The Health Science Specialist, (R&D Safety and Operations Officer (RSOO) serves within Research Service, VA Long Beach Healthcare System, VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network, VISN 22, Discovery, Education and Affiliate Networks, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Long Beach, CA. This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: "Having program management experience in a healthcare research program".