regulatory concerns, including human subject protection and information security; Responsible for escalating issues or concerns to relevant stakeholders including adverse participant safety events, and other necessary communications; Develop plans for expanding recruitment efforts within the local guidelines and the program protocol; Planning, scheduling, and assigning work for projects. OR, Education:
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D. related to the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. . 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 two years of graduate education to meet 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. QUALITY RANKING FACTOR:
Experience in recruiting and enrolling candidates in a medical research environment. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Analytical ReasoningClinical Data Collection/DocumentationCommunicationInterpersonal Skills Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A 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. Physical Requirements:
The work is primarily sedentary. Typically the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. There may be some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items such as focus group audio visual equipment, Xerox paper and books. 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/.
- Department:
0301 Miscellaneous Administration And Program - Salary Range:
$53,694 to $69,803 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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