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Position Title
Supervisory Technology Transfer Specialist
Agency
National Institutes of Health
Announcement Number
NIH-OD-DE-25-12597924 Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, November 18, 2024 to Friday, November 22, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces OR the un-remarried widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active duty status or who is 100% disabled due to a service-connected injury?
If so, you may be eligible to be considered for a noncompetitive appointment.

Visit our NIH Jobs page for more information on eligibility and required documentation: https://hr.nih.gov/jobs/announcement-links/appointment-certain-military-spouses-eligibility

Based on the above and the referenced web page, are you eligible, and do you wish to be considered for, a noncompetitive appointment as a military spouse? If so, you must select "Yes" and provide the required documents with your application package, before the announcement closes.
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3. Are you currently a member of the United States Public Health Service (PHS) or a Call-to-Active Duty (CAD) candidate, and interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps (CC)? If so, we welcome you to apply to be considered for a PHS noncompetitive appointment (courtesy referral), and not as a candidate for conversion to a permanent career or career-conditional appointment.   
Required Documents: 
  • For Active Duty USPHS Commissioned Corps Officers: Submit your latest Personnel Order (PHS-7063). 
  • For USPHS Commissioned Corps Call-To-Active Duty (CAD) Candidates: In lieu of PHS Personnel Order (PHS-7063), submit an official copy of your USPHS CAD Medical and Processional Boarding notifications stating you are physically qualified and recommended for appointment.  
      
Visit our NIH Jobs page for more information on eligibility and required documentation:  https://hr.nih.gov/jobs/announcement-links/appointment-commissioned-corps-eligibility  
 
Based on the above and the referenced web page, are you eligible, and do you wish to be considered for, a noncompetitive appointment as a CC officer? If so, you must select "Yes" and provide the required documents with your application package before the announcement closes. 

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4. Have you been laid off or received a letter stating that you will be laid off from federal employment, or have your disability payments from your previous federal employment stopped? If so, you may be entitled to selection priority under the under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) or Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP). 

You must submit the following documents with your application: Note: Your proof of eligibility MUST show the position, grade level and duty location of the position from which you were (or will be) separated and your full performance level or career ladder.  To ensure you fulfil this requirement, submit an SF-50 (Notification of a Personnel Action) that contains this information along with your proof of ICTAP or CTAP eligibility.  

Visit our ICTAP or CTAP pages for more information on eligibility and required documentation. 

Based on the above and the referenced web pages, are you eligible for ICTAP or CTAP?  If so, you must select "Yes" and provide the required documents with your application package, before the announcement closes.
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5. Are you an individual with a documented intellectual, severe physical, or psychiatric disability that substantially limits one or more major life activities? If so, you may be eligible for employment through a Schedule A appointment.
 
In order to be eligible, documentation of the disability is required. Documentation of eligibility for employment under Schedule A can be obtained from a licensed medical professional (e.g., a physician or other medical professional certified by a state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory to practice medicine); a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist (i.e., state or private); or any Federal agency, state agency, or agency of the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits. The letter must be printed on the official letterhead of a medical professional and must include a signature or it is invalid. Please visit OPM's website for sample letters. Learn more about Schedule A eligibility.
 
Applying under "Schedule A" can be an expedited way to get a Federal job, but it is only one of many options that may be available. You will still have to compete with other eligible applicants and meet all requirements of the position including the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.
 
Based on the above, are you eligible, and do you wish to be considered for, a Schedule A appointment? If so, you must select "Yes" and provide the required documents with your application package, before the announcement closes.
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OTHER
1. Political, Schedule C, Non-career SES Appointee: In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you been or are you currently an employee in the Executive Branch serving on a political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointment? If yes, and you are selected through this vacancy announcement, you may be required to obtain approval by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prior to beginning employment.

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 Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations. A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director, OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties.
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2. Almost all U.S. citizens and immigrants who are born a male and who are 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service. Federal law and regulations require covered civil service employees to register before appointment. For more information, visit the Selective Service website to determine if you are required to register: https://www.sss.gov/register/who-needs-to-register/.

What is your Selective Service Registration Status?
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Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Supervisory Technology Transfer Specialist, 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. (limit characters)
1. Choose the one answer that best describes how you meet the basic qualification requirements for a Supervisory Technology Transfer Specialist, GS-0601-15, position as described in the Qualifications Section of the Vacancy Announcement. (limit characters)
2. I qualify for this position because I possess a Bachelor's degree, or graduate/higher level degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of this position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Lead the activities of a unit or team.
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4. Evaluate performance of team members and recommend acknowledgments and awards.
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5. Resolve complaints from team members and recommend resolutions.
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6. Identify and provide developmental and training opportunities for team members.
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7. Plan and assign work; set annual long-range work plans and ensure implementation of assigned goals and objectives.
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8. Apply knowledge of laws, rules, and policies to licensing, license monitoring, and royalty collection.
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9. Serve as senior advisor and policy expert to government technology transfer offices and stakeholders.
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10. Advise an organization's senior staff and leadership on matters related to technology transfer policy as it affects the scientific efforts of the organization.
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11. Provide leadership and direction in the formulation and implementation of new technology transfer policies, procedures, programs, and standards.
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12. Communicate, orally and in writing, complex technology transfer related issues. (limit characters)
13. Represent a division or department on relevant matters with stakeholders within and/or outside any organization. (limit characters)
14. Engage with licensee organizations to discuss research and development progress, challenges, and actions needed to ensure progress and remediate obstacles.
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15. Develop and execute technology transfer strategies with government and non-governmental entities. (limit characters)
16. Promote collaboration between staff and other agency stakeholders to achieve improved efficiency, transparency, and outcomes.
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17. Maintain effective collaborative relationships with other technology transfer-focused offices within the organization, including General Counsel and Science Policy offices.
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18. Advise senior and scientific agency leaders on new requirements or special issues impacting invention licensing and license administration. (limit characters)
19. Serve on organization advisory committees and working groups as an expert in invention licensing and license administration.
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20. Administer a license portfolio through subordinate staff.
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21. Direct tactical planning to formalize the direction, goals, objectives, and roles and responsibilities of license monitoring and enforcement and royalty administration.
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22. Promote efforts to maximize the accuracy, reliability, and utility of data associated with technology transfer activities.
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23. 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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