Veterinary Medical Officer (Strategic Planning Analyst)

Duties

The duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Applies professional veterinary expertise to analyze Animal Care inspection programs under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and the Horse Protection Act (HPA).
• Analyzes veterinary program data, operational procedures, inspection activities, and compliance outcomes.
• Identifies emerging risks, program gaps, and opportunities to improve resource allocation, program performance, and regulatory effectiveness.
• Evaluates inspection data to detect patterns in noncompliance, animal care issues, facility performance, third-party inspector performance, and species-specific risk factors.
• Provides information for compliance strategies, program performance, and emergency preparedness and response for animals.
• Provides analytic support to field leadership by identifying high-risk entities, geographic clusters of concern, and emerging compliance trends relevant to enforcement and outreach activities.