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, policy development, and science-based decision making. You will set the course for the CVB and manage resources to meet immediate and long-range objectives.
Duties
The duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Manages and executes all the delegated responsibilities for the Veterinary Biologics Program.
- Represents the Associate Deputy Administrator, the Executive Director 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.
- Utilizes internal business analytics to assess work output, timeliness, and resource allocation.
- 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 Diagnostics and Biologics Executive Director.
- Supervising subordinates more than 25% of the time including, but not limited to, recruitment, selecting, appraising, rewarding, addressing performance problems, and fostering an inclusive workplace.
To Apply
To apply, go to https://www.usajobs.gov/job/718855700.