A computer scientist position is available with the Neuroimaging Research Center for Veterans at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Jamaica Plain, MA.
SALARY RANGE:$64,020.00 to $83,227.00 / Per YearOPEN PERIOD:Monday, June 8, 2015 to Friday, June 12, 2015SERIES & GRADE:GS-1550-11POSITION INFORMATION:Full Time - Term NTE 3 yearsDUTY LOCATIONS:1 vacancy in the following location: Boston, MA *NOTE: *This is a *TERM *appointment (not-to-exceed *3 years*). Term appointments are non-status, nonpermanent appointments of limited duration (more than 1 year but not more than 4). Term employees are eligible to earn leave and generally have the same benefits as permanent employees including health and life insurance, within-grade increases and Federal Employees Retirement System and Thrift Savings Plan coverage. Term appointments may be extended without further competition (up to the 4 year maximum). The appointment to a Term position does not confer eligibility for promotion or reassignment to other positions or the ability to be non-competitively converted to permanent employment. Employee will be assigned to the Neuroimaging Research For Veterans Center (NeRVe), VA Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain, MA, performing life cycle analysis and program management for data management functions involved in collecting, storing, analyzing, and sharing clinical and research neuroimaging data through a web-based system that includes Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM), Freesurfer, and/or FMRB (Functional Magnetic Resonance of the Brain) using a variety of languages such as: C#, SQL, XML, VBSCRIPT, JAVASCRIPT, XSLT, XQUERY, and Matlab. Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: - Position requires extensive knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems; and involves working with researchers to determine their needs; performs analyses of the research studies and clinical trial protocols to perform systems analyses for determining the data requirements, design application and data storage systems and technologies, and complex issues of data migration/work flow processing that are appropriate for the storage methods. - Conducts hardware and software analysis; performs cost factors analysis; analyzes and determines vendor options; and tests vendors' products to determine their operational effectiveness and efficiency for the NeRVe requirements. - Performs analysis of clinical trials electric data capture requirements for screening, randomization, kit assignment, serious adverse events, data collection, and reporting. - Performs mapping analyses needed to determine data assurance and security requirements for data migration; determines data backup systems and protocols needed to support web-based applications and the data warehouse; and evaluates the researchers' clinical trial data reporting requirements and determines the actions to implement required changes, while concurrently ensuring data integrity and information security assurance throughout the enterprise. - Works closely with Information Resource Management (IRM) personnel to accomplish systems and program administrative compliance in conjunction with IRM requirements and security protocols; and educates and trains new users of the system and helps to troubleshoot and resolve system problems for all users. Qualifications: *BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT* –Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university in computer science or a bachelor's degree that included 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. *(TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)* *SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:* In addition to meeting the basic education requirement above, applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped them with the knowledge, skill, and ability to successfully perform the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: professional positions which primarily involve the application of, or research into, computer science methods and techniques to store, manipulate, transform or present information by means of computer systems. The primary requirements of the work are (a) professional competence in applying the theoretical foundations of computer science, including computer system architecture and system software organization, the representation and transformation of information structures, and the theoretical models for such representations and transformations; (b) specialized knowledge of the design characteristics, limitations, and potential applications of systems having the ability to transform information, and of broad areas of applications of computing which have common structures, processes, and techniques; and (c) knowledge of relevant mathematical and statistical sciences. Knowledge of health services research; training researchers and clinicians; and working with Unix/Linux operating systems is also required. *OR* SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE *(TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)*: Three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position is qualifying at the GS-11 level. *OR* COMBINING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE *(TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) - *Combination of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. You can apply for the position through USA Jobs by clicking here <https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/405836700>.
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