Supervisory Health Science Specialist is assigned to the VA Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5), Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC). The VISN 5 MIRECC is a component of a national consortium of VA Mental Health Centers of Excellence (CoEs) created to generate new knowledge about the causes and treatments of mental disorders through research, to apply new research findings to model clinical programs and to widely disseminate new research findings through education
Duties include: Serves as the central contact and reviewer of all MIRECC research study protocol submissions to the local Institutional Review Board (IRB), the VA Central IRB (CIRB), and the local VA Research and Development (R&D) offices and those at collaborating remote sites. Develops and with assistance from the Associate Director of the MIRECC's Research Core and the MIRECC's Director, oversees multiple standard operating and regulatory policies and procedures guiding the management of the large MIRECC human subjects' research program. Prepares information for research project evaluation functions, such as audits by the local Research Compliance Office or the VA Office of Research Oversight (ORO). Creates, maintains, updates and implements templates for required IRB and R&D research forms, applications, and processes. Ensure that protocols involving human participants have quality controls and measures in place to assure compliance with the conduct of the approved research. Gather statistical and narrative data on project status, including resource utilization, statistical data on participation, adherence to protocols on matters such as participant education, control of data, and other similar matters. Arrange data in formats required by review process; all MIRECC research protocols involving human participants have quality controls and measures, appropriate to their individual protocol, in place to assure compliance with the conduct of the approved research; this includes the storage of information, ensuring that participant identifiers and data are kept in separate, secure locations. Interpret and reports on findings from independently developed evaluation, data review, and internal audit processes. Serve as one of two Supervisory Health Science Specialist for the VISN 5 MIRECC Research Program's Human Subjects Protections and Quality, Assurance sub-unit, leading all sub-unit hiring, training, administrative, operational, and supervisory functions. Provides technical and administrative supervision and related performance evaluations to the following range of subordinate positions. Oversees the daily operation of research studies and ensures that agency policies and priorities are being followed; develops performance standards; and evaluates work performance of subordinates. Oversees and manages day-to-day aspects of multiple concurrent grant-funded studies. Identifies areas where training would be beneficial, develops plans for training, and makes recommendations for training to the MIRECC Director. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am-4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad Hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Health Science Specialist/PD22110A Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
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