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Duties

As a Supervisory Biologist/Microbiologist (Interdisciplinary), you will: Develop and implement policies, processes, procedures, quality assessments, enhancements, and resources needed to achieve consistent, high quality testing services. Ensure the regulatory and control work for testing of items such as antibiotics, sera, and antitoxins is in conformance with legal standards for purity, potency, and safety. Develop, review, and implement strategic plans for laboratory programs and testing services. Manage studies or issues pertaining to testing systems in the laboratories. Review and approve all diagnostic tests for use with clinical samples in CDC Atlanta campus infectious disease laboratories. Develop educational and procedural intervention strategies for improving the quality of laboratory testing.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Basic Qualifications: Biologist (GS-0401): A degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Microbiologist (GS-0403): A degree: microbiology; or biology, chemistry, or basic medical science that included at least 20 semester hours in microbiology and other subjects related to the study of microorganisms, and 20 semester hours in the physical and mathematical sciences combining course work in organic chemistry or biochemistry, physics, and college algebra, or their equivalent. OR Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in microbiology, biology, chemistry, or basic medical science that included courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting one of the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirement listed below. 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: implementing and providing guidance/oversight for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations in infectious disease laboratories diagnostic testing; and ensuring validation of disease related test methods. 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

A 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.

A 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 OLSS-OFFICE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE LABORATORY QUALITY 1600 Clifton Road NE Atlanta, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]