The Associate Center Director for Quality Assurance, herein referred to as the "ACDQA", is a position located in the Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center (CSPCC), Office of Research and Development at Palo Alto, CA. CSPCC is responsible for planning and conducting large, multi-center, controlled clinical trials. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/12/2022. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Fede