Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer (Associate Director of FADDL)

Full Job Description

As a Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer, you will serve as the Associate Laboratory Director (Director of Science) of the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL).

You will be responsible for providing managerial leadership by developing goals, budgetary and staffing needs for the FADDL Scientific staff in collaboration with the FADDL Director.

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

All applicants must meet the Basic Requirement outlined in the Education section below.

FOR THE GS-15 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-14 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Identifying and directing overarching scientific priorities and activities in a scientific veterinary diagnostic laboratory that has an impact on the production and marketing of domestic livestock and livestock trade with foreign countries.

Representing scientific institutions on a national and international stage by communicating both orally and in writing with external stakeholders and internal staff members to coordinate and collaborate on animal health issues, for the purpose of interacting with others to effectuate program policies and meet common goals and objectives.

Leading a large scientific organization, including personnel management, budgetary oversight, and scientific strategy.

Planning, organizing, and evaluating programs involving the diagnosis of animal diseases to protect the nation's livestock resources and impact human health.

Experience should include working with the diagnosis of animal, emerging and zoonotic diseases using knowledge in particular areas of veterinary medical sciences such as microbiology, virology, immunology/serology, molecular biology, or a related scientific field.

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:
• Provides scientific leadership in the guidance of a multi-disciplinary program for the diagnosis of foreign, emerging and zoonotic diseases.
• Provides direct oversight and review of the diagnostic techniques to ensure all methods are valid and meet established objectives and program requirements.
• Establishes goals and evaluates projects, proposed or conducted by the various laboratory sections; approves, disapproves or suggests modifications of each major project.
• Acts as a scientific advisor to both the FADDL Director and National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) Director and assists Section Heads in planning projects and solving technical problems.
• Provides leadership in establishing quality assurance and maintaining ISO 17025 accreditation.
• Provides leadership in development of new procedures and laboratory techniques to improve diagnostic methods for disease of livestock at FADDL and in the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN).
• Review diagnostic reagent production, standardization, and maintenance and distribution procedures.
• Takes part in foreign animal disease training.