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Health Science Specialist - Research
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 33 days ago
Hybrid Boston, MA $121K – $157K Apply by Aug 20, 2026 General Health Science INTJINTPISFJISTJ Healthcare
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Employee will serve as a Health Science Specialist at the Massachusetts Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC) at the Veterans Affairs New England Healthcare System, Boston, MA.
What You'll Do
- →***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** NOTE: This is a TERM appointment (not-to-exceed, 3 years (September 1, 2029).
- →Term appointments are non-status, nonpermanent appointments of limited duration (more than 1 year but not more than 4).
- →Term employees are eligible to earn leave and generally have the same benefits as permanent employees including health and life insurance, within-grade increases and Federal Employees Retirement System and Thrift Savings Plan coverage.
- →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.
- →The primary purpose of this position is to manage and coordinate the Health Sciences clinical research program and provide direction to the study team.
- →Duties will include, but may not be limited to the following: Develops policies, procedures, and criteria for administration of the health science research program.
- →Serves as principal advisor on research program development.
- →Reviews project reports to assess investigators' compliance with research program guidelines.
- →Administers screening, advisory and approval processes for the research program.
- →Serves as executive secretary to the research committee.
- →Develops and coordinates implementation of research method and design standards, criteria and guidelines for the scientific and technical activities of the organization.
- →Assists principals in preparing proposals and developing project presentation, budget recommendations and resource allocations for proposed projects.
- →Prepares in-depth background and management information for the Research Committee review.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The work is sedentary.
- ✓Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform portions of the work.
- ✓However, there is periodic walking, standing, bending, carrying light items such as medical records, food trays, instructional material, books and manuals.
- ✓No special physical demands are required to perform the work.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Required Documents" below for details.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 3b3cc697-ce3f-495b-b324-733e2251d075
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