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Physician - Chief of Research
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 121 days ago
About the Role
Phoenix VA Health Care System is recruiting the Physician - Chief of Research for a detail opportunity not-to-exceed 120 days. This position reports to the Chief of Staff. The Acting Physician - Chief of Research provides executive leadership, oversight, and direction for the facility's Research and Development (R&D) program, ensuring compliance with all applicable VA, federal, and regulatory policies. Mileage, Lodging, and Per Diem may be provided, depending on Selectee's current location.
What You'll Do
- →Detail Not-To-Exceed (NTE) 120 Days.
- →Mileage, Lodging, and Per Diem may be provided, depending on Selectee's current location.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Major duties include, but not limited to: Develops, implements, and manages strategic goals and objectives for research at the facility, aligning research activities with VA's mission and facility priorities.
- →Supervises all research staff, including principal investigators (PIs), coordinators, and administrative support personnel.
- →Oversee the development, submission, review, conduct, and reporting of all facility based human subjects and animal research, ensuring adherence to ethical standards and responsible conduct of research.
- →Serves as chair or administrative lead for the Research and Development Committee (R&DC), Institutional Review Board (IRB), and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), or coordinates with these committees as appropriate.
- →Ensures that all research protocols are properly reviewed, approved, and monitored in accordance with VA regulations and federal law.
- →Oversee research infrastructure, including laboratories, research clinics, and shared facilities, to support investigators and projects.
- →Administers budgets, extramural and intramural funding, and research resources, ensuring compliance with fiscal policies.
- →Facilitates investigator development and mentorship, supporting training, recruitment, and retention of talented research staff.
- →Acts as the facility liaison with the VA Office of Research and Development (ORD), the affiliated academic medical center(s), and extramural funding agencies.
- →Promotes research integrity, compliance, and training research staff in issues such as QI, safety, privacy, human subjects' protection, and data security.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
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