- Position Title
- Public Health Advisor
- Agency
- Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health
- Announcement Number
- HHS-OASH-23-DE-12023449 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, June 29, 2023 to Thursday, July 27, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• Your grade is equivalent to or above the grade level of the vacancy AND
• Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center page (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ctap/).
• You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• Your grade is equivalent to or above the grade level of the vacancy AND
• Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center page (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ctap/).
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center. (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/)
If yes, confirm:
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center. (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/)
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
- A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
3.
Are you an HHS employee in a Bargaining Unit (such as the National Treasury Employees Union)?
Assessment 1
1.
Select the one statement that best describes the education and/or experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform work at the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sectors):
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
2.
Specialized Experience at the G-12 level: Do you possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing (3) of the (4) duties listed below?
- Applying knowledge of federal laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to the protection of human subjects in research.
- Advising interested or impacted entities or individuals on situations related to human research protections with controversial/unconventional/complex aspects, numerous variables, and/or several theoretical or practical alternatives.
- Collaborating in the development of educational material related to human research protections regulations and policy for presentations and/or meetings with diverse participants or interested parties.
- Using technology to coordinate or conduct the dissemination of program guidance.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
3.
Provide program advice to interested or impacted entities or individuals on policy and regulations governing human research protections or bioethical principles.
4.
Advise on situations related to human research subjects with controversial, complex and/or unconventional aspects.
5.
Evaluate alternatives for the improvement of human research protection programs.
6.
Adapt general guides or precedents to new situations related to human research protections.
7.
Develop new methods, techniques, and/or approaches to policy and guidance related to human research protections.
8.
Identify and/or resolve issues or problems utilizing analytical and evaluative techniques to support the mission and activities of a program.
9.
Ensure the technical accuracy and compliance of human research protection program activities or research subject to human protection requirements.
10.
Identify opportunities for program and process improvement and communicate them to leadership.
11.
Respond, orally or in writing, to queries related to human research protections and related processes from entities such as Institutional Review Board (IRB) members and administrators, institutional officials, investigators, research staff, and/or study participants.
12.
Participate in the implementation of work instructions and standard operating procedures (SOP).
13.
Develop or coordinate presentations on regulatory and policy matters related to human research protections.
14.
Conduct presentations on regulatory and policy matters related to human research protections.