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This Direct-Hire position is in the Food and Drug Administration, with multiple locations throughout the U.S. and its territories. See the sections below for more details on the duties & qualifications for this position.
Major Duties
- Obtain resources and identify strategic objectives for the organization.
- Organizationally structure functional responsibilities to assure effective, efficient, and economical use of staff; assists in strategic planning aligning Office's Strategic Plan with those of the Center, FDA, and HHS.
- Review and evaluate project proposals and plans in terms of soundness of scientific/ technical/legal reasoning, sufficiency of project proposals, relative priorities, availability of resources and anticipated results.
- Provide technical and regulatory leadership, through subordinate managers, to personnel engaged in executing FDA 's broad national regulatory programs and activities as required by statute or FDA published biology regulations.
Qualifications
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: In order be eligible for the position of Supervisory Biologist (Division Director), (GS-0401-15), you must meet the following requirements. BASIC REQUIREMENT:
A. Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR
B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:
You must possess one year (52-weeks) of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service: Implementing strategic planning; AND Identifying pathogenic and beneficial microbes; AND Initiating, planning, executing, and overseeing experimental projects; AND Supervising a staff of multidisciplinary scientists. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login,select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 11/14/2019. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your responses when compared to your background information, you may be deemed ineligible or your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your skills and abilities.
Pay Range
$137,849.00 - $166,500.00