Royalties Analyst

Summary

As a Royalties Analyst, GS-0501-12 in the Office of Technology Transfer, you will perform complex financial analysis of royalty payments, accounts, and reports to ensure accuracy and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies. The analyst reconciles discrepancies, evaluates financial data, resolves payment issues, prepares reports and recommendations, and provides technical guidance to management and stakeholders.

Duties

Administers post-execution license agreements for royalty monitoring and compliance. Serves as a liaison to NIH ICs and the CDC and collaborates with NIH Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) staff by providing administrative and technical coordination of the NIH royalty income program and the reimbursement of patent prosecution costs from licenses. Analyzes, interprets and clarifies various program functions and recommends areas of improvement to in-house operating personnel and to coordinating agency personnel. Serves as an administrator for NIH royalty collection, the technical expert on internal royalty policies and procedures. Provides oversight of executed licenses and in the primary liaison with licensees and other external and internal customers related to the collection of royalties for the NIH and CDC. Offers opinion and advice to improve effectiveness and efficiency of work operations based on in-depth knowledge of theorganization and of the actual program involved. Performs financial desk audits on assigned licenses. Maintains active computerized data base files and reports on license and royalty information used to track agreement and payment status. Prepares reports and develops analysis that represents the status of license administration and ensures compliance. Qualifications

You qualify at the GS-12 level, if you meet one of the following qualification requirements: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: Administering post-execution license agreements to monitor royalty payments and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and license terms. Providing administrative and technical coordination of royalty income and patent prosecution cost reimbursement from licensees, including monitoring new license processing and ensuring that license and royalty data and documents are entered accurately and maintained in computerized database records. Performing financial desk audits, reconciliations, and analyses of assigned licenses and royalty records; identifying and resolving payment discrepancies; and preparing related reports and analyses. Serving as the technical expert on internal royalty policies and procedures, including analyzing, interpreting, reporting, and clarifying various program functions to in-house operating personnel and coordinating agency personnel; and acting as the primary liaison with licensees and other external and internal customers related to the collection of royalties. 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 or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy. Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time. Verification may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer. Preview application questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13033742

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies: Accountability Arithmetic/Mathematical Reasoning Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. The position advertised in this announcement is covered by the agency's Reemployment Priority List (RPL). RPL candidates will be rated, placed into one of the quality categories below, and referred to the hiring office, once veterans' preference is applied. Qualified Well Qualified Best Qualified Additional selections may be made for similar positions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within the local commuting area(s) of the location identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) at HHS. Clearance of CTAP/ICTAP will be applied for similar positions across HHS. To be considered well qualified for the purposes of the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must be able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry and substantively exceed the basic qualifications by scoring at least 80 points on the assessment(s) and meet all eligibility, physical, medical, suitability, and all other requirements. Other Information

Based on your appointment, a one or two-year trial/probationary period may be required. A decision regarding your continued employment with NIH will be made as you near the end of this period. Visit Help Applying for helpful information on the application process. Military Spouses selected from this announcement will remain in their current duty location (i.e., the official duty station of the military service member. This position is designated as a "non-emergency/teleworker" position and the selected candidate will be considered a "non-emergency/teleworker" employee. In the event of a closure, you must be available to telework or request leave. If selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form 450 to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest and your prospective position with the agency. This information is required annually. For information, visit the NIH Ethics website: https://ethics.od.nih.gov/fd. If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: Reasonable Accommodation Information. The NIH maintains a tobacco free work environment and campus. Veterans' Preference only applies to Schedule A (disability appointment), HHS Reemployment Priority List (RPL) Eligibles, HHS Priority Reemployment List (PRL) Eligibles, and Veterans Recruitment Appointments (if applicable).