Supervisory Chemist (director, Scientific Services Division)

Supervisory Chemist (Director, Scientific Services Division)

TTB mission is steeped in America's history, from the time of the Whiskey Rebellion to the work of agents like Eliot Ness. We are a nationwide team dedicated to collect alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and ammunition excise taxes and ensure that alcohol beverages are labeled, advertised, and marketed by law. We rank among the top 15% of agency subcomponents in the 2024 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government.

Responsibilities

This position is located at the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Office of Headquarters Operations, Scientific Services Division. As a Supervisory Chemist (Director, Scientific Services Division), you will:

• Oversee budget development and administration of the division.
• Represent TTB at meetings with regulated industry, U.S. and foreign regulatory agencies, and U.S. law enforcement agencies to negotiate, defend, and/or resolve technical regulatory issues.
• Maintain state-of-the-art laboratories by effectively managing current laboratory inventory, which includes hundreds of pieces of equipment with a total value of over $6M.
• Provide authoritative technical guidance to TTB executives, Treasury executives, and TTB's Regulations and Rulings Division on complex technical issues to help develop science-based policies and regulations.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.

Key Requirements:

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Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For the GS-15, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Managing daily operations within a laboratory supporting regulatory programs, ensuring compliance and customer service standards in beverage alcohol, non-beverage alcohol, tobacco, or food products;
• Applying and developing analytical chemistry methods, analyzing manufacturing processes and regulatory requirements for beverage alcohol, non-beverage alcohol, tobacco, or food products;
• Formulating and managing yearly budgets for a laboratory;
• Supervising chemists and technicians' work and providing performance feedback.

Education

You must meet the minimum basic educational/experience requirements for chemist positions in the federal government. These include:

• A.) Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics; OR
• B.) Combination of education and experience -- course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Education Requirements: The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

Additional Information

We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. This is a non-bargaining unit position. We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.