Health Scientist: CDC Division of Global HIV/AIDS Program — apply by Oct 5th!
Division of Global HIV/AIDS Program
Country Operations Branch
Health Scientist-Lab
Duty Locations: Dominican Republic, Haiti, Lesotho, South Africa, Rwanda
Deadline to Apply: This is an open continuous announcement. To be considered for these positions, please apply by Wednesday October 5, 2011.
Primary Purpose:
To serve as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Scientist-Lab Advisor to the host country’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) for the purpose of strengthening host country capabilities to address expert scientific and technical laboratory support to the mission of the host country, including support to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Duties and Responsibilities:
The incumbent provides expert scientific advice matters relating to formulating objectives, policies, plans, and organizational structure including physical laboratory structure and space issues, public health laboratory testing procedures and systems including the evaluation of new diagnostic technologies, quality assurance procedures, laboratory management and staffing issues, and the provision of training in all areas of laboratory activity.
Specific tasks include, but are not limited to:
* Serves as the CDC expert on matters relating to laboratory systems analysis and developmental planning, operational research, and all aspects of laboratory quality assurance for CDC and USG partners’ missions in the region.
* Coordinates and collaborates with high-ranking officials of foreign governments, local and international public health agencies and non-governmental organizations on the development, implementation and conduct of scientific and technical laboratory systems and services.
* Develops and maintains professional relationships with international, national, and local laboratory policy makers, universities and schools of public health, key personnel in appropriate clinical and laboratory organizations.
* Coordinates and collaborates with government and public health officials to identify and develop the infrastructure and other resources necessary to support local and regional laboratory systems.
* Serves as the lead in identifying and strategically developing pathways to meet short- and long-term laboratory staffing needs.
* conceives, implements, and directs local and regional laboratory program activities and provides leadership in developing scientific policy as it relates to laboratory practice for services and systems for HIV prevention, surveillance, treatment, and care.
* Coordinates the development and distribution of scientific and technical laboratory-related educational materials and promotes the sharing of scientific information and assistance in the region.
* Writes reports, abstracts, articles, opinions, and makes oral presentations to disseminate operational research findings and to advocate for laboratory programs and services in the region.
This message is intended for 601 series Health Scientists, 401, 403 Microbiologists/Research Biologists GS 13-14; and Commissioned Corps Officers, 03-05 grade levels.
Health Scientist-Lab, GS-601-13/14 (Overseas) Announcement Number:
HHS-CDC-OD-11-449326 (External)
HOW TO APPLY:
The jobs are listed on www.USAJobs.gov and can be searched for using the announcement number HHS-CDC-OD-11-432471.
