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Are you ready to explore your future with NIST? Your application package may be shared with other selecting officials at NIST with opportunities like the one you are applying to. Additional selections may be made through this vacancy. This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.
Major Duties
The incumbent is expected to perform technical and non-technical duties associated with the operational support of NIST Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) and ensure the Office of Reference Materials meets the requirements for conformance with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 standard. The incumbent is expected to perform the following duties:
- Perform quality assurance checks and product inspections to confirm the efficacy of ORM processes and systems and ensure quality and the utmost in customer satisfaction.
- Conduct a scientific review of documentation (certificates, Safety Data Sheets, and product labels) to ensure issues have been resolved and corrections made prior to releasing a restricted NIST SRM for sale.
- Lead the process to review and finalize NIST SRM product and component titles to adhere to proper scientific guidelines and naming conventions.
- Write technical notifications to communicate corrections and updates for NIST SRMs to purchasers and users.
- Implement and maintain a formal quality system through quality document updates, and internal audits.
- Investigate and analyze quality issues; recommend suggestions that prevent future similar quality events; and identify opportunities to redesign and improve processes and procedures.
- Use tools such as Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat Professional, and Microsoft Excel to edit and format documentation and Microsoft SharePoint for document management.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements: Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. or Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS: To qualify, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level (or ZP-II at NIST). Specialized experience is defined as experience applying International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 standard to participate in the review process of scientific documentation.
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Ph. D or equivalent doctoral degree
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3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree
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A combination of higher-level graduate education and experience Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains Federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the OPM website located athttps://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/... Applicants may request reconsideration of their qualifications determination within three business days from the date their applicant status was changed. Applicants should email the Agency Contact listed in this vacancy announcement with their written request listing the announcement number; explaining why the original determination was improper; what factors were not considered; and, should provide any other pertinent information that would enable reevaluation.
Pay Range
$69,581.00 - $108,422.00