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Duties

As a Lead Research Chemist you will: Serve as a Team Leader and articulate and communicate to the team the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion. Lead the team in identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks among employees. Monitor and report on the status and progress of work, checking on work in progress, reviewing completed work. Serve as coach, facilitator and/or negotiator in coordinating team initiatives and in consensus building activities among team members. Represent the team in dealings with the supervisor or manager for the purpose of obtaining resources (e.g., computer hardware and software, use of overtime or compensatory time), and securing needed information or decisions from the supervisor on major work problems and issues that arise. Report to the supervisor periodically on team and individual work accomplishments, problems, progress in mastering tasks and work processes, and individual and team training needs. Resolve simple, informal complaints of employees and refer others, such as formal grievances and appeals, to the supervisor or an appropriate management official. Communicate team consensus and recommendations to the supervisor on actions affecting team and individual awards, rewards and recognition. Provide laboratory oversight for epidemiologic investigations associated with exposure to high-threat chemical agents, toxins or drugs of abuse. As a Team Lead support epidemiologic studies providing data which may be directly used for diagnosis and clinical care. Present lectures and seminars to technical and professional groups and provides guidance for team member presentations. Provide correspondence directly to health officials at local, state, national, and international levels regarding collaborative research and diagnostic studies.

Requirements

Qualifications

Requirements (Continue) In accordance with Executive Order 12564 of September 14, 1986, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is A Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The Federal government, as the largest employer in the Nation, can and should show the way towards achieving drug-free workplaces through programs designed to offer drug users a helping hand, and at the same time demonstrating to drug users and potential drug users that drugs will not be tolerated in the Federal workplace. The use of illegal drugs, on or off duty, by Federal employees is inconsistent not only with the law-abiding behavior expected of all citizens, but also with the special trust placed in such employees as servants of the public. All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and be subject to random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug testing upon hiring. Appointment to the position will be contingent upon a negative applicant drug test result. Basic Qualifications Requirements: Must have a 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 Must have a 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. AND Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level, which must include the following experience: leading laboratory research and development on advanced analytical chemistry approaches for measuring human exposure biomarkers in biological matrices. 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

Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the education requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit:https://www.cdc.gov/jobs/future-applicant-information.html.

Contacts

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• Phone: (770) 488-1725
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