Responsibilities
- Performs varied but relatively routine and limited chemical analyses and tests using procedures based upon previous assignments or instruction as to the specific analysis and tests.
- Performs basic scientific analyses in support of higher level personnel.
- Detects unusual reactions and instances when the established methods and procedures are not applicable, or the results of analysis are abnormal.
Summary
- This Direct-Hire position is in the Food and Drug Administration, with multiple locations throughout the U.S. and its territories.
- There are openings at four laboratory locations: Cincinnati, Ohio, Jefferson, AR, Detroit, MI, and Lakewood, CO.
- The Forensic Chemistry Center is located in Cincinnati, OH. Join us and protect the public health by providing laboratory analysis to support FDA criminal and regulatory investigations.
- Here is some more information about the laboratory
- To join our team, apply for the Cincinnati, OH location.
- The Arkansas Laboratory is located in Jefferson, AR.
- Here is some information about the laboratory https://www.fda.gov/science-research/field-science-and-laboratories/arkansas-laboratory-arkl
- The Denver Laboratory is located in Lakewood, CO.
- Here is some information about the laboratory https://www.fda.gov/science-research/field-science-and-laboratories/denver-laboratory-denl
- The Detroit Laboratory is located in Detroit, MI.
- Here is some information about the laboratory https://www.fda.gov/science-research/field-science-and-laboratories/denver-laboratory-denl
Responsibilities
- Performs varied but relatively routine and limited chemical analyses and tests using procedures based upon previous assignments or instruction as to the specific analysis and tests.
- Performs basic scientific analyses in support of higher level personnel.
- Detects unusual reactions and instances when the established methods and procedures are not applicable, or the results of analysis are abnormal.
About U.S. Food & Drug Administration Office of Regulatory Affairs
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) is the lead office for all agency field activities. ORA inspects regulated products and manufacturers, conducts sample analyses of regulated products, and reviews imported products offered for entry into the United States. In addition to executing its mission through its federal workforce, ORA also works with its state, local, tribal, territorial, and foreign counterparts to further the agency’s mission. ORA, which includes virtually all the field offices of FDA as well as a significant presence in headquarters, serves as the traditional eyes and ears of the agency through its network of investigators and laboratory analysts. ORA works closely with each of the Centers and with other components of the agency to enforce the laws that protect and advance the public health. At ORA, you can make a difference in protecting the health of the American people. ORA has an ongoing need for qualified individuals with backgrounds in health-related sciences, regulatory policy, and information technology.