Research Health Science Specialist

Please note: There is no pay associated with this position. This position serves as Without Compensation Research Health Science Specialist within the Office of Research and Development (ORD). The VA Research Program strives to promote Veteran-centered care to improve patient experiences and outcomes across VA healthcare and community settings, and to advance value-driven care by providing Veterans the highest quality care at the lowest financial burden.

Major Duties: Providing operational support and coordination for the implementation of VA research and quality improvement projects as directed. Handling project questions and problems independently. Managing timelines and deliverables for successful completion of the projects. Measurements of small molecule metabolites and environmental chemicals to support population health research with veterans and military health system cohorts. Manipulation of liquid and gas chromatography coupled multistage/high resolution mass spectrometer systems Preparing samples, data acquisition, data processing and reporting. Measuring using targeted and untargeted analytical methods. ??????? Work Schedule: Intermittent (Without Compensation)

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)