Veterinary Medical Officer

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The incumbent serves as a Senior Veterinary Medical Officer with nationwide authority and responsibility across multiple mission-critical areas within the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Managing complex policy, technical expertise, regulatory functions and related authorities.Your work may have national implications in protecting animals, plants, and personnel from disease of epidemic proportions. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. All applicants must meet the Basic Requirement outlined in the Education section below. FOR THE GS-14 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Provide expert evaluation of veterinary biological products or lead development of advanced diagnostic and laboratory testing methods, including virology and molecular biology tools for animal disease detection. Lead and advise senior leadership on highly complex, sensitive, or precedent setting import and export regulatory cases, applying authoritative judgment and cross agency problem solving. Providing superior customer service, resource management and information sharing, and contributing to modernizing information technology infrastructure and support services, to deliver timely, accurate and easily accessible knowledge to customers and stakeholders. Develops policy regarding animal diagnostic testing or vaccines impacting the national or international animal health industry. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level. TRANSCRIPTS are required. This position requires specific coursework or a degree in a specific field to be basically qualified. this education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college or university. 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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