Lead Health Scientist
As a Lead Health Scientist, you will:
Serve as a recognized expert in health sciences for the agency with responsibility for developing policy and objectives, appraising programs, and initiating requirements for health science studies. Design, oversee, implement, and conduct scientific surveys/studies or projects to identify and solve health system related problems. Lead scientists and program consultants in various aspects of the study or survey design process, and other study support duties including analyzing and reporting of data and data dissemination to audiences. Collaborate on projects/studies and coordinates efforts, as appropriate, with other program staff, other CDC Centers, other federal agencies, state and local health agencies, and private and non-private organizations. Provide technical advice to state and local health agencies and to various other health-related organizations about measuring and evaluating public health capacity and performance at local, state and national levels. Provide expert advice and assistance for public health projects or studies. Review literature to maintain current knowledge about measuring and evaluating public health capacity and performance at local, state and national levels. Serve as a Project Officer on grants, cooperative agreements and contracts with full responsibility for carrying out all required monitoring and management duties. Perform other duties as assigned. Basic
Qualifications:
Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree:
Major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U S Department of Education (http:
//ope.ed.gov/accreditation/) at the time the degree was obtained. Minimum
Qualifications:
Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service as defined in the next paragraph. Specialized experience is experience which is directly related to the position which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position to include experience in leading, advising, and conducting scientific research to develop systems to monitor public health programs at the local, state and/or national levels.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Serve as a recognized expert in health sciences for the agency with responsibility for developing policy and objectives, appraising programs, and initiating requirements for health science studies. Design, oversee, implement, and conduct scientific surveys/studies or projects to identify and solve health system related problems. Lead scientists and program consultants in various aspects of the study or survey design process, and other study support duties including analyzing and reporting of data and data dissemination to audiences. Collaborate on projects/studies and coordinates efforts, as appropriate, with other program staff, other CDC Centers, other federal agencies, state and local health agencies, and private and non-private organizations. Provide technical advice to state and local health agencies and to various other health-related organizations about measuring and evaluating public health capacity and performance at local, state and national levels. Provide expert advice and assistance for public health projects or studies. Review literature to maintain current knowledge about measuring and evaluating public health capacity and performance at local, state and national levels. Serve as a Project Officer on grants, cooperative agreements and contracts with full responsibility for carrying out all required monitoring and management duties. Perform other duties as assigned. Basic
Qualifications:
Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree:
Major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U S Department of Education (http:
//ope.ed.gov/accreditation/) at the time the degree was obtained. Minimum
Qualifications:
Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service as defined in the next paragraph. Specialized experience is experience which is directly related to the position which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position to include experience in leading, advising, and conducting scientific research to develop systems to monitor public health programs at the local, state and/or national levels.
- Department:
0601 General Health Science - Salary Range:
$113,581 to $147,652 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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