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Duties

As a Supv Health Scientist (Lab Training) you will: Exercise technical and overall administrative supervision over professional and support personnel within the organizational unit. Lead a comprehensive organizational unit of federal employees to design, develop and implement training materials, provide 'augmented reality' and virtual and 'in person' training, and adopt appropriate training modalities on numerous topics including intramural clinical, non-clinical and public health laboratory methodology, quality, biosafety, chemical and radiological safety, and regulatory compliance training for all CDC laboratories, and for use by other CDC stakeholder and federal agency laboratory professionals, if requested. Conduct and supervise technical reviews, evaluation or assessment of agency laboratory programs' training needs, and provide assistance through scientific and technical discussions for adoption of newer or modified training strategies and techniques as they are developed. Collaborate with recognized authorities in professional organizations in designing, developing, and presenting courses to facilitate transfer of information and skills to agency laboratory scientists and staff. Plan, coordinate, and implement a yearly calendar of intramural laboratory training courses to be given at CDC headquarters.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Basic Qualifications: 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. Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-15 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level, which must include the following experience: performing training development and delivery in laboratory environments and quality management systems (QMS) that impact laboratory processes, effectiveness and safety. 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

Copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

College or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For more information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF LABORATORY SCIENCE AND SAFETY 1600 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30329 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]