Supervisory Interdisciplinary

Duties

• Research, develop, establish, execute, and enforce comprehensive Quality Management (QM) systems across traditional laboratory, expeditionary/field, and training environments.
• Establish, update, and publish laboratory quality protocols, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and technical validation guidelines across all forensic disciplines.
• Ensure the records of the validation and implementation of new scientific procedures, technical protocols, instrumentation, and facilities are documented; investigate, resolve, and document technical non-conformances and discrepancies.
• Formulate organizational quality policies and programmatic reviews.
• Direct and oversee the USACIL Quality Audit Program, scheduling and leading internal audits, contracting external ANAB accreditation audits, and verifying adherence to established quality standards.
• Establish and monitor the USACIL Proficiency Testing and Testimony Monitoring Program.
• Liaise with judicial, law enforcement, medical, and investigative agencies to resolve customer service inquiries, coordinate quality agreements, and develop Memoranda of Understanding/Agreement.
• Evaluate and monitor contracted/outsourced forensic laboratory services, verifying credentialing and quality assurance controls of external vendor facilities.
• Plan and organize the workflow of the Quality Management Branch; set and adjust short- and long-term work priorities.
• Establish annual performance plans and evaluate non-supervisory staff performance.
• Hear and resolve employee complaints and informal grievances.
• Identify employee training and professional development needs.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A one (1) year probationary for supervisors may be required for this position.
• This position is covered by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program . You must must a DA Form 5019-R.
• You must successfully complete a urinalysis exam prior to employment, and periodically during employment.
• Must participate in DNA profiling database within the USACIL.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education AND experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is .

Minimum Education Requirement:
GS-0401:Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

OR

Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

GS-1301:
Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

OR

Combination of education and experience: education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

GS-1320:
Degree: physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.

OR

Combination of education and experience: course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

In addition to the education requirements, your resume must also show you meet the specialized experience for this position.

Specialized Experience is defined as: at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal service managing or executing a forensic laboratory quality assurance program in compliance with international accreditation standards (such as ISO/IEC 17025 and ANAB), including planning and conducting scientific audits, implementing corrective action plans, and overseeing proficiency testing or method validation. Additionally, this experience must include supervising, leading, or directing professional scientific and technical personnel by assigning workload, evaluating performance, and managing project priorities.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: .

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period for supervisors during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• The use of illegal drugs by Federal employees, whether on duty or off duty, is contrary to the efficiency of the service. The legalization and/or decriminalization of marijuana by some states has no impact on Federal law. The use and/or possession of marijuana remains illegal for Federal employees.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• This is a CP-18 Career Program position aligned under the Engineers and Scientists (Resource and Construction) Career Management Directorate.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.