Research Health Science Specialist - Without Compensation (WOC)

Summary
This position serves as Without Compensation Research Health Science specialist within the Office of Research and Development (ORD). The VA Research Program strives to promote Veteran-centered care to improve patient experiences and outcomes across VA healthcare and community settings - and to advance value-driven care by providing Veterans the highest quality care at the lowest financial burden. Please note - there is no pay associated with this position.

Qualifications
To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 05/06/2026. You may qualify based on your education and experience: Education: You must possess a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in a major study in an academic field related to the medical field - health sciences - or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position.

Experience: You must possess general experience providing operational support and coordination for research projects which includes managing timelines and deliverables for successful completion of projects; writing research policies - guidelines and procedures; and facilitating the compliance with all regulatory and administrative research project requirements.

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; religions; 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.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: The work primarily is sedentary. Some work may require periods of walking - standing - and bending in offices - laboratories - hospitals - treatment facilities - and other work areas. Employees frequently carry light items such as books - instruments - and other similar materials.

The work does not require any special physical effort. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Duties
• Please note this is a without compensation appointment and no pay is associated with this position
• Provides operational support and coordination for the implementation of VA research and quality improvement projects
• Handles research project questions and problems independently in coordination with the PI
• Manages timelines and deliverables for successful completion of the projects
• Writes research policies - guidelines and procedures - and other documents
• Facilitating the compliance with all regulatory and administrative project requirements
• May be responsible for medical abstraction activities - including identifying and screening eligible candidates and validating appropriate data elements of the project
• Work Schedule: Intermittent Virtual: This is not a virtual position.