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Supervisory Intelligence Research Specialist

Drug Enforcement Administration

Department of Justice

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$127,044 - $165,162

per year

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GS-14 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $104,604 - $135,987

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-13. Senior expert or supervisor.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team that gathers, analyzes, and shares intelligence on drug trafficking to support law enforcement efforts, including planning operations and briefing officials on complex issues.

It's based in Birmingham, Alabama, and focuses on overseeing intelligence programs with global reach.

A good fit would be someone with strong leadership experience in intelligence analysis, a background in law enforcement or research, and the ability to handle sensitive, high-stakes situations.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent, including directing multi-agency staff in intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination for drug enforcement
  • Experience in preliminary research, analysis, and evaluation of raw intelligence data for large projects
  • Ability to plan and direct intelligence program operations with worldwide implications
  • Skills in assessing unforeseen developments and initiating comprehensive research programs and policies
  • Proficiency in preparing and presenting briefings to high-level federal, state, local, and international officials on complex drug trafficking issues
  • Administrative and human resource management experience, including setting performance expectations for supervised staff
  • Willingness to testify in legal proceedings as needed

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration, New Orleans Division, Office of the Field Intelligence Manager, Birmingham District Office in Birmingham, AL.

For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement.

If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcripts with your application.

Basic Qualification Requirements: Specialized 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.

Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following:GS-14: Must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 Federal grade level performing such duties as providing direction and leadership to a multi-agency staff engaged in the collection, analysis, evaluation, production, and dissemination of drug law enforcement intelligence in support of drug law enforcement activities; and performing preliminary research, analysis and evaluation of raw intelligence data for segments of large research projects and studies.

Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.? Major Duties:

As a your typical work assignments may include: Plans and directs the activities of staff in the collection, evaluation, production and dissemination of drug law enforcement intelligence.

Oversees and plans the operations of an intelligence program with worldwide implications. Assesses unforeseen developments, new phenomena, and difficulties encountered.

Initiates, plans, and evaluates broad and comprehensive research and analysis programs, procedures, and policies.

Prepares and presents briefings to high-level federal, state, and local law enforcement representatives and to foreign dignitaries in regards to difficult, complex, and controversial drug trafficking issues.

Performs the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised. Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff members.

May be required to testify during career as an Intelligence Research Specialist.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/3/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/4/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: F-NC-26-12927185-IMP-KMC