Program Specialist - Research Compliance Officer

This position is organizationally located in the Office of the Director at the Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center (LVAMC) in Lebanon, PA. This position reports directly to the Medical Center Director and works collaboratively with the Chief of Staff (COS), the Associate COS (ACOS) for Research & Development (R&D), the Administrative Officer for R&D, all research programs (including clinical and academic programs that have a research component), and all research committees.

**Qualifications:**
Specialized Experience (GS-12): Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience: Performing verifiable research auditing of a wide range of medical research activities (e.g. pharmaceutical, mental health services, social services, physical health, tumor and tissue research, behavioral and other non- biomedical methods, and laboratory research) to include ensuring the protection of human research subjects. This experience must be demonstrated on your resume to receive credit. 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/.