Summary

As a Royalties Analyst, GS-0501-12 in the Office of Technology Transfer, you will perform complex financial analysis of royalty payments, accounts, and reports to ensure accuracy and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies. The analyst reconciles discrepancies, evaluates financial data, resolves payment issues, prepares reports and recommendations, and provides technical guidance to management and stakeholders.

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• Administers post-execution license agreements for royalty monitoring and compliance.
• Serves as a liaison to NIH ICs and the CDC and collaborates with NIH Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) staff by providing administrative and technical coordination of the NIH royalty income program and the reimbursement of patent prosecution costs from licenses.
• Analyzes, interprets and clarifies various program functions and recommends areas of improvement to in-house operating personnel and to coordinating agency personnel.
• Serves as an administrator for NIH royalty collection, the technical expert on internal royalty policies and procedures.
• Provides oversight of executed licenses and in the primary liaison with licensees and other external and internal customers related to the collection of royalties for the NIH and CDC.
• Offers opinion and advice to improve effectiveness and efficiency of work operations based on in-depth knowledge of theorganization and of the actual program involved.
• Performs financial desk audits on assigned licenses.
• Maintains active computerized data base files and reports on license and royalty information used to track agreement and payment status.
• Prepares reports and develops analysis that represents the status of license administration and ensures compliance.

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation, verification of qualifications, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, and any other job-related requirement before or after appointment.
• Applicants must meet all qualifications requirements within thirty (30) calendar days of the closing date of this announcement, including time in grade.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• The National Institutes of Health participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers.
• Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

You qualify at the GS-12 level, if you meet one of the following qualification requirements:

You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks:

1. Administering post-execution license agreements to monitor royalty payments and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and license terms.
2. Providing administrative and technical coordination of royalty income and patent prosecution cost reimbursement from licensees, including monitoring new license processing and ensuring that license and royalty data and documents are entered accurately and maintained in computerized database records.
3. Performing financial desk audits, reconciliations, and analyses of assigned licenses and royalty records; identifying and resolving payment discrepancies; and preparing related reports and analyses.
4. Serving as the technical expert on internal royalty policies and procedures, including analyzing, interpreting, reporting, and clarifying various program functions to in-house operating personnel and coordinating agency personnel; and acting as the primary liaison with licensees and other external and internal customers related to the collection of royalties.

You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay.

Do not copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy. Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time. Verification may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer.

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• Based on your appointment, a one or two-year trial/probationary period may be required. A decision regarding your continued employment with NIH will be made as you near the end of this period.
• Visit Help Applying for helpful information on the application process.
• Military Spouses selected from this announcement will remain in their current duty location (i.e., the official duty station of the military service member.
• This position is designated as a "non-emergency/teleworker" position and the selected candidate will be considered a "non-emergency/teleworker" employee. In the event of a closure, you must be available to telework or request leave.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form 450 to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest and your prospective position with the agency. This information is required annually. For information, visit the NIH Ethics website:
• If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: Reasonable Accommodation Information.
• The NIH maintains a tobacco free work environment and campus.
• Veterans' Preference only applies to Schedule A (disability appointment), HHS Reemployment Priority List (RPL) Eligibles, HHS Priority Reemployment List (PRL) Eligibles, and Veterans Recruitment Appointments (if applicable).

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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