Program Specialist - Animal Care and Safety Committee Care Coordinator

Summary

This position is located at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center - Milwaukee - Wisconsin - in the Research Service - Administrative Office. The employee serves as a central point of contact for all Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Safety items in research.

Qualifications

TO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION AT THE GS-9 GRADE LEVEL - YOU MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: I possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-7) in the Federal Service - that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped me with the particular knowledge - skills - and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Qualifying specialized experience includes serving as a central point of contact for research investigators regarding regulatory requirements for animal use and laboratory safety; performing pre-committee analysis of research protocols to identify compliance issues; collaborating with program leadership to analyze problematic issues and recommend revisions to standard operating procedures; coordinating complex committee operations - including developing agendas and drafting detailed technical records of ethical and medical deliberations; and maintaining electronic tracking and correspondence systems to monitor program compliance and data integrity. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title - duties - month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. ~OR~ SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: I successfully completed two (2) years of progressively higher-level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree or LL.B. or J.D. - in a related field of the position to be filled. Education at the graduate level must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. ~OR~ COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: I possess an equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the first year) and specialized experience as described above - to meet the total experience requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title - duties - month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. 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

• ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include - but may not be limited to the following: Conducts assessment of laboratory animal use and safety proposals - ensuring compliance with Office - VA - and regulatory (USDA - OLAW - etc) policies and determines when requirements of approval have been met and issue approval documentation
• Plans - prepares - and schedules meetings
• Oversees committee-meeting schedules to ensure the presence of a quorum
• Develops meeting agendas and maintains confidentiality of committee records
• Manages and prepares responses to a wide variety of correspondence on behalf of the organization
• Schedules Committee meetings and provides agendas and background information
• Maintains all paper and electronic files in the office and retrieves needed documents - reports - and messages
• Evaluates responses from investigators to analyze whether there is a complete and detailed response to committee concerns
• Resolves remaining problems and discrepancies identified by committee members - initiates resolutions with investigators - and forwards the responses to the committee or designated reviewers for approval
• Organizes reports for presentation and records minutes for meetings
• Updates research SOPs
• Performs other related duties as required
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved