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Lateral Reassignment Announcement

Position: Health Scientist GS-0601-14, or Commissioned Corp Equivalent

Duty Location: Atlanta, GA, Telework Eligible | Application Deadline: August 9, 2024

Apply Here: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/802727800

The National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Office of the Director (OD), Office of the Associate Director of Science (OADS) is announcing a lateral reassignment for a Health Scientist, GS-0601-14, or Commissioned Corp Equivalent. Contractors are not eligible to apply.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Leads 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 coordinate 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level, which must include the following experience: conducting and providing oversight to scientific surveys/studies (i.e., systematic reviews and meta-analyses); and developing guidelines and recommendations relating to public health issues.

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.

How to Apply:

Apply by midnight on August 9, 2024, at HHS-CDC-IMP-24-12496627: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/802727800.

Questions may be directed to Dr. Adam Langer akl7@cdc.gov 404-639-1882.