Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer/Entomologist/Biological Scientist (Director)

Full Job Description

In this position you will serve as the national Director of the Ruminant Health Center that is responsible for formulating, coordinating, and directing activities related to the development and implementation of national, animal health programs in cattle, sheep, goats, and farmed cervids, including the development of policies, rules, and procedures that support the Agency's and Department's mission, goals and objectives.

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 FOR THE 0401 SERIES: Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR THE 0414 SERIES: Degree: entomology; or a related discipline of the biological or physical sciences that included at least 16 semester hours in entomology.

OR Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major that included course work as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR THE 0701 SERIES: All applicants must meet the Basic Requirement outlined in the Education section below.

In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, the applicant must demonstrate the below experience.

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: Evaluating the effectiveness of animal health programs and policy, animal health outbreak emergency response, and the methods and tools used to carry out these activities.

Representing the program and maintaining cooperative relationships with counterparts across Federal and State Governments to identify areas for collaboration when responding to animal disease outbreaks and all hazard response activities that affect animal health.

Supervising, assigning, and reviewing the work of others to ensure compliance with quality standards and timelines; developing performance plans and managing the performance of direct reports; managing and resolving conflicts; and advising leaders on best courses of action to resolve administrative or programmatic issues.

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.

0401/0414 Series: An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application if it includes your name and the necessary course information; however, if you are selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty.

Education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.

education program. For further information, visit the following: Foreign Education Evaluation. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.

0701 Series: You must provide documentation outlined in the Required Documents section of this job announcement.

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:
• Participates fully with the formulation and administration of the broad national and international plans, policies, and objectives of APHIS, particularly those affecting ruminants.
• Participates in developing and implementing Federal regulations, policies, and procedures to control the interstate movement of ruminants.
• Oversees the formulation of the budget, which is based on past experience, anticipated workload, and the production capability.
• Directs efforts to combat incursions and epidemics of foreign animal diseases through prompt detection, assessment of needs and appropriate response.
• Administers policies and procedures by providing authoritative leadership and guidance, establishing benchmarks for operational performance, and analyzing and monitoring budgets and other resources.
• Organizes, directs and operates the ruminant health program.
• Provides authoritative expertise on ruminant diseases of national and international significance to ensure uniform and accurate application of national policies and procedures.
• Provides leadership on national ruminant health program activities, often acting upon highly difficult, unusual, or controversial cases.