Regulatory Specialist

This position is being filled under a streamline hiring authority, Title 21 of the United States Code (21 US Code 379d-3a) as amended by the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016, section 3072 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Section 3624. The candidate selected for this position will serve under a career or career‑conditional appointment and be paid under the provisions of this authority. This position is being recruited based on Title 21, Pay Table 1, Band C (GS-13 equivalent). In order to qualify for the Regulatory Specialist position which falls under the 0696 occupational Series, you must meet the following requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 07/24/2026: Basic Qualification Requirements Education: A bachelor's degree or higher in quality assurance/management, data science, statistics, computer forensics, epidemiology, pharmacy, public health, engineering, food science, law or regulations, or related healthcare or science field. The degree must be from an accredited program or institution. --OR-- Experience: Comparable regulatory experience or FDA‑regulated product lifecycle experience focused on enforcing and/or ensuring compliance with FDA laws and regulations or experience in one or more of the following: Knowledge of the FD&C Act combined with experience in either Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), or auditing products that the FDA regulates. Interpreting the statute, regulations, guidance, and other quality policies to assess compliance, quality, manufacturing performance, or quality management maturity. Product development, process development, scale‑up, or commercial manufacturing. Sterility assurance and microbiological controls. NOTE: Applicants must submit all relevant transcripts that demonstrate you possess the required education to meet the Basic Qualifications. OR Have a bachelor's degree and have 4 years of comparable experience manufacturing foods, biologics, drugs or devices in compliance with CGMP; clean room facility design and/or operations; equipment and process design and validation; and/or manufacturing process deviation investigations and knowledge of laws, regulations, policies and guidance used in regulating foods, biologics, drugs or devices and knowledge of those governing manufacturing procedures and product approval or licensing. OR Have a master's degree and have 3 years of comparable experience manufacturing foods, biologics, drugs or devices in compliance with CGMP; clean room facility design and/or operations; equipment and process design and validation; and/or manufacturing process deviation investigations and knowledge of laws, regulations, policies and guidance used in regulating foods, biologics, drugs or devices and knowledge of those governing manufacturing procedures and product approval or licensing. OR Have a Doctorate and/or J.D. degree and have 1 year of comparable experience manufacturing foods, biologics, drugs or devices in compliance with CGMP; clean room facility design and/or operations; equipment and process design and validation; and/or manufacturing process deviation investigations and knowledge of laws, regulations, policies and guidance used in regulating foods, biologics, drugs or devices and knowledge of those governing manufacturing procedures and product approval or licensing. OR Have an MD, DO, DDS, DPM, or DVM degree and have 0 years of comparable experience manufacturing foods, biologics, drugs or devices in compliance with CGMP; clean room facility design and/or operations; equipment and process design and validation; and/or manufacturing process deviation investigations and knowledge of laws, regulations, policies and guidance used in regulating foods, biologics, drugs or devices and knowledge of those governing manufacturing procedures and product approval or licensing. OR Have 6 years of comparable experience manufacturing foods, biologics, drugs or devices in compliance with CGMP; clean room facility design and/or operations; equipment and process design and validation; and/or manufacturing process deviation investigations and knowledge of laws, regulations, policies and guidance used in regulating foods, biologics, drugs or devices and knowledge of those governing manufacturing procedures and product approval or licensing. #J-18808-Ljbffr