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Interdisciplinary Supervisory Biologist or Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Ames, IA $107K – $139K Apply by Jul 2, 2026 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences ESFJINFJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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This position will help implement USDA's Veterinary Biologics Program under the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act, will lead efforts that uphold scientific integrity, regulatory compliance, and laboratory standards. This work will strengthen animal health systems, support disease control and eradication, and safeguard public confidence in veterinary biologics.
What You'll Do
- →The duties may include, but are not limited to: Establish work schedules during high volume periods and establishing long-term (1 year or more) staffing needs with sufficient lead time for positions to be filled without work disruption.
- →Responsible for developing, documenting and interpreting licensing and testing policy for the assigned area of expertise for which they have responsibility.
- →Oversight, performance, and problem resolution of biologics testing assays.
- →Plans, organizes, and develops investigational studies for developing new methodology, improving, evaluating, and validating new testing techniques.
- →Serves as a resource expert for issues involving vaccine testing and evaluation.
Requirements
- ✓BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR 0701: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent degree, i.e., Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD), obtained at a school or college of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA).
- ✓The AVMA website has a listing of all AVMA-accredited veterinary medical schools.
- ✓An AVMA-accredited veterinary medical school or college must have accepted the final transcript from the foreign veterinary medical school at full value for placement into an advanced degree, postgraduate educational program, or training program (e.g., residency or graduate program).
- ✓In addition, graduates of foreign veterinary medical programs must also provide proof of proficiency in the English language by successfully completing one of the nationally and internationally recognized examinations that incorporate assessments of reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills.
- ✓Examples of examinations that assess mastery of the English language are shown below: a) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Minimum scores for the TOEFL are 560 for the paper-based version; 220 for the computer-based version; or overall score of 83 for the internet-based version (including 26 or higher in speaking, 26 or higher in listening, and 17 or higher in writing).
- ✓For the computer-based and paper-based test versions, applicants must also complete the Test of Spoken English (TSE) and the Test of Written English (TWE).
- ✓Minimum required scores are 55 for the TSE and 5.5 for the TWE. b) Academic tests (listening, writing, and speaking) offered by the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
- ✓Applicants must achieve a minimum overall band score of 7.0, with at least 7.0 in speaking, 6.5 in listening, and 6.0 in writing; OR c) Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL).
- ✓Applicants must achieve a minimum overall band score of 70, with at least 60 in speaking, 60 in listening, and 50 in writing.
- ✓Graduates of foreign veterinary medical programs must submit test results with their application.
- ✓Results of more than one test or testing session cannot be combined to meet the standard.
Personality Fit
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