Health System Specialist

Summary This position serves as a Program Manager and subject matter expert within the VA Research and Development Service - providing comprehensive oversight and administration of research regulatory programs and committees. The primary focus of the position is to ensure the integrity - compliance - and effective administration of VA research activities involving human subjects. Qualifications To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 10/15/2026. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: The Individual Occupational Requirement required for the 0671 Occupational Series is as follows: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- hospital administration - public health administration - or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. OR Specialized Experience: Progressively responsible analytical or administrative - or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative - clinical - or other service activities - and provided knowledge of the following: Missions - organizations - programs - and requirements of health care delivery systems; Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and Government-wide - agency - and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget - personnel - and procurement. AND SPECIALIZE EXPERIENCE GS-09 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Reviewing research activities for compliance; analyzing research program issues and recommending solutions; reviewing research protocols or documentation for regulatory requirements; providing guidance to research staff on established policies and procedures; and supporting regulatory or compliance activities involving human subjects. OR Education: Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree - successfully completed two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree - LL.B or J.D in a related field of the position to be filled (i.e. - hospital administration - public health administration - or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration). Education at the graduate level must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. OR Combination: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the first year) and specialized experience as described above - to meet the total experience requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position (i.e. hospital administration - public health administration - or related fields such as course work in health care administration). This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Note: MUST be substantiated in your resume or transcripts. Failure to provide the required information will render your application ineligible for consideration. GS-11 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Knowledge - skills - and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a Health System Specialist - Research Committee Manager and provided you with knowledge of the full scope of activities required to conduct single and multisite research in the areas of human subject protection policy compliance. To be creditable - specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes progressively responsible analytical or administrative - or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative - clinical - or other service activities - and provided knowledge of the following: (a) Missions - organizations - programs - and requirements of health care delivery systems; (b) Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; (c) Government-wide - agency - and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget - personnel and procurement; and knowledge of cognitive engineering - human factors engineering - human-computer interaction - or related fields. OR Education: Successfully completed a Ph.D. - equivalent doctoral degree - three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree - Or LL.M in the related field of the position to be filled (i.e. - hospital administration - public health administration - or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration). The education portion must include courses that demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college - or university. OR Combination: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond a master's degree) and specialized experience as described above to meet total experience requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position (i.e. - hospital administration - public health administration - or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration). Note: MUST be substantiated in your resume or transcripts. Failure to provide the required information will render your application ineligible for consideration. Duties This is a bargaining unit positionThe initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 50 applicationsThe first 50 applications received will be considered firstApplications received after the initial cut-off number (50 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by managementIf management requests additional certificates - applicants will continue to be reviewed in groups of 50 in the order they appliedNote: Submitting multiple applications will change the order in which your application is reviewedVA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Total Rewards Work Schedule: Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available Telework: Ad-Hoc Duty Location Status: Will work from a VA owned or leased spacePosition Description Title/PD#: Health System Specialist/ PD99493S and PD99586S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentaryThere are no special physical demands for this positionThis position involves a multi-grade career ladderThe major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-11At the GS-09 grade level - you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independenceYou will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-11Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance - availability of higher level work - and availability of fundsPromotion is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is impliedMajor Duties: Manages research regulatory programs involving human subjectsOversees protocol reviews conducted through Institutional Review BoardMonitors research activities for compliance with Federal - State - VA - institutional - and funding-agency requirementsAdvises research leadership on regulations and policies governing human subjectMaintains accreditation and registration requirements for human research protection programConducts post-approval monitoring of research studies to determine continued compliance with approved protocols and regulatory requirementsEducates investigators - research coordinators - and committee members on research regulatory requirements and institutional proceduresEvaluates research program deficiencies to identify areas of noncompliance and recommends opportunities for process improvementAs a condition of employment for accepting this position - you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interestIn determining if your employment advances the public interest - we may consider: your performance and conductthe needs and interests of the agencywhether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Governmentand whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal serviceUpon completion of your probationary period or trial period - your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification - in writing - that your continued employment advances the public interest.