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Summary The Health Science Officer serves as the Associate Director of Data Science within the Precision Health Service under the Million Veteran Program of the Palo Alto VA Medical Center's Office of Research and Development. This position works closely with data scientists and others to maintain and control the data architecture, oversee security around data access, and service a convolute that focusses on sharing data information between Stanford University, a cloud-based support entity, and the VA. Responsibilities This is a non-bargaining unit position. NOTE: This is a TERM appointment (not-to-exceed 9/30/2026). Term appointments are non-status, nonpermanent appointments of limited duration (more than 1 year but not more than 4). Term appointments may be extended without further competition (up to the 4-year maximum). The appointment to a Term position does not confer eligibility for promotion or reassignment to other positions or the ability to be non-competitively converted to permanent employment. Areas of Consideration for Remote Positions: CTAP, ICTAP and RPL eligibles only.Preference eligible veterans displaced from "restricted" positions due to outsourcing may be eligible for ICTAP as outlined in Title 5 CFR, Part 330, Subpart D. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Total Rewards Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available Telework: Not Available Duty Location Status: Will work remotely from home. Position Description Title/PD#: Health Science Officer/ PD53527-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Physical Demands: Supervision and oversight involve highly technical, professional, administrative, or comparable work and often involve urgency, controversy, or other demands due to research, policy, or health care implications. This position can be stressful at times as it involves working independently in making decision for the Center and the program. The incumbent may be required to travel to various meetings, conferences, and VA Central Office on little notice. Supervisory Probationary Period: Applicants selected for this position may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period. Failure to successfully complete the supervisory probationary period will result in the employee being reassigned to a position in the agency of no lower grade and pay than the one the employee left to accept the supervisory or managerial position Major Duties: Identifies, justifies, and implements actions to improve data science operational efficiency, such as identifying needed equipment, personnel, or changes in procedures. Oversees the analysis, conduct, and assessment of activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulation, consistent and accurate documentation and reporting, and identifies deficiencies or opportunities for improvement. Oversees the architecture science team that will be responsible for maintaining the software application platform that processes the large sequencing genomic data. Monitors the security requirements to ensure that unauthorized access to the research data does not occur. Supervises the data science team that consists of scientific and data personnel. Takes a modern approach with respect to security towards servicing a complex data sharing methodology platform between Stanford University, a cloud-based support entity, and the VA. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/02/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. Provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" to indicate your current federal status. You must also submit additional SF-50(s) to clearly demonstrate one year time-in-grade as required in the announcement. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate that you possess one year time-in-grade. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. AND CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be a well-qualified surplus or displaced federal employee to be eligible for this job announcement. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf Well-Qualified Specialized Experience is defined as: Experience managing the operational functions of a healthcare research program for a health/scientific department including workforce, big data, genomic processing, strategic planning, etc.; providing consultation and input to executive management on strategic plans, specifically for operational functions of personnel management, control and requisition of supplies and equipment, and scientific direction of the genomic platform; experience ensuring priorities and work assignments were met by the employees; and experience ensuring compliance within the healthcare research program regarding human subjects protection. AND You must also meet the Individual Occupational Requirement for this position as described below: Individual Occupational Requirements for Health Science Series - 0601: you must have successfully completed a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the 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. To qualify for this position, you MUST submit an official or unofficial transcript(s) showing completion of a bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree. AND You must also meet the minimum qualification requirements based on your education, experience, or a combination as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade, GS-13, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience leading and organizing a team with an emphasis on big data discoveries; assisting with managing the operational functions of a healthcare research program including workforce, big data, genomic processing, and strategic planning; interpreting the results of analytical studies; evaluating genomic concepts; and ensuring compliance within the healthcare research program regarding human subjects protection. AND Selective Placement Factor: This position includes a skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to -and essential for- satisfactory performance of the job. Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. Evidence of the Selective Placement Factor must be reflected in your resume. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: You must have at least one year of leadership experience leading a health science related research program. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Data Management Leadership Research Per Office of Personnel Management General Schedule Qualification Policies, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable when documented by satisfactory evidence (e.g., a memorandum from the manager, human resources director, or official documentation such as SF-52, SF-50 documenting an official detail/assignments, or other comparable documentation). The documentation must indicate whether the employee performed the duties full time or, if part-time, the percentage of times the employee performed the additional duties. To receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your position, you must provide official documentation of such experience as indicated above. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/alph-ndx.asp. Education Basic Education Requirement: Must possess a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree with the major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the 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. A transcript must be submitted with your application. PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.