Supervisory Health System Specialist

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Supervisory Health System Specialist position at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville oversees the Research Regulatory Program, handling administration, planning, oversight of research protection, and coordination of research committees to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.

Candidates must meet qualification standards and have demonstrated experience in healthcare administration and regulatory compliance; the closing date for applications is 2026-10-07.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in hospital administration, public health administration, or related field with health care administration coursework.
• Specialized experience in analytical/administrative or supervisory roles in health care, involving coordination with facility managers and knowledge of regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the Research Regulatory Program for the RR VAMC and Louisville VA.
• Coordinate relationships among regulatory committees and ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
• Apply analytical methods to evaluate program operations and improve processes.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Program management

Healthcare administration

Education

Hospital administration / Public health administration

Job description

The Supervisory Health System Specialist position is responsible for the management of the Research Regulatory Program for the Robley Rex VA Medical Center (RRVAMC) and Louisville VA. This includes general administration, planning and oversight of all research protection matters related to research committee coordination and regulations. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/07/2026.

The Individual Occupational Requirement: For the 0671 Occupational Series you must have

• Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration.

OR

• Specialized Experience: Progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following:

• Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems;
• Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and
• Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, but occasionally involves walking, bending, climbing stairs. The work also involves coping with complex, persistent demands from a variety of sources that can be regarded as a high-pressure work situation.

AND

Specialized Experience:

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:

• Provides a high level of analytical and procedural skill to perform a variety of complex tasks related to the regulatory compliance of research projects including necessary approvals, decisions, submissions that are tied to protocol execution, data reporting and management.
• Responsible for management and coordination of the relationships among various regulatory committees and provides subject matter expertise regarding the underlying regulations in ensuring compliance in research.
• Applies analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to research issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations, utilizing the information generated to evaluate current Committee/Board performance; implementing measures to improve processes.
• Applies analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to research issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations, utilizing the information generated to evaluate current Committee/Board performance; implementing measures to improve processes.

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/.