This position is located in the Collaborative Clinical Research Branch (CCRB), Division of Clinical Research (DCR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

Duties

If selected for this position, you will perform the following: Serve as a Pharmacist with responsibility for clinical trials management and pharmacy operations oversight involving public health emergency response and on-going clinical research activities. Provide technical direction and expertise in the development, conduct, and oversight of DCR's clinical research programs of national and international scope. These situations require immediate, diplomatic, technically accurate, mission aligned decisions and actions for rapidly responding and deploying lifesaving resources during an infectious disease outbreak. Serve as NIAID's authority in a designated national or international location. Provide biomedical, technical, scientific, and managerial leadership and support for NIAID in response to high consequence emerging infectious disease threats within the designated location; this includes responsibility for assuring safe, secure, and high-quality clinical research operations and functions. At any given time, the incumbent is an in-country lead for the DCR high level emergency response activities as previously articulated. Implements NIAID's long-term strategic clinical research operational priorities in the designated location, working collaboratively with the in-country representative(s), as necessary. This position integrates project management and clinical research pharmacist expertise to lead a cross-functional team through all aspects of design, planning, startup, conduct, analysis, reporting, and closeout of assigned clinical research trials. Provide operational expertise in the oversight of clinical research, including identification and resolution of pharmacy issues, patient safety oversight issues, and day-to-day research management issues.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation, verification of qualifications, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, and any other job-related requirement before or after appointment.
• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Applicants must possess a Pharmacist (PharmD) License.
• Position requires Education - submission of transcripts are highly encouraged.
• Physical Requirements - Must be able to distinguish colors.
• A one-year trial/probationary period may be required upon selection/placement.
• The NIH maintains a tobacco free work environment and campus.
• Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

To be considered for the Pharmacy GS-660-14 you must meet these requirements: Education: A doctoral degree in Pharmacy that is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. Licensure: You must also have an active, current license as a pharmacist in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Additional Qualification:In Addition to the above, in order to meet the Minimum Qualifications for a Pharmacist, GS-660 position at the GS-14 level, you must have at least one year of professional pharmacy experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Government obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: overseeing and coordinating clinical research operations for an organization; evaluating complex and extensive precedent-setting clinical research studies; providing pharmaceutical advice and consultation in the design and implementation of clinical research protocols, data collection, and analysis; managing and overseeing pharmaceutical products and services for a facility's efficient operation; and developing policies and initiatives related to the pharmaceutical management of clinical research trials. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12241608

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: Teresa Collins
• Phone: 301-761-5348
• Email: [email protected]