Summary This position is located in the Office of Education and Research at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center (WPBVAMC), a multi-mission healthcare system focused on patient care, teaching, and research. The Program Specialist is responsible for planning, developing and directing the complex administrative activities of medical research program. The administrative function impacts every phase of the research activity. Responsibilities The Office of Research is responsible for the development and maintenance of an organized and dynamic program of clinical and health systems research at WPBVAMC and is affiliates. Among the chief responsibilities of the office are compliance with federal laws and regulations, VA policies and procedures for the review, approval, management, oversight, and conduct of research, with particular attention to ethical behavior and protection of the rights of human subjects. The Program Specialist is responsible for writing, reviewing and updating policies an...