Research Microbiologist

You are viewing a preview of this job. Log in or register to view more details about this job. Lead a clinical service for the rapid detection of drug resistance in infectious pathogens and growth-based drug susceptibility testing. Maintain compliance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) objectives and regulations; Work closely with supervisors to ensure compliance with Division policies, branch-specific SOPs, and CLIA requirements. Develop procedures and manages laboratory methods supporting detection and characterization of infectious pathogens; Work to ensure compliance with branch-specific standard operating procedures (SOPs). Develop and evaluate new laboratory methods and techniques. Responsible for the development, validation, and application of new techniques. Exercise a high degree of competence in evaluating laboratory data; Manage data analysis and quality assurance activities performed by the laboratory team. This position has 20% supervisory duties-candidates must also have demonstrated or shown the potential to develop the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities. Applicants should describe any previous experience or responsibilities which could be used in relation to the supervisory requirements of this position. Qualifications WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Basic Qualifications: 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 B. 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. Graduate Education: Microbiology, or specific area of study such as bacteriology, virology, mycology, algology, protozoology, parasitology, immunology, serology, microbial genetics, or soil microbiology; or specific applied fields of microbiology such as clinical and public health microbiology, food technology, production processes, industrial fermentation, pollution, etc. Graduate study in related fields such as experimental pathology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, biochemistry, animal or plant physiology, genetics, plant pathology, and insect disease control, may also be pertinent, provided it has direct application to microbiological work. Alternate requirement: For GS-14 clinical and public health microbiology positions, certification by the American Board of Medical Microbiology/American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology, or election to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology fully meets the experience requirement for such positions. Minimum Qualifications : You must have one year of specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: Providing oversight for molecular and growth-based laboratory testing of bacterial pathogens, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Ensuring compliance with all regulations, such as CLIA, and compliance with other quality and safety regulations and requirements. Drafting, reviewing and approving standard operating procedures, associated documents, and reporting formats under a quality management system. Overseeing development, modification, and validation of assays for clinical testing, when needed. Monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. #J-18808-Ljbffr