Job Vacancy Announcement – Social and Behavioral Sciences Administrator/Health Scientist Admini[...]

Job Vacancy Announcement Social and Behavioral Sciences Administrator / Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer)

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR)

Services Research and Clinical Epidemiology Branch (SRCEB)

Program Overview

The NIMH Services Research and Clinical Epidemiology Branch (SRCEB) in the Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR) seeks motivated and experienced health services researchers to develop and manage portfolios of innovative grant-supported research.

Competitive applicants will have expertise in at least two of the following areas :

• Health disparities research that aims to understand and eliminate mental health disparities in access, continuity, quality, and outcomes of care, in minority, marginalized, and vulnerable populations, across a range of settings where care is or could be delivered.
• Services research for people with early psychosis, clinical high risk, and / or serious mental illness (e.g., bipolar disorder or schizophrenia) that includes services interventions to reduce morbidity and premature mortality associated with severe mental illness.
• Mental health policy and health economic research that seeks to generate evidence that has promise to directly influence policy / rulemaking at federal, state, and local levels.
• Child and adolescent services research that aims to improve access, engagement, quality, equity, utilization, effectiveness, and delivery of mental health services for children and adolescents.
• Research to improve the organization, coordination, and collaboration within and across relevant service sectors and settings whose primary mission is not mental health care delivery.
• Services research to address access, service, and other policy barriers to evidence-based practices for the mental health of older adult and geriatric populations.

The ideal candidates will have a strong background in research methods, including but not limited to analyzing large data sets, quasi-experimental techniques, randomized and comparative effectiveness trials, mixed method approaches, community-engaged research, and / or hybrid effectiveness-implementation designs.

Position Duties

DSIR offers a stimulating and collegial work environment with opportunities to influence mental health research priorities, develop new research initiatives, and contribute to advancing a national program of health services research.

General responsibilities for Program Officers in SRCEB include administering and managing a portfolio of extramural research grants;

collaborating with researchers and Program Officers from related scientific programs; and communicating SRCEB research priorities via outreach to the scientific community.

The successful candidate will have primary responsibility for planning, supporting, and administering programs of research, research training, and research infrastructure development on all mental health services research issues.

Additionally, the incumbent will support SCREB research areas including interventions to improve the quality and outcomes of care, dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions, and clinical epidemiology of mental disorders.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (e.g., MD, DSW, ScD) from an accredited college or university, with graduate and / or postdoctoral training in health services, policy, and / or health economic research.

Experience in the conduct of research, research management / coordination, and a history of relevant data-based publications are required.

Strong organizational, oral, writing, and communication skills are required. Experience with the grants process is preferable.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens. The NIH encourages the application and nomination of qualified women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities.

HHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers. The work site is in Rockville, Maryland. A full package of federal Civil Service benefits is available, including retirement, health, and life insurance, leave, and a Thrift Savings Plan (401K equivalent).

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

How to Apply

A global Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer) announcement will be available through www.usajobs.gov opening on January 17th and closing on January 26th, 2024.

HHS and NIH are equal opportunity employers.

The Department of Health and Human Services and National Institutes of Health encourage the application and nomination of qualified women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities.

HHS and NIH are equal-opportunity employers.

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