About the role
Salary: $125,776.00 to $163,514.00 Per Year
This position is located at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Services (ARS), The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), located in Manhattan, Kansas. The mission is to provide leadership, subject-matter expertise, quality maintenance, and operational support in implementing biosafety, biosecurity, training and written instructions to safely operate the complex, critical laboratory infrastructure and support the execution of science research.
Major duties
Applies expertise of high and maximum containment operations, biosafety, and biosecurity to develop, manage, and implement the Biorisk Management Unit max and high containment operations program.
Coordinates operations related to critical containment and decontamination systems including routine validation of sterilization programs and incident response for autoclaves, thermal tissues autoclaves, and effluent decontamination.
Performs risk assessments, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and develops new and updates high and maximum containment Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other documents for the facility.
Serves as a recognized expert in the field of high and maximum containment operations, providing consultation and advice to international, Federal, State and local agencies.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Time in Grade: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet the time in grade requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. In addition to meeting the basic education requirement in the Education Section below, all applicants must also meet the following minimum qualification requirements: Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-14 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-13 which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is the experience implementing a BSL-3 and BSL-4 containment operations program; performing validation activities related to autoclaves, thermal tissue autoclaves, effluent decontamination systems, gamma irradiation, Vaporized hydrogen peroxide or Chlorine dioxide gas decontamination, performing risk assessments and incident investigations. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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