Research Health Science Specialist
Veterans Health Administration•Seattle, WA
About The Position
This Without Compensation (WOC) position serves as a Research Health Science Specialist within the Office of Research and Development. The VA Research Program aims to promote Veteran-centered care that improves patient experiences and outcomes across VA healthcare and community settings, and to advance value-driven care by providing Veterans with high-quality care at the lowest financial burden. The role provides operational support and coordination for VA research and quality improvement projects. The position is intermittent and unpaid.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or graduate/higher-level degree with a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences, or allied sciences appropriate to the work; the degree must be from an educational program accredited by a body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education when the degree was obtained.
- Experience managing project timelines and deliverables, writing research policies, guidelines and procedures, facilitating compliance with regulatory and administrative requirements, and screening eligible candidates for research projects; alternatively, applicants may combine education beyond the required bachelor’s degree with experience.
- U.S. citizenship is required, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
- Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
- Must be subject to a background/security investigation and complete the online onboarding process if selected.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel.
- A transcript must be submitted if education is used to meet all or part of the qualifications; foreign education requires a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with the transcript.
Responsibilities
- Provide operational support and coordinate implementation of VA research and quality improvement projects as directed.
- Handle project questions and problems independently in coordination with the Principal Investigator (PI).
- Manage project timelines and deliverables to support successful completion.
- Write research policies, guidelines, procedures, and other documents.
- Facilitate compliance with project regulatory and administrative requirements.
- May perform medical abstraction activities, including identifying and screening eligible candidates and validating appropriate project data elements.
