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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of healthcare for all Americans. The Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement (CEPI) conducts and supports research on healthcare delivery and practice improvement across the continuum of care, from prevention to chronic care management to end-of-life care.
Learn more about this agency02/06/2023 to 03/27/2023
$148,551 - $228,187 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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HHS-AHRQ-RS-23-11765337
704688800
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents and All Groups of Qualified Individuals
ABOUT THE POSITION
Directs a national portfolio of health services, health systems, and implementation research focused on critical programmatic areas including: systematic evidence review; methods and measures of clinical decision-making and patient engagement; use of technology to improve clinical decision-making; and quality, data and methods related to healthcare delivery and systems research, technical support, and resource development to improve clinical practice improvement; and how those methods can be applied to primary care.
Provides leadership and oversight for CEPI's research agenda. Directs staff to undertake programmatic assessments of research activities to identify gaps, prioritize needs, and develop strategies to improve overall program effectiveness and efficiency and to meet evolving policy and population health priorities. Independently establishes and maintains relationships with academic and practice-based healthcare communities involved in evidence synthesis, clinical decision-making, digital healthcare, healthcare systems research, practice improvement, and primary care research to integrate approaches in the fields of evidence synthesis, clinical decision making, digital healthcare, health systems research, practice improvement, and primary care research.
Serves as principal advisor to the Director, AHRQ, and other senior Agency officials on all matters related to CEPI's mission and program initiatives. Functions as a critical member of the Agency's Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for formulating and implementing strategic and financial plans that reflect Departmental objectives and AHRQ priorities and goals.
Represents the Agency on national and international committees, panels, work groups, conferences, and meetings as an expert in the field and serves as the principal authority on policy, research, and implementation activities related to evidence-based practice improvement.
Provides supervisory leadership and direction to a subordinate staff of highly skilled professionals. As the supervisor, the incumbent has the full authority to oversee the daily activities of these employees from both personnel and programmatic direction perspectives.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
Eligibility for the Senior Biomedical Research and Biomedical Product Assessment Service (SBRBPAS) applicant must have a doctoral level degree in biomedicine or a biological related field, or a doctoral level degree in engineering, bioinformatics, or a related or emerging field and meet the OPM Qualification Standards for a General Schedule (GS) 15 level position in the applicable professional or scientific series (42 U.S.C. §237(b) and 42 CFR §24.4)
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Must be considered an expert in the field of: Clinical Research Evaluation
1) Actively engaged in clinical research, implementation, or evaluation and whose work in the field of quality improvement and implementation is considered by recognized experts or peers in the field to be outstanding.
2) Have significant experience dealing with complex, precedent-setting research, implementation, or evaluation issues which have had far reaching implications for clinical research or resulted in a widespread economic effect in the healthcare delivery system.
3) Have taken an active role in the development of significant scientific or regulatory guidelines for healthcare delivery research, implementation, or evaluation.
4) Received invitations to speak at or to chair major national or international meetings and symposia
5) Demonstrate sufficient rigor or accomplishment in a relevant or closely related field that is necessary to the accomplishment of the mission of the Center.
This position has an education requirement.
This is an Excepted Service position under Title 42 U.S.C 237(b) SBRBPAS. Applications will be accepted from all groups of qualified persons (i.e., U.S. Citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents). No previous federal experience is required. This appointment does not confer any entitlement to conversion to a position in the competitive service.
Recruitment: You may qualify for a recruitment incentive in accordance with agency policy.
Reasonable Accommodation: This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please see Agency Contact Information for whom to contact for more info. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. You must contact the HR contact on the vacancy announcement at least three business days before the closing date of this announcement to receive assistance.
Standards of Conduct/Financial Disclosure
HHS inspires public confidence by maintaining high ethical principles, and all Federal Government employees are subject to the conflict of interest statutes and regulations, including the Standards of Ethical Conduct, that govern activities with outside organizations and reporting financial holdings. The Ethics in Government Act, PL 95-521 also requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-278, prior to assuming the position, annually, and upon termination of employment.
Political Appointee: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.
Selective Service: The Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that all male applicants born after 12/31/59 who are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, be registered or they are not eligible for appointment to this position. For further information concerning Selective Service requirements, please visit http://www.sss.gov/.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Once you have been determined to meet the minimum qualifications your application will be referred to a Peer Review Committee who will determine the final list of highly qualified candidates for selection.
Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. You must provide a complete Application Package, which includes:
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. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
You must submit the complete online application and documentation specified in the Required Documents by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date 03/27/2023 of this announcement to receive consideration.
Applicants must have a USAJOBS account to apply to this position. For more information on establishing a USAJOBS account; searching for and applying to HHS jobs; or understanding the federal hiring process, contact Gregory T. Stewart in the vacancy contact section.
Submitting Your Application
To verify your application is complete, log in to your USAJOBS account, select Application Status, and then select More Information for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Once the online questionnaire is received, an acknowledgement e-mail will be sent to the address on file. If you are unable to upload any of the required supporting documents, you may fax them to 1-478-757-3144. Please include a cover sheet clearly indicating the announcement for which you are applying.
Should you have any questions related to this vacancy, please contact the HR Specialist listed at the end of this vacancy announcement at least 24 hours prior to vacancy closing date.
When the vacancy announcement closes, an evaluation of your qualifications will be determined by a panel of experts. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration, and possible interview.
You will receive notice via email, or by mail once this process is completed.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/704688800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
Learn more about
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is one of 11 Operating Divisions within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that is responsible for producing evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and working with other HHS Divisions and Federal partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used. AHRQ's evidence helps patients, clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers make informed decisions to improve the quality of health care services. The Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement (CEPI) conducts and supports research on healthcare delivery and practice improvement across the continuum of care. As the CEPI Director, the incumbent plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the mission activities of the Center to produce research, tools, and information that helps to inform and educate Agency stakeholders. The incumbent also serves as the principal advisor to the Director, AHRQ, and other executive staff on CEPI's programs and activities. To learn more about AHRQ, please visit the website: https://www.ahrq.gov/
