Chemist (Forensic) - Fort Meade, United States - U.S. Army Medical Command

U.S. Army Medical Command
U.S. Army Medical Command
Verified Company
Fort Meade, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:


  • Conduct and analyze scientific testing performed by lower graded scientists and providing scientific validation of results.
  • Interpret the chromatography and quantitative confirmation results from the highly specific analytical instrumentation in relation to testing human urine aliquots for selected drugs of abuse or drug metabolites.
  • Ensure compliance with Federal Law and established laboratory quality control and quality assurance criteria and ascertain the identity and accuracy of quality control specimens in both screening and quantitative analytical reports.
  • Determine the disposition of specimens whose chain of custody documents contain errors or omissions, in accordance with acceptable practices and sound judgment.
  • Initiate special testing requests and/or requests for testing that is completed at other laboratories
  • Prepare and certify memoranda required for the different types of validity and steroid testing.
  • Read, comprehend, and interpret scientific journal reports, studies, and articles in the field of forensic urine drug testing to maintain current expertise in the execution of their duties.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • One year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% or less of the time.
  • Certification as a Positive Laboratory Certifying Official/Certifying Scientist (PLCO/CS) is required.

Qualifications:


  • Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
  • To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.
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For GS-11:


Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) assisting in the conducting and analyzing of scientific testing to provide scientific validation of results; 2) assisting in the analyzing of complex scientific testing results, screening and confirmation; 3) interpreting the quantitative results from the highly specific analytical instrumentation (such as gas or liquid chromatograph/mass spectrometer) to test human urine samples for selected drugs of abuse or drug metabolites; 4) utilizing in-depth knowledge of the field of chemistry, pharmacokinetics and toxicology to solve problems.


  • OR
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Education:Ph.
D.

or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as:
Chemistry, Physics, Calculus or a similar field.

  • OR
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Combination of Education and Experience:A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

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Individual Occupational Requirements:Basic Requirements**:


  • Degree: physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.
or

  • Combination of education and experience course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:


Education:


Additional information:


  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • One year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Direct deposit of pay is required.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
  • This is a Career Program (CP) 1
  • Engineers and Scientist position.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Certification as a Positive Laboratory Certifying
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