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Medical Officer

Position Series/number: Medical Officer Series, 0602
Grade Scale: GS-13 - 15, Title 42


Job Description
The NIH Medical Officer uses medical expertise to administer extramural research grants and/or contracts in a major program area. In the area of assigned responsibility, they work diligently to evaluate activities of funded investigators and make recommendations regarding the contribution of the research to the goals and objectives of the program. The Medical Officer encourages continued research in a broad scientific discipline, and where applicable, serves as project officer or program official, working with grant- and contract-funded researchers to design or direct clinical investigations and trials for the treatment of patients.

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