Statistician (Medicine)

Summary

About the Position: This position is located at the Military Treatment Facility, Graduate Education and Research, in Tacoma, Washington, responsible for key functions supporting the preparation, review, approval, conduct, and publication of human, animal, and bench research. Recruitment or Relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Advanced in-Hire Rate may be authorized. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

• Serve within the Defense Health Agency Medical Treatment Facility as Statistician (Medicine).
• Provide statistical support, including interim analyses, study design and sample size estimation, data monitoring, advanced statistical methods, and expert problem-solving assistance to staff.
• Develop and apply statistical methodologies to evaluate broad studies or projects involving complex and multifaceted data.
• Oversee statistical consultation and education activities to ensure all clinical investigations and research include well-justified sample sizes, valid and reliable measurements, and appropriate statistical analyses.
• Assist in reviewing and analyzing information to evaluate the effectiveness of health care delivery systems against key performance indicators.
• Apply statistical principles across biomedical disciplines and supports the development of clinical research protocols.
• Provide technical support and training on the use of commercial biostatistical software.
• Teach and assist in statistical courses, providing regular instruction on methods and software to investigators and project leaders.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the Education and or Experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Statistician (Medicine): A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience in the public/private sector that demonstrate applying statistical methods to evaluate healthcare programs, clinical outcomes, or population health data; analyzing complex healthcare datasets using statistical software; and presenting findings to healthcare providers, researchers, or leadership to support informed decision-making. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Health Sciences , Biology Sciences , Biochemistry, Social Sciences (e.g. Health Sociology) , Biostatistics, Epidemiology. (you must provide your Transcript) OR Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study as shown in paragraph above, plus additional education or appropriate experience. A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. (you must provide your Transcript) https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/statistics-series-1530/

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. How You Will Be Evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates. Other Information

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Recruitment or Relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.