• Job Description

  Req#: 862708100
  This position is designated as SES, Career-Reserved or General. USDA structures its SES positions into position levels. This is a position level 2 with a salary range of $204,122.00 - $216,010.00 per year. Exceptions to the salary cap may be considered in certain circumstances. SES employees are also eligible to receive bonuses and performance-based awards. Visit http://www.opm.gov/ses/ for additional information and benefits for SES employees.
  
  Duties
  
  
  • Participates with the Administrator, the Assistant Administrator, other Assistant Administrators, and staff officials in developing, recommending, and supporting Agency missions, goals, and policies.
  • Guides, supports, and shares in managing research programs related to the food safety research agenda conducted by scientists from the Agricultural Research Service and from outside sources.
  • Shares in managing tracebacks and in-plant and other investigations to combat foodborne illness outbreaks involving meat, poultry, and egg products.
  • Shares in managing a surveillance system to monitor the food supply from farm to table by collecting data from a variety of sources to monitor trends and assess the impact of foodborne. hazards on the public.
  • Shares leadership of the effort to monitor emerging human pathogens in the food supply and in food animals and to apply the principles of epidemiology to control and prevention strategies.
  • Directs the provision of expertise in microbiology, chemistry, toxicology, and related scientific disciplines to Agency program staff and the scientific community.
  • Coordinates the provision of expert scientific advice on the microbiological and chemical analysis of meat, poultry, and egg products to the laboratory, field operations, and compliance staff, and the staff of other Agency programs.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
  • Veterans Preference is not applicable in the Senior Executive Service.
  • Initial appointments are required to serve a 1-year probationary period.
  • Background Investigation required.
  • If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
  • File a Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
  • You may be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • May be subject to pre-employment and random drug tests

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