Biomedical Engineer (Research)

Biomedical Engineer (Research) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Charleston VA Health Care System Summary The Research Service is seeking a full-time Biomedical Engineer (Research) for the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Centerin Charleston South Carolina. The Biomedical Engineer (Research) is responsible for the Research BioPrinting Program the Ralph H Johnson VAMC. Ralph H Johnson VAMC has affiliions with the Medical University of South Carolina and joint operions with nearby DoD installions. Learn more about this agency Summary The Research Service is seeking a full-time Biomedical Engineer (Research) for the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Centerin Charleston South Carolina. The Biomedical Engineer (Research) is responsible for the Research BioPrinting Program the Ralph H Johnson VAMC. Ralph H Johnson VAMC has affiliions with the Medical University of South Carolina and joint operions with nearby DoD installions. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/05/2026 to 05/08/2026 Salary $132,159 - $171,811 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Charleston, SC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0858 Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Other Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

CBTB-12952733-26-KDW

Control number 867737900 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Open to current permanent Department of Veteran Affairs employees.

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The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more informion, refer to Required Documents below. Videos Duties Help The Biomedical Engineer (Research ) serves as Director of BioPrinting and is responsible for the Research BioPrinting Program the Ralph H Johnson VAMC. Ralph H Johnson VAMC has affiliions with the Medical University of South Carolina and joint operions with nearby DoD installions. The BioPrinting Research Program aligns with the initiives of the VHA Office of Research and Development (ORD)Mission. Typical duties include, but are not limited to: The incumbent provides management and technical expertise to Executive Leadership (Associe Chief of Staff, Research Service; ACOS-R) for all issues relive to BioPrinting. Assists with the determinion of organizional changes in key positions within the program; ensures internal personnel-reled programs are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner; communices agency and local policies and priorities to all employees within the program. Assists in the development long-range plans for new and complex programs; works with top management to develop long-range management plans, for the efficient and effective operion of BioPrinting; makes best use of present resources, plans for future needs and implemention of new resources; assists with the coordinion of all requests for additional resources, working closely with others to pull together comprehensive short-range and long-range plans. Assists with implemention of nional policies the local level and uses knowledge required for the position to reduce broad and non-specific guidelines to practical applicion. Technical authority, capable of creing guidelines, policies, and draft directives for use the local, VISN and nional level in the area of BioPrinting. Assesses situions th are compliced by conflicting or insufficient da th must be analyzed to determine the applicability, efficiency, and effectiveness of established and/or innovive methods. Incumbent works with the ACOS-R, Physicians, Scientists, employees and their representives, outside contracting agencies, engineers, architects, public sector department heads, engineers and managers other VAMCs, VISN personnel, VACO personnel, ORD, other federal agencies, members of academia and industry, and members of the prive sector.

Work Schedule :

Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm

Telework :

Not Available Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # :

FS 61529

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives :

Not Authorized EDRP Authorized:

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinor for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion 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 ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all applicion requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualificions Basic Requirements :

United Stes Citizenship :

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency . Biomedical Engineers must be proficient in spoken and written English. Educion and/or Experience . The individual must meet either item (1) or (2) to meet this requirement: (1) Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Engineering. To be creditable, the curriculum must be from a school of engineering with least one curriculum accredited by the Accredition Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), as a professional engineering curriculum. Examples of acceptable engineering degrees include: Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biochemical Engineering. Titles may vary from educional institutions and change over time. OR , (2) Certificion as a Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE) and a bachelor's degree not listed in item 3.b.(1) above. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria). All persons employed in VHA in this occupion, on the effective de of this qualificion standard, are considered to have met all qualificion requirements for the title, series and grade held, including positive educion, and/or certificion/registrion th are part of the basic requirements of the occupion. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements in this standard, but who met the qualificions applicable to the position the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: (1) Such employees in an occupion th does not require a certificion/registrion, may be reassigned, promoted, or demoted within the occupion. (2) Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis, prior to the effective de of the qualificion standard, may not have their temporary appointment extended, or be reappointed on a temporary, or permanent basis, until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard. (3) Employees initially grandfhered into this occupion, who subsequently obtain additional educion and/or certificion/registrion, th meet all the basic requirements of this qualificion standard, must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupion. (4) If an employee, who was retained in an occupion listed in 38 U.S.C. § 7401(3) under this provision, leaves th occupion, the employee loses protected stus, and must meet the full VA qualificion standard requirements in effect the time of reentry to the occupion.

Grade Determinions :

GS-14 Experience . Completion of least one year of experience equivalent to the next lower level and must fully meet the KSAs th level. At the GS-13 level the biomedical engineer (research) is responsible for conducting biomedical research involving significant engineering concepts and applicions as an investigor; serving as senior author in the preparion of manuscripts published in peer-reviewed archival journals; serving as principal investigor on competitive research proposals for funding by Federal and non-Federal peer reviewed sources; dissemining research findings the local facility, and interacting with clinicians and clinical biomedical engineers. Ability to apply approprie scientific methods in the design and execution of basic and applied research in the field of biomedical engineering, Ability to coordine work across multiple settings, e.g., medical centers, universities, Ability to convey scientific biomedical engineering concepts and methodology to individuals with various levels of technical expertise. Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities . In addition to the experience above, the biomedical engineer (research) must demonstre the following KSAs Ability to provide formal clinical, research, and/or educional consultion to multidisciplinary staff. Knowledge of the legal, ethical, and professional standards applicable to clinical research in the field of biomedical engineering. Knowledge of budget control procedures th including funding from multiple sources and may vary annually. Assignment . At this level, the biomedical engineer (research) designs and supervises biomedical research projects, including the assembly and supervision of an investigive team; has a record of publicion as a senior author on manuscripts published in peer-reviewed archival journals; participes in the peer-review of manuscripts in archival journals; has a record of funded, competitive research proposals by Federal or non-Federal peer-reviewed sources; dissemines research findings the VISN, nional, and internional level; and participes in the mentorship and training of junior researchers and investigors.

Reference:

FORMER VA HANDBOOK REFERENCE

PART

II APPENDIX G38.

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificionStandards/ . The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-14.

Physical Requirements:

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupional Health Service.

Educion Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: http://ope.ed.gov/accredition/ . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ . Additional informion During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act . The Charleston VA & its CBOC's are committed to hiring a diverse workforce from various backgrounds and individuals who demonstre a diversity, equity and inclusion-reled mindset and behaviors. We are strongly seeking candides who represent the full range of cultural and identity factors including but not limited to race, ethnicity, sex, sexual oriention/identity, gender identity and expression, age, language, abilities/disabilities, socioeconomic stus, religion, spiritual practices, geographic region, and other characteristics. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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Please the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Special Note for

Applicions:

To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc. Professional Certificion Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/08/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12952733 . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

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It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Kara Wanner Kara.

Wanner@va.gov Address Ralph H Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 109 Bee Street Charleston, SC 29401 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Special Note for

Applicions:

To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc. Professional Certificion Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/08/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12952733 . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Kara Wanner Kara.

Wanner@va.gov Address Ralph H Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 109 Bee Street Charleston, SC 29401 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/05/2026 to 05/08/2026 Salary $132,159 - $171,811 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Charleston, SC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTB-12952733-26-KDW

Control number 867737900