Supervisory Chemist

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for STEM positions, Cyber Security & Related Positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as Scientific Manager, Drug Chemistry Division for the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, which provides forensic and technical support to criminal investigation and legal agencies of the US Department of War and other federal agencies worldwide.

Major duties

• Manages and supervises the administrative and technical activities of the Drug Chemistry Division, providing day to day planning, management, coordination, and direction for a staff of expert forensic drug chemists.
• Reviews and evaluates operation of the division and develops and implements policies and procedures to accommodate workload demands and changes in analytical methods, allocated personnel, equipment, and supplies.
• Conducts casework, administrative and technical reviews of completed work and ensures that the work has met assignment objectives.
• Develops, implements, and manages quality assurance mechanisms including technical procedures, quality measures.
• Evaluate employee performance based on objectives, standards, and policies.
• Set priorities, prepare work schedules, and assign cases to subordinate employees.
• Actively identify and eliminate workflow bottlenecks to ensure the timely processing and reporting of forensic drug evidence.
• Serves as a division resource manager overseeing asset accountability to include facilities, instrumentation, equipment, supplies, funds, and personnel.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education AND experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Minimum Education Requirement: GS-1320: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 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 In addition to the education requirements, your resume must also show you meet the specialized experience for this position. Specialized Experience is defined as: One year of professional-level scientific experience in chemistry, or physical sciences as applied to forensic examinations, crime scene operations, quality management, or forensic research, which includes directing, coordinating, and overseeing the Drug Chemistry Division consisting of a team of forensic chemists; serving as a scientific authority or technical advisor to executive leadership on highly complex scientific programs, national-level policies, and multi-million dollar resource allocations; and representing an organization as a primary liaison to external agencies, federal/state partners, or international entities, including translating complex scientific and technical concepts for legal, investigative, military, and non-scientific stakeholders.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/