Job Summary

This position functions as the Director of a multi-disciplinary Office of Regulatory Science (ORS), Field Food and Feed Laboratory, U. S. Food and Drug Administration. The laboratory serves the Office of Regulatory Science, Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), and its field organization based on ORA's scientific program needs and capabilities.

Major Duties

Qualifications

The position of Supervisory Interdisciplinary Scientist (Laboratory Director), falls under the 0401/0403/1320 occupational series. To qualify for this position at grade GS-15, you must meet Time-in-Grade requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 03/16/2020. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the percentage of times the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. If you are applying based on some other qualifying eligibility (i.e. you are not applying as a current Federal employee), you must meet the specific requirements of the eligibility you are claiming, and must have sufficient past experience to demonstrate that you are minimally qualified for this position. See Unique Hiring Paths on USAJOBS for more information about various ways you may be eligible to apply! PHS Commissioned Corps Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps may apply online to this announcement. Candidates will be referred to (CC) personnel and not as candidates for conversion to a permanent career or career-conditional appointment. Additional selections may be made for similar positions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within the local commuting area(s) of the location identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with any interested selecting official(s) at HHS. There is no option to opt-out as your information will not be shared with other hiring agencies outside of HHS. Clearance of CTAP/ICTAP will be applied for similar positions across HHS. 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. 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. You must submit supporting documentation to verify your eligibility to apply for this vacancy. For most applicants, an SF-50 will be required. However, if you are applying as a Veteran, individual with a qualifying disability, or a displaced employee, you will be required to provide other supporting documents as applicable. See the Required Documents section for details. Be sure that any files you upload as supporting documentation are free of security or compression features which render such documents unreadable to our system. In order to qualify for the Supervisory Interdisciplinary Scientist (Laboratory Director), 0401/0403/1320-15, you must the following qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Basic Requirements Biologist, GS-0401

Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position;

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A combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional

education. Microbiologist, GS-0403

Degree: microbiology; or biology, chemistry, or basic medical science that included at least 20 semester hours in microbiology and other

subjects related to the study of microorganisms, and 20 semester hours in the physical and mathematical sciences combining course work in organic chemistry or biochemistry, physics, and college algebra, or their equivalent.

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A combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major in microbiology, biology, chemistry, or basic medical science that included courses as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Chemist, GS-1320

Degree: physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in

mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.

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A combination of education and experience -- course work equivalent to a major as shown above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education. AND Specialized Experience Applicants must have (1) one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or above in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled which includes: experience overseeing and directing highly technical, scientific, laboratory analytical research work relating to food or drug analyses; managing, organizing, staffing, and budgeting resources of laboratory operations; and providing leadership, technical, and administrative direction to staff.

Pay Range

$144,812.00 - $170,800.00

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