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Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Anchorage, AK $106K – $153K Apply by Jul 7, 2026 Veterinary Medical Science INFJINTJISFJISTJ OperationsHealthcare
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If selected for this position, you will serve as a Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer (VMO) performing the role of Field Operations Manager with geographic responsibility for the full range of animal disease diagnosis, control, and eradication and animal health and care activities within specified counties and states.Your work may have national implications in protecting animals, plants, and personnel from disease of epidemic proportions.
What You'll Do
- →The duties may include, but are not limited to: Serves as consultant to the Area Veterinarian in Charge (AVIC) and State officials on regulatory veterinary medical problems.
- →Directs the activities of Federal veterinarians through subordinates and cooperators who are concerned with the diagnosis of animal diseases, sanitary conditions, and the application of Animal Health Coordinates the State/Federal Animal Health Programs under terms of cooperative agreements with State officials.
- →Maintains emergency response readiness through education, training, medical clearance and fit-testing and responds to requests from Animal Plant Health Inspection Services for emergency response.
- →Participates in the planning and execution of emergency test exercises at the local, state, regional, national, and international level with Veterinary Services partners Prioritize work unit goals and objectives, ensuring work unit activities and objectives are consistent with FiOps and VS national program procedures, protocols and direction.
Requirements
- ✓BASIC REQUIREMENT: 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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