Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer Or Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer

VACANCY INFORMATION: Baltimore, MD
Establishment: M904-Dietz & Watson, Inc., located in Baltimore County
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Species: Multiple
Salary Range: $117,962-$153,354
Employee can be detailed to any shift at any plant in the district.Qualifications: This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in either of the job series/position titles listed. In addition to the specialized experience requirements, applicants must submit proof that they meet the educational requirements for at least one of the series described in the announcement. Applicants may only be appointed to job series/position titles for which they meet all experience and educational requirements.
The Consumer Safety Officer Educational Qualifications letter and worksheets previously issued to FSIS employees does not meet the requirement to submit copies of transcripts for this announcement. USDA Policy is to require copies of transcripts from all applicants for positions with a positive educational requirement. USDA Policy supersedes previous FSIS policy in this regard; please submit copies of your transcripts for either series you are applying for. You may include the FSIS letter or worksheet with copies of your transcripts to assist in highlighting your qualifying coursework.
Qualifications:
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.
Time in grade:
You must have completed one year at the GS-12 grade or its equivalent in the federal service to meet the time-in-grade requirement.
Specialized experience for the GS-0696 series: You must demonstrate the ability to perform, plan or manage complex food safety activities. Qualifying experience typically includes compliance work related to processed products inspection or the supervision of processed product inspection involving enforcing laws and regulations to protect consumers from food products that are defective, dangerous, impure, unwholesome, or improperly or deceptively labeled or packaged. Applicants must also meet the basic education requirements.
Click here for more information on the qualifications for the GS-0696 series:
(https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/consumer-safety-series-0696/)
Specialized experience for the GS-0701 series: Your 52 weeks of specialized experience must demonstrate the ability to perform, plan or manage complex Veterinary Medical activities. Applicants applying to the GS-0701 series can use the following types of education in-lieu of specialized experience:

1. A Ph.D. degree in specialties or related sciences (e.g. animal science, avian medicine, food safety, infectious diseases, veterinary clinical sciences, pathobiology, biomedical sciences, veterinary anatomy, veterinary preventive medicine, comparative biological sciences, epidemiology, veterinary parasitology, molecular veterinary biosciences, public health, microbiology, pathology, immunology, laboratory animal medicine, toxicology, wildlife, zoological animal medicine, or sciences related to the work of a Veterinary Medical Officer position. etc.).
2. Successful completion of three years of an internship, residency program, or fellowship training program in a discipline related to the position.
3. Successful completion of all requirements for Diplomate status in an ABVS-recognized veterinary specialty organization. For a full listing of all specialties please view the OPM 0701 qualification standards.

Click here for more information on the qualifications for the GS-0701 series: (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0700/veterinary-medical-science-series-0701/)
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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.Education: In order to meet the basic educational requirements for the GS-0696 series, applicants must have:

1. A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in quality assurance or a related degree that included at least 30 semester hours in one or a combination of the following: consumer laws, biological sciences, food science, chemistry, pharmacy, physical sciences, food technology, nutrition, medical science, engineering, epidemiology, Veterinary Medical science, legal investigations, law enforcement, or related scientific fields that provided knowledge directly related to Consumer Safety Officer work.
2. The 30 semester hours may include up to 8 semester hours in statistics, or course work that included the principles, theory, or practical application of computers or computer programming.

OR

1. Combination of education and experience--courses consisting of at least 30 semester hours in the fields of study described in paragraph A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

In order to meet the basic educational requirements for the GS-0701, applicants must have completed a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree 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.
OR
Graduates of foreign Veterinary Medical schools that are not accredited by the AVMA Council on Education must meet the following requirements: click hereEmployment Type: FULL_TIME