This Senior-Level (SL) position is in the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. About OCSPP. This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to one of the duty stations stated in this announcement on a regular basis (location to be determined after candidate selected). Partial work-from-home flexibilities may be authorized.

Duties

The Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), within the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), is responsible for the implementation of several important environmental statutes with broad crossmedia impacts, including the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). OPPT must evaluate new and existing industrial chemicals, and both require and promote risk reduction and responsible risk management practices through the life cycle of chemicals to facilitate and encourage the use of scientifically valid test methods and strategies that reduce or replace the use of vertebrate animals while providing information of equivalent or better scientific quality and relevance that will support regulatory decisions under TSCA. Critical to the Agency’s ability to carry out its statutory mandates is the need to create greater efficiencies in implementing TSCA amendments, and other policies, processes, and program implementation.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen.
• You must submit a resume and required documents--see How to Apply section.
• Position has education requirements--see Qualifications/Education section.
• EPA and non-EPA applicants must submit transcripts/course listings.

Qualifications

In addition to the educational requirements, we are looking for at least one year of specialized experience related to this position as described below: To qualify for this SL position, you need to have at least one year of full time experience equivalent to the GS-15 level defined as performing work that involves evaluating risks to human health and the environment posed by chemicals and naturally occurring substances. You will be evaluated on the mandatory Technical Qualifications listed below. Your responses should be clear and concise and show a level of accomplishment and a degree of responsibility. Technical Qualifications (TQs) - Mandatory for all applicants - Failure to address these factors individually within a limit of two (2) pages per factor will result in your application being disqualified.TQ 1 - Demonstrated experience managing, directing, developing and providing guidance and policy direction for human health and/or ecological risk assessment policies and initiatives related to the development and use of traditional and advanced toxicology testing techniques, including new approach methodologies (NAMs), chemical exposure estimation methods, species and dose-response extrapolation, and probabilistic risk estimation. TQ 2 - Demonstrated experience applying advanced risk assessment methodologies to current domestic and international risk assessment issues related to chemical regulation. TQ 3 - Demonstrated experience directing and providing guidance and policies to inter- and intra-office teams in the development of policy analysis and activities related to risk assessment strategies. TQ 4 - Demonstrated experience communicating complex and politically sensitive environmental policy issues to higher management and externally.

Education

You need a degree or combination of education and experience as described below to qualify for this position.

Biologist: You must have a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited or pre-accredited college or university in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position; OR a combination of education and experience with courses equivalent to a major, as listed. 

Toxicologist: You must have a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited or pre-accredited college or university in toxicology; or an appropriate discipline of the biological, medical, or veterinary sciences that included at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, biochemistry, or physiology, and 12 semester hours in toxicology. 

Chemist: You must have a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited or pre-accredited college or university in 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 a combination of education and experience with education equivalent to one of the majors listed that included the described coursework. 

For information about accreditation requirements, visit EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures.

Contacts

• Address Environmental Protection Agency U.S. EPA Mail Drop: C639-02 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12055 RTP, North Carolina 27711 United States
• Name: Claire Worley
• Phone: 919-541-0892
• Email: [email protected]