Extramural/OD Title 42 Model – Proposals

July 27, 2006

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Contents

Slides Fundamental Goals of Model 3 Extramural/OD Model 4 Framework 5 Extramural/OD Categories 6-9 Responsibilities and Oversight 10-13 Implementation:

Moving Current T42 Employees to New Model Review and Placement 14 Those Who Don’t Fit 15-16

National Search 17 Exhaustion

18-19 New Hires/Conversions (Placement in Model) 20 Future Movement of Title 42 Employees 21 Non-Citizens 22

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FUNDAMENTAL GOALS

NIH will make appointments in compliance with governing Title 42 laws, regulations and policies

Any increases in number or compensation are appropriately justified

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Extramural/OD Model

Provides a workable methodology for categorizing the majority of non-intramural positions Identifies positions for Title 42 and for

other mechanisms OER test modeling by a subset of ICS

indicates that most non-intramural positions can be accommodated within proposed categories

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FRAMEWORK Six categories of positions with the following

professional designations: Scientific Executives – Title 42 (f) Science Policy Leader or Science Program Leader

–Title 5 or Title 42 (f) Science Policy Analyst or Science Program

Analyst – Title 5 Health Science Program or Review Officers –

Title 5 Senior Scientific Officer – Title 42 (f) Program Coordinators and Specialists – Title 5

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Scientific Executive Category Title 42 (f) Recommended as a categorical exception to the

exhaustion requirement Coverage limited to scientific positions at the highest

levels in the OD/NIH and in ICs OD/NIH Office Heads reporting to the Director, NIH,

and Deputies reporting to Office Heads Extramural division directors reporting to the IC

Director Consistent with IC Director Compensation Model, pay will

be determined based on Position and Incumbent Pay factors and recommendations will be reviewed by NIH Deputies for approval by Director, NIH Position Pay < $30,000 IC Directors’ Position Pay

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Science Policy Leader or Science Program Leader Category: Title 5 or Title 42 (f), depending upon position

requirements and employee impact Coverage includes:

Scientific supervisory positions that report to Scientific Executives and that direct, coordinate, and manage science policy and/or program activities

Non-supervisory Senior Scientific Advisors reporting to the Director or Deputy Directors, NIH and IC Directors who advise on or manage broad, emerging and cross-cutting science policy and/or program activities

Non-supervisory Senior Scientific Advisors reporting to Scientific Executives in the OD/NIH and ICs who coordinate, manage and/or provide advice on science policy and/or program activities on behalf of NIH

Use of Title 42 is subject to exhaustion requirements, Committee review and NIH approval

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Title 42 (f) Unique or hard-to-fill positions in medical or

scientific specialty areas where the specialty is required by the position and is defined before recruitment

To recognize the unique and market-driven qualifications required, pay should be set using the IC Director Compensation Model, for review by the NCC Position Pay < $40,000 IC Directors

Position Pay

Senior Scientific Officer Category

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Remaining Categories

Title 5 Science Policy Analyst or Science

Program Analyst Health Science Program Officer or Health

Science Review Officer Program Coordinator or Program

Specialist

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RESPONSIBILITIES AND OVERSIGHT OER will have responsibility for:

Monitoring compliance with governing requirements

Monitoring category placements & compensation for equity and consistency across NIH

Data gathering & analysis, including consideration of RNO & gender factors

Monitoring use & growth of T-42 Tracking movement of “grandfathered”

employees Collecting data to justify categorical exceptions

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RESPONSIBILITIES AND OVERSIGHT, con’t. Establish Extramural/OD Title 42 (f) Committee

(ETFC) Similar to OIR’s Central Tenure Committee Members – Senior representatives from extramural

and OD programs Recommended membership, to be approved by

the Steering Committee, includes: Deputy Director, NIH – Chair DDER – Vice Chair 2 IC Directors – One as Vice Chair 2 Extramural Program Directors 2 Deputy Directors OD Policy/Program Representative

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RESPONSIBILITIES AND OVERSIGHT, cont’ ETFC Responsibilities

Advisory to the Deputy Director & Director, NIH Broad oversight and peer review responsibility for all

aspects of extramural/OD Title 42 (f) appointments, including but not limited to: Review individual professional designations – upon

initial implementation, subsequent hires and conversions, and movement of Title 42 employees

Concur that exhaustion requirements have been met

Review requests to waive exhaustion requirement Peer review for new hires and conversions

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RESPONSIBILITIES AND OVERSIGHT, con’t Implement as 1-year Pilot

Provides time to collect data to support any categorical exceptions to the exhaustion criteria

Provides time to test criteria Pay Range Determinations

Recommend that Pay Ranges for each Title 42 (f) category be established after employee placements/designations are approved

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Moving Current T42 Employees to New Model – Review & Placement

IC proposes initial placement in a category

Review by ETFC and approval by Deputy Director, NIH

Once approved, action will be processed by the OHR/CSD Branch to officially change employees’ titles

No increases in pay during initial placement process

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Moving Current Title 42 Employees to New Model – Those Who Don’t Fit

Employees who don’t fit will be “grandfathered” The IC may recognize the employee

doesn’t fit and not propose placementor

ETFC may determine the employee doesn’t fit

OER and OHR will maintain records of “grandfathered” employees

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Moving Current Title 42 Employees to New Model – Those Who Don’t Fit

“Grandfathered” in current job Will remain in Title 42 or be moved to

another appropriate appointment mechanism

Will be assigned a professional designation under the new Model

Those remaining in Title 42 will be eligible for increases, etc. as provided by the NIH Title 42 Pay Model

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National Searches

National searches required for all Title 42 (f) categories covered by this model ETFC to define national search criteria ETFC approval required for all search plans

Permits identification of broad and diverse candidates

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Exhaustion All Title 42 positions covered by this Model are subject

to the HHS “exhaustion” requirement – i.e., other mechanisms must be exhausted before Title 42 is used Categorical Exceptions

Must be approved by the Director, NIH, based on appropriate supporting data (e.g. recruitment difficulties, AAMC data, salary data for newly hired/tenured Senior Investigators)

Current exceptions are “top 5,” Senior Investigators, & “direct report” scientific program heads

Individual Exceptions Must be approved by the Deputy Director, NIH following

review and recommendation by the ETFC

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Exhaustion, con’t For positions where exhaustion is required, OER and

OHR/CSD will develop advertising/recruitment requirements addressing: Length of announcement Area of consideration Appropriateness of concurrent advertisement Inappropriate advice to candidates

ETFC must concur that exhaustion requirements have been met before Title 42 search is initiated

Cannot “exhaust” for positions in categories that are not Title 42. That is, although recruitment difficulties may be shown for other positions, Title 42 can be used only for positions identified in the Model as appropriately filled under Title 42

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New Hires/Conversions (Placement in the Model) For equity of treatment and consistency in application

of criteria, all new hires and conversions of scientists not currently in Title 42 will be subject to peer review by the ETFC Except, “Top 5” scientists are reviewed under other

processes, either by NIH Deputy Directors or as required by OIR

ETFC will review assignment of professional designations to individual scientists

During the pilot, the Deputy Director, NIH, will approve individual professional designations

Assuming candidates are found eligible for Title 42 following peer review, pay will be established in accordance with provisions of the NIH Title 42 Pay Model.

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Future Movement of Title 42 Employees

Movement of Employees Who Remain in Title 42 is subjectto prior review by the EFTC

Title 42 to Title 42 No pay increase, within same category, similar duties and scope of

responsibility Permissible. No search or exhaustion required.

Title 42 to a different Title 42 category Different category, greater duties and responsibilities, immediate

or potential pay increase Possibly subject to exhaustion and requires Title 42 search (and

possible NCC review if required by NIH Title 42 Pay Model) Title 42 to non-Title 42 science position

Permissible. No search or exhaustion required. Employee will be “grandfathered” in new position

Title 42 to non-Title 42 non-science position Title 42 not permissible; Title 5 or SES

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Non-Citizens Non-citizen doctoral scientists may be selected and

appointed to Title 42 positions on the same basis as citizens

Employment of non-citizen doctoral scientists under Title 42 to fill Title 5 science positions is permissible Recruitment and any subsequent movement may be

subject to “exhaustion” requirement Appointments will be time-limited NTE 5 years, with

the possibility of renewal Pay will be set equivalent to what appointees would

otherwise have received under Title 5 ICs may hire without further review unless the NIH

Title 42 Pay Model requires pay review