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Thank you for your interest in the Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer) and the Health Scientist Administrator (Scientific Review Officer), GS-0601-15, position at our agency. For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience, training, or ability. For the purposes of this assessment, an expert is a person, through education and experience, who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.
For the purposes of this questionnaire, "Extramural" is defined as an organizational component of research in support of biomedical and behavioral research and research training by scientists located at universities, research institutions, and medical centers across the United States and abroad. Extramural research is research supported by NIH through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. "Intramural" is defined as an organizational component of research which is conducted by federally employed scientists within its laboratories on or near the NIH campus and in the NIH research hospital. The intramural program is the sum of all the research projects carried out by NIH investigators and trainees in NIH facilities to develop scientific and professional skills that will enable them to become leaders in the biomedical research community.
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Choose the one answer that best describes how you meet the basic education requirements for a Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer) and the Health Scientist Administrator (Scientific Review Officer), as described in the Qualifications Section of the Vacancy Announcement.
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Health Scientist Administrator experience requirement at all grades: Do you have one-year of independent research experience, which involved the planning, organizing, and conducting of biomedical behavioral health, or health-related research; and one-year of program administration in these fields? This experience must have provided you with an understanding of the history, interests, internal dynamics, and relationships of organizations in which health research is conducted. This experience may have been gained as a principal investigator of a grant or contract or may otherwise have been gained through active involvement in initiating research projects, developing protocols, conducting studies, documenting findings, interpreting results in a published report (journal), supervising staff, and managing the budget. Qualifying experience must have been performed for 1-year on a full-time basis. Part-time work will be prorated accordingly.
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To verify the previous question, please list the independent research and program administration you believe is qualifying. This experience must also be included and indicated as such on your resume. If you have not conducted any independent research or program administration, then type "N/A."
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Select the response that best reflects the highest level of education you have attained.
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In addition to meeting the basic requirements, applicants must possess at least one year of professional experience that demonstrates the management of large and diverse research programs having national or international collaborations, scope, and impact. Managerial experience in organizational and program development includes having responsibility for the development of plans for the resolution of major organizational and operational problems and issues, and allocating funds among competing programs. Individuals should be recognized as distinguished scientists with major research experience and accomplishments, be members of prestigious national professional organizations or societies, and have published extensively in referred journals. Applicants should have served as an organization's representative on permanent and ad-hoc committees established to evaluate research issues, and they should have experience that included management of extramural activities to include program planning, evaluation, and review assessment, and monitoring of major basic, clinical and/or applied research supported by the agency, company, or organization and which are of national or international scope and impact. Applicants should have published extensively in leading scientific journals. Qualifying professional experience may be obtained in one of the following environments; please select the response that best reflects your experience.
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To verify your experience, please list the position(s) you believe meet the qualification requirements as described in the previous question. The position(s) you list below must also be included on your resume and your resume must thoroughly describe how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the previous question. Additionally, we must be able to determine you have held the position(s) you believe are qualifying for a total of at least 52 weeks on a full-time basis. Part-time work will be prorated accordingly. If you submit an academic curriculum vitae or a resume that does not provide a detailed description of your job duties, related skills, and responsibilities including any supervisory/managerial responsibilities (if applicable), you will most likely be rated ineligible. If you do not believe you meet the experience requirements as described in the previous question, then type "N/A."
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Please indicate your area(s) of scientific expertise.
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Please list the major field of study for the highest level of education you have attained.
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For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
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Analyze trends and discoveries to assess the adequacy of research being conducted and proposed.
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Establish criteria and standards for research proposal review panels.
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Provide guidance and interpret regulations and funding policies regarding biomedical, behavioral health, or health-related research.
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Manage the development of organizational policies in response to changes in levels of funding or legislative/program changes.
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Manage research fund distribution amongst competing interests within an organization.
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Propose comprehensive and cohesive research plans outlining the direction and long-term goals to be accomplished.
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Evaluate the technical and scientific merit of grant applications and proposals requesting grant or contract funding.
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Write reports, evaluations, summary statements, or correspondences as a part of the peer review process.
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Manage the development of organizational or research group policies in response to changes in levels of funding or legislative/program changes.
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To verify your level of experience for the previous five (5) questions, please list the name, email address, and phone number of someone who we can contact to get more information. Please note that we may contact this person at any time during the application or selection process. The person you list does not need to be your current supervisor. You must provide us with a justification if you cannot provide us with someone's contact information. If you do not have any experience performing the tasks in the previous four (4) questions, then type "N/A."
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For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
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Deliver persuasive and informational presentations to key stakeholders and senior management on program operations.
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Write major components of position papers on policy or critical scientific issues related to biomedical, behavioral health, or health-related research.
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Explain policies and procedures to scientific staff in federal agencies, private companies, or academia.
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Provide advice to government agencies, private firms, or other organizations regarding biomedical, behavioral health, clinical, or health-related research.
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Review and provide feedback to employees on research-related work products before finalization.
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Articulate an organization's goals, objectives, and vision to staff using innovative and novel methods.
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Coordinate the work of multiple research or project teams working on different assignments at the same time.
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Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in collecting, documenting, analyzing, and publishing scientific or health-related research.
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Analyze operations to determine areas of potential cost reduction, improvement, productivity, or policy changes.
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As an applicant for federal employment you are required to provide accurate, complete, and honest information. All applicants are treated fairly and equally, so it is important you know what is required of you. You must read this question, then certify your application. You will be disqualified from consideration for this position if you do not answer this question or do not certify your application. All of the information you provide may be verified by a review of the work experience and/or education as shown in your application forms, by checking references, and through other means, such as the interview process. This verification could occur at any stage of the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.
By responding "yes" to this question, I declare and affirm that I have read and fully understand that: 1) Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts on this assessment questionnaire or in any other materials I submit in support of my candidacy (including but not limited to the application), or in any oral statements I may make during the selection process shall be sufficient cause to end further consideration of my candidacy; 2) Persons listed as having knowledge of my past accomplishments or experiences on this assessment questionnaire or anywhere on my application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time; 3) An offer of employment is contingent on successful completion of the entire employment selection process, including the receipt and review of references, satisfactory to the National Institutes of Health; 4) This verification may, but need not, begin prior to my receiving an offer; 5) I will be evaluated only on the information submitted; and, 6) Not following the information and instructions contained in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating, or me not being considered for certain eligibilities, preferences, grade-levels, specialties, and other areas of the announcement that require me to provide information.
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