Supervisory Chemist

National Institutes of Health•Montgomery County, MD

18d•Remote

About The Position

The National Cancer Institute is hiring a Supervisory Chemist to support drug discovery and development programs and its contract-driven therapeutics program. The position serves as Chief of the DSCB and oversees staff, clinical-material requirements, and the technical and scientific aspects of large-scale chemical and drug preparation contracts for anti-cancer drugs. The role ensures supplies of bulk drugs for preclinical toxicology studies and human clinical trials, coordinates with clinical program leaders, and reviews analytical assay and quality control documents to ensure product quality and stability.

Requirements

Meet the basic education requirement: a bachelor's, graduate, or higher degree in physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering including 30 semester hours in chemistry, mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics; or equivalent coursework plus appropriate experience or additional education.
For GS-15 qualification, demonstrate at least one year of qualifying experience equivalent to GS-14 in the Federal service, obtained in the public or private sector, performing the specified specialized work; or meet the requirements through a combination of education and specialized experience.
Specialized experience includes ensuring bulk-drug supplies for final dosage forms used in toxicology studies; evaluating chemical and drug preparation contracts; evaluating clinical program needs for drug supplies; reviewing analytical assay and quality control documents for product quality; and participating in research symposia and discussions.
U.S. citizenship or proof of U.S. National status is required by the announcement closing date.
Submit transcripts or a list of courses, including titles, credit hours, and grades; official transcripts are required from selectees before an official offer.
Meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
Successfully complete required background investigation, qualification verification, onboarding forms, document submission, and other job-related requirements.
Be able to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

Serves as Chief of the DSCB.
Determines requirements for clinical materials; investigates, reviews, and evaluates proposed projects; approves projects and assigns tasks to staff.
Supervises staff and provides policy and procedural guidance.
Sets priorities, establishes short- and long-range plans, prepares work schedules, evaluates subordinate performance, and provides advice and guidance on strategic planning, evaluation, science policy analysis, and administrative matters.
Prepares research proposals for submission to the Associate Director, DTP, and the Director, DCTD.
Ensures the supply of bulk drugs used to prepare final dosage forms for preclinical toxicology studies and human clinical trials.
Manages the technical and scientific aspects of large-scale chemical and drug preparation contracts for anti-cancer drugs.
Coordinates with DCTD clinical program leaders to evaluate clinical and project program progress and needs for drug supplies.
Prepares scientific reviews of accomplishments and their implications for presentations to scientific advisors and reviewers or for publication.
Serves as the final reviewer of analytical assay and quality control documents to ensure product quality and stability.
Participates in symposia and discussions of cancer research topics with national and international leaders in the field.