Health Scientist - College Park, United States - US Food and Drug Administration

US Food and Drug Administration
US Food and Drug Administration
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College Park, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:


  • Conducts internal and external laboratory quality audits to ensure compliance with CFSAN/FDA laboratory quality standards, written policy and procedures and to ensure those activities are appropriately documented.
  • Utilizes technical expertise in health sciences when performing trend analysis, sampling and other continuous improvement activities utilizing continuous improvement tools.
  • Represents Quality Management and Oversight Operations Staff in Center and Agency level activities that support quality management initiatives and require coordination including participation in external audits, management review, and other programs.
  • Designs and provides recommendations for improvement of quality program objectives.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • Citizenship Requirement: You must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for this advertisement unless explicitly stated otherwise.
  • FDA participates in eVerify: All new hires must complete the I9 form; this information will be processed through eVerify to determine your employment eligibility. If a discrepancy arises, you must take affirmative steps to resolve the matter.
  • You must meet ALL requirements by the closing date of this announcement to be considered. Only education, experience, and qualifications attained by this date will be considered. You must continue to meet all requirements through the hiring process.
  • Direct Deposit: You will be required to have all federal salary payments electronically deposited into a bank account with a financial institution of your choice.
  • Additional selections may be made from this vacancy, within the same geographical area, by other organizational elements from within FDA, through shared corporate recruiting activities.

Qualifications:


The position of Health Scientist (Research Quality) falls under the 0601
occupational series. To qualify for this position at grade GS-
13, you must meet all requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 04/23/2024.

Basic Requirements:


Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree:

major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position.

This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
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AND

Minimum Qualifications:


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.

The specialized experience must demonstrate one year of full-time work experience, or the equivalent if part-time (for example, an employee working 20 hours per week for a 12-month period should be credited with 6 months of experience.) Experience may have been obtained in either the federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations.

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GS-13: You must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties: editing and reviewing laboratory quality management processes, procedures, and standard Operations Policies and Procedures; and conducting laboratory quality audits to ensure compliance with laboratory quality standards, written policy and procedures.-
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.

  • 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._

Education:

There is no education substitution for experience at the GS-13 grade level.


TRANSCRIPTS:

Positions which are scientific or technical in nature often have very specific educational requirements. You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses
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