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Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer (Center for Veterinary Biologics Director)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Posted 46 days ago
Hybrid Ames, IA $149K – $194K Apply by Aug 6, 2026 Veterinary Medical Science INFJINTJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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The Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) Director oversees the Agency's compliance with the Virus Serum Toxin Act of 1913 to ensure that veterinary biologics available for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of animal diseases are pure, safe, potent, and effective. This position includes strategic planning, resource management, and science-based decision making. You will set the course for the CVB and manage resources to meet immediate and long-range objectives.
What You'll Do
- →The duties may include, but are not limited to: Supervising subordinates more than 25% of the time including, but not limited to, recruitment, selecting, appraising, rewarding, and addressing performance problems.
- →Manages and executes all the delegated responsibilities for the Veterinary Biologics Program.
- →Represents the Associate Deputy Administrator, the Executive Director, Diagnostics and Biologics, VS, and other APHIS officials in meetings with local governments, industry/stakeholders, and animal organizations.
- →Provides scientific and managerial leadership support in planning, organizing, developing, implementing, and evaluating broad programs for a multi-disciplinary veterinary biologics program.
- →Assists in developing and ensuring uniform application of standards and criteria for evaluating CVB program planning, results, and conclusions.
- →Directs and coordinates all CVB programs and ensures the overall program objectives are achieved within established limitations.
- →Decides what projects should be initiated, dropped, or curtailed and the timing of such actions.
- →Directs the preparation of scientific reports and manuscripts for publication and dissemination.
- →Manages personnel, financial, and material resources under the direction of the Diagnostics and Biologics Associate Deputy Administrator and/or Executive Director.
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.
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