Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer

Full Job Description

As a Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer, you will assist in the coordination of research and development of new or improved diagnostic assays for the National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Diagnostic Virology Laboratory.

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: Veterinary Medical Officer (0701): All applicants to 0701 series must meet the Basic Requirement outlined in the Education section below.

FOR THE 0701 SERIES GS-14 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Writing, reviewing, and approving diagnostic case reports, test validation documents, data summaries, and standard operating procedures for laboratories.

Advising, coordinating and leading staff for laboratory activities such as diagnostic testing, reagent production, and proficiency testing.

Applying quality management principles, such as ISO accreditation and standardization principles to laboratory work. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level.

TRANSCRIPTS are required: This position requires specific coursework or a degree in a specific field to be basically qualified.

This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university.

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Supervising subordinates more than 25% of the time including, but not limited to, recruitment, selecting, appraising, rewarding, addressing performance problems, and fostering an inclusive workplace.
• Develops research plans in collaboration with section heads, serving as the subject matter expert in study design, project management, execution and methods analysis.
• Designs and implements record systems that allow for full traceability and accountability of research projects allowing for validation and implementation of new test methods.
• Coordinates external collaborations, cooperative agreements and interagency agreements that involve test and method development of interest to National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
• Assigns and reviews the work of staff to ensure timely performance, soundness, and value.
• Supervises the publication of Standard Operating Procedures for new methods and coordinates the successful publication of projects in the peer reviewed scientific literature.