Summary This position is located in the Office of Research and Development (ORD), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Central Office, and is based in Washington, D.C. The mission of the ORD research enterprise is optimizing scientific benefit to Veterans and the nation through VA research. Responsibilities The salary range listed on this announcement reflects the GS Salaries across the entire country for the grade levels being announced. Once a selection is made the salary will be set based on your location and the given locality table for that area. - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2024/general-schedule Major Duties: Prepares briefings and plans regarding the research programs at facilities. Gives advice, counsel, and instruction to facility leadership regarding research management and activities. Ensures proper utilization of available resources to research programs. Leads meetings with teams to ensure adequate understanding of issues related to research. Develops guidelines, instructional materials and communicates to staff the contents of materials. Coordinates plans for growth of research programs. Develops effective risk management strategies for research program. Reviews programs to provide assistance in addressing issues. Coordinates resources in the assigned lower volume medical centers. Communicates with research programs regarding variety of policies and procedures including but not limited to changes in processes. Engages with research offices to problem solve in areas of budget and human resources management. Assists facilities in planning future activities impacting the research programs. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 08:00 am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available. Telework: Available (applicant is required on site 50% of work schedule per pay period). Remote: This is not a remote position. You must be willing to report to a physical duty station listed on the announcement. Virtual: The employee may work at a VA facility or other VA-leased space other than the facility that is hiring the employee and is authorized for telework up to 50%. Position Description/PD#: Management & Program Analyst/PD56972A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/21/2025. 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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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. All applicants must meet the Selective Placement Factor requirement below: The Selective Placement Factor (SPF) for this position is: Experience evaluating ongoing work in research programs and proposing solutions to problems dealing with scientific management. Demonstration of extensive knowledge of research administration and management providing the necessary guidance and assistance required of the sites in the regions. In addition to the Selective Placement Factor, you MUST also meet the GS-14 specialized experience requirements. Examples of Specialized Experience include: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Gives advice, counsel, and instruction to facility leadership regarding research management and activities. Reviews programs to provide assistance in addressing issues. Engages with research offices to problem solve in areas of budget and human resources management. Ensures proper utilization of available resources to research programs. Develops effective risk management strategies for research program. Note: Evidence of the Selective Placement Factor and Specialized Experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held on your resume. You must provide work experience information such as hours per week, salary, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish you possess the required Selective Placement Factor comparable to the required grade level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Customer Service Planning and Evaluating Problem Solving 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 performed in a typical office environment involving ordinary risks, which require safety precautions typical of an office environment. 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/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.