Imagine your career working side by side with Intellectual Property leaders. Here we accelerate and foster patent application processes by delivering customer-focused services and quality products. Join us as part of a team that makes meaningful changes with a global impact across the IP community. Located in the Office of Information Technology for Patents, the incumbent will foster new ideas that empower the Patent community with services and tools to deliver ever-improving quality patents.

Duties

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy. Major duties for this position include: Conducts studies to analyze the efficiency and effectiveness of office functions, operations, processes, and associated reporting and control systems. Reviews and interprets new and established directives, instructions, regulations, and delegations for potential impact on program objectives and policies. Develops findings and recommendations for improving work methods, practices, and procedures in order to better services and support office functions. Provides leadership in-depth analyses with supporting visuals and narrative data.

Requirements

• Applicants will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related competencies.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
• Required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov).
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
• Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
• Suitable for Federal Employment

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at the OPM website. Specialized Experienceis experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the federal service. For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS-09 (if applying to the GS-11 level) and a GS-11 (if applying for the GS-12 level). Specialized experience for this position includes: GS-11: 1) Analyzing programs and/or data in order to provide evaluations or reports to leadership; 2) Performing analyses related to program or project effectiveness and/or efficiency; and/or 3) Monitoring program milestones, activities, or progress. OR Ph.D. or equivalent graduate degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LLM, if related OR A combination of education and experience described above, which meets 100% of the qualification requirement. GS-12: 1) Analyzing data and creating reports for leadership on program or project efficiency and/or effectiveness; 2) Interpreting and applying policies or regulations to ensure a program or project is compliant; and/or 3) Developing methods for identifying and/or resolving project or program challenges. 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; religious; 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.

Education

Education may be substituted for specialized experience at the GS-11 grade level.

Contacts

• Address PATS - Office of Information Technology for Patents Office of Human Resources Mail Stop 171 P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 US
• Name: Anne Weber
• Phone: 571-270-3776
• Email: [email protected]