Supervisory Epidemiologist

Duties

If selected for this position, you will serve as a Supervisory Epidemiologist and Branch Chief, Epidemiologic Evaluation and Research Branch I. Specifically, you will:

• Serve as a recognized expert in the review and analysis of post marketing medical device safety issues;
• Serve a principal advisor to the Director, Division of Epidemiology, and is responsible for planning and coordinating technical programs and activities of the Branch;
• Work toward the development of standards of scientific excellence to enhance the programs of the Division of Epidemiology;
• Provide administrative and technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit;
• Ensure that personnel management within the organizational entity under supervision is accomplished without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for an Epidemiologist, GS-0601-14 position, you must meet the following:

BASIC QUALIFICATION

Degree: major study in an academic field related to the health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position.

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ADDITIONAL MINIMUM QUALIFICATION

You must have one (1) year of specialized experience which is equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service to include designing epidemiological studies in response to public health issues related to the usage of medical devices and/or radiology-emitting products; and leading teams conducting epidemiological studies to resolve issues.

Documenting experience: In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the percentage of times the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

Education

If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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.