FDA Consumer Safety Officers, Interdisciplinary Scientists
The FDA is interviewing on campus next Tuesday, Oct. 6, and the resume submission deadline is this Thursday, Oct. 1. They are seeking MS/PhD candidates, as well as BS candidates with significant experience. Students should apply through their J-Connect accounts (ID 12871) and speak with the FDA at Career Fair if they have any questions. The position will be in the new White Oak campus in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Job Description
• Work with multidisciplinary teams of compliance officers and various other talented scientists in a dynamic, highly challenging and innovative atmosphere relating to pharmaceutical development, manufacturing and product quality
• Employ a broad variety of skills to ensure compliance with the good manufacturing practice and other anti-adulteration provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
• Apply your expertise to address often unique and precedent setting problems of importance to the American consumer. You will have opportunities to review manufacturing facilities and processes, and be responsible for evaluating inspectional findings and regulatory actions for small and large molecule drug facilities.
• Develop manufacturing and product quality policy. DMPQ works directly with other divisions in the Office of Compliance and other Offices within CDER to support CDER Office of Compliance’s mission to promote and protect public health through strategies and actions that minimize the potential for consumer exposure to unsafe, ineffective, and poor quality drugs.
• Interact with national, international, public and private organizations on compliance issues and help develop guidance for the pharmaceutical industry.
The Offer:
• Civil Service Salary at the GS-12/13 level, 73,100.00 - 113,007.00
• Excellent Federal Government Benefits Package (health insurance, life insurance, thrift savings plan, retirement
• Flexible work schedules
• Opportunities to continue Professional Development
• Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Flexible Spending Accounts and long term care insurance
GENERAL INFORMATION: Positions being filled as civil service or U.S. Commissioned Corps require U.S. Citizenship. Permanent U.S. Residents may apply for Staff Fellowship program. Graduates of foreign colleges/universities must provide proof of U.S. education equivalency certification.
Requirements
- Ph.D. or Master degrees in chemistry, biology, pharmacy, engineering, biochemistry, or a B.S. in one of these areas coupled with substantial industry or inspectional experience
-a degree in physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering, which includes 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by coursework in mathematics through differential and integral calculus and at least 6 semester hours of physics
-OR a combination of education and experience-course work equivalent to a major as described above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
To qualify for higher-graded positions, candidates must have additional amounts of either specialized experience or directly related education. The amount of additional experience or education required depends on the grade of the position.
For a pharmacy position, a successful completion of a 5-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s or higher degree in pharmacy from an approved pharmacy school, or 1 year of professional pharmacy experience equivalent to at least GS-7, or a 6-year course of study leading to a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.); 1 year of professional pharmacy experience equivalent to at least GS-9; or, for research positions, completion of all of the requirements for a master’s or equivalent degree in a related scientific field. In addition to a background in those fields, the candidate should have excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
How to Apply
If you are interested in considering employment with CDER’s Office of Compliance, DMPQ, please submit your resume with a brief cover letter to Kennerly Chapman at (301) 796 3271 or by e-mail, kennerlyk.chapman@fda.hhs.gov
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