Supervisory Interdisciplinary Scientist
Department: Department Of Health And Human Services
Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Job Announcement Number: HHS-FDA-MP-11-596456
Who May Apply: Status Candidates
| SALARY RANGE: $123,758.00 to $155,500.00 / Per Year |
OPEN PERIOD: Mon Jan 23, 2012 to Wed Feb 22, 2012 |
| SERIES & GRADE: (what this means) GS-1320-15/15 |
POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time - Permanent |
| PROMOTION POTENTIAL: |
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy(s) - Silver Spring, MD United StatesView Map |
| WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Status Candidates (Merit Promotion and VEOA Eligibles) | |
JOB SUMMARY
Become a part of the Department that touches the lives of every American! At the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) you can give back to your community, state, and country by making a difference in the lives of Americans everywhere. It is the principal agency for protecting the health of citizens. Join HHS and help to make our world healthier, safer, and better for all Americans.
Who May Apply: Federal employees with career or career-conditional appointments in the competitive service; former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility based on previous career or career-conditional appointments; displaced Federal employees requesting special priority selection consideration under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP); veterans who are preference eligibles or who have been separated under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous active service; Military Spouses; PHS Commissioned Corps Officers; individuals eligible for VRA appointments (at the GS-11 and below grade levels); and individuals with disabilities.
This position is located in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Office of Pharmaceutical Science, Office of New Drug Quality Assessment, Silver Spring, MD.
This vacancy is also being announced concurrently with vacancy announcement HHS-FDA-DE-11-581513 under competitive procedures. Please review that announcement to see if you are eligible for consideration under competitive procedures. NOTE: Applicants must apply separately for each announcement in order to be considered.
This announcement may be used to fill multiple positions in multiple locations.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
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KEY REQUIREMENTS
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Must submit a copy of current SF-50.
- You must meet minimum requirements stated in announcement.
- Be sure to read the "How to Apply" section for all required documents.
MAJOR DUTIES
The employee serves as a Supervisory Interdisciplinary Scientist. Provides direction, oversight, and leadership to a staff comprised of Pharmacologists, Chemists, and Biologists engaged in the Biopharmaceutics regulatory review function involving risk-based quality assessment of Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs), New Drug Applications (NDAs), and Supplemental New Drug Applications (SNDAs).
Applies an expert knowledge of pharmacology and biochemistry and serves as an Agency resource for information on current concepts in pharmacology and biopharmaceutics.
Plans, manages, organizes, and directs Biopharmaceutics regulatory review of scientific submissions in accordance with the Food, Dug and cosmetic Act and other applicable rules and regulations for human drugs. Also may perform secondary review of the biopharmaceutics reviews.
Leads, plans, schedules, and carries out major studies and projects focused in areas related to the pharmacology/biopharmaceutics regulatory discipline.
