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Data Analyst IV or Food Composition Data

College Park, MD

Seeking a Data Analyst IV with scientific expertise to support risk assessment, safety assessment, exposure assessment, and decision analysis as they relate to identifying and characterizing the sources of and influencing factors impacting foodborne chemical contaminants or pathogens and their risk, characterizing the risk foodborne chemical contaminants or pathogens pose, developing risk-based tools to assist with foodborne outbreak investigations and prevention efforts, characterizing the benefit food nutrients (or microbes) provide to human health and nutrition and evaluating the impact on public health of proposed mitigations/interventions.

Essential Job Functions:

Collect and curate data
Collect data and create databases appropriate for reporting and further analyzing, including large relevant datasets
Develop data collection tools and databases with the capacity to capture associated metadata, as needed, for quantitative data (e.g., prevalence and levels of contaminants in foods, amounts, and frequency of food consumption), qualitative data (e.g., food category), and relational data; automate as appropriate and possible.
Develop procedures appropriate for each dataset to clean and curate data for further analysis; automate these procedures where appropriate and possible.
Plan and conduct quality control on data
Maintain collection systems and databases
Work closely with cross-functional teams and people to integrate solutions

Summarize, Analyze, and Evaluate data
Create data summaries using a variety of statistical, graphical, and visualization techniques
Analyze data using appropriate techniques, such as descriptive statistics, meta-analysis, network analysis, and spatial analysis
Create automated systems that can perform these analyses on new data on an ongoing basis
Evaluate data trends and relationships using appropriate approaches, such as standard statistical methods, Bayesian inference modeling, meta-analytic modeling, GIS modeling, image processing, or network modeling
Research methods to improve statistical inferences of variables across models
Develop analytic models
Work closely with cross-functional teams and people to integrate solutions.

Prepare and review reports.
Prepare reports on data and databases as needed, such as annual reports, reports on trend analyses through time or space, and reports on data evaluations in relation to proposed or current policies.
Report formats will vary depending on need and may include formal documents, presentations, or interactive data exploration tools such as data dashboards.
Review scientific and technical reports prepared by others as needed

Necessary Skills & Knowledge:

Expertise in the chemical contaminant, microbial pathogen, or nutritional exposure assessment from foods to inform FDA and stakeholder decisions related to food safety and nutrition, especially work in support of the FDA’s efforts in maternal and infant health and product safety, including the Closer to Zero Action Plan, the Toxic Elements Working Group, the FDA Total Diet Study, New Era of Smarter Food Safety, FDA Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan, and related plans

Specific expertise required to complete tasks specified belowExpertise with Microsoft Excel to review and analyze data
Experience with Microsoft Access
Familiarity with NHANES/WWEIA food consumption data
Familiarity with USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies data
Familiarity with Food composition data (especially FDA Total Diet Study data)
Familiarity with Exposure assessment software
Familiarity with NHANES/WWEIA food consumption data
Familiarity with USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies data
Familiarity with Food composition data (especially FDA Total Diet Study data)
Familiarity with Exposure assessment software

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum three (3) years or more of related experience
Preferred Qualifications: Masters's to Ph.D. (5+ years experience) Degree in Nutrition, Epidemiology (Foods), Data Analyst, or another related analytical field.

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Experience:

Chemical contaminant: 1 year (Required)
Microbial Pathogen: 1 year (Preferred)
Nutritional exposure assessment from food: 1 year (Preferred)
NHANES/WWEIA food consumption data: 1 year (Preferred)
FDA total diet study data: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

Senior Scientist IV

College Park, MD

Seeking a Senior Scientist IV with scientific expertise to support risk assessment, safety assessment, exposure assessment, and decision analysis as they relate to (i)identifying and characterizing the sources of and influencing factors impacting foodborne chemical contaminants or pathogens and their risk (ii) characterizing the risk foodborne chemical contaminants or pathogens pose (iii) developing risk-based tools to assist with foodborne outbreak investigations and prevention efforts (iv) characterizing the benefit food nutrients (or microbes) provide to human health and nutrition and (v) evaluating the impact on public health of proposed mitigations/interventions.

Essential Job Functions:

Provide expertise on the chemical contaminant, microbial pathogen, or nutritional exposure assessment from foods
Create and/or review plans for exposure assessments for contaminants in foods
Conduct complex exposure assessments • Create database systems and/or data files needed for exposure assessment
Update existing database systems and/or data files needed for exposure assessment
Review data on contaminant concentrations in foods
Review exposure-related data in files prepared by others
Prepare manuscripts or presentations related to contaminant concentrations or exposure
Review manuscripts related to contaminant concentrations or exposure
Work closely with cross-functional teams and people to integrate solutions

Necessary Skills & Knowledge:

Experience in dietary exposure estimation, including expertise in the methodology used to develop data on food consumption, food availability, and food sales.
Experience planning and executing exposure assessments for contaminants or nutrients in foods (or the environment), integrating concentration data, “recipes” data, and consumption/intake data.
Experience designing surveys for determining the prevalence and levels of contaminants or nutrients in food/environmental samples.
Ability to create and query data tables in Microsoft Access (SAS, Stata, or R).
Experience curating and analyzing experimental and analytical data on nutrient or contaminant concentrations in foods or the environment, including methodological differences in sensitivity, selectivity, LOD, and LOQ.
Experience working with and extracting data from sampling, consumption, and epidemiological databases (such as FDA FACTS, CDC’s NHANES, TDS, and FOODNET) for risk assessment.
Skilled in planning and organizing work on multiple projects and competing deadlines and in planning, organizing, and directing scientific studies and related activities.
Strong skills in preparing reports and presenting results and conclusions, as well as abilities to articulate scientific data and results to non-scientific staff.
Strong skills in communicating scientific analyses or findings, both orally and in writing.
Expertise in chemical contaminant, microbial pathogen, or nutritional exposure assessment from foods to inform FDA and stakeholder decisions related to food safety and nutrition, especially work in support of the FDA’s efforts in maternal and infant health and produce safety, including the Closer to Zero Action Plan, the Toxic Elements Working Group, the FDA Total Diet Study, New Era of Smarter Food Safety, FDA Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan, and related plans.

Minimum Qualifications:

Masters to Ph.D. in any of the following: food technology, dairy technology, microbiology, biology, chemistry, physics, or a related discipline or field of biological or physical science.
Minimum five (5) or more years of experience

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Experience:

Dietary Exposure estimation: 5 years (Preferred)
Data on Food Consumption: 5 years (Preferred)
Designing Surveys of contaminants or nutrients: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

Epidemiologist I or Cosmetic Colorants

College Park, MD

Essential Job Functions:

Provide expertise on the chemical contaminant, microbial pathogen, or nutritional exposure assessment from foods
Create and/or review plans for exposure assessments for contaminants in foods
Conduct complex exposure assessments • Create database systems and/or data files needed for exposure assessment
Update existing database systems and/or data files needed for exposure assessment
Review data on contaminant concentrations in foods
Review exposure-related data in files prepared by others
Prepare manuscripts or presentations related to contaminant concentrations or exposure
Review manuscripts related to contaminant concentrations or exposure
Work closely with cross-functional teams and people to integrate solutions

Necessary Skills & Knowledge:

Experience in dietary exposure estimation, including expertise in the methodology used to develop data on food consumption, food availability, and food sales.
Experience planning and executing exposure assessments for contaminants or nutrients in foods (or the environment), integrating concentration data, “recipes” data, and consumption/intake data.
Experience designing surveys for determining the prevalence and levels of contaminants or nutrients in food/environmental samples.
Ability to create and query data tables in Microsoft Access (or SAS, Stata, or R).
Experience curating and analyzing experimental, and analytical data on nutrient or contaminant concentrations in foods or the environment, including methodological differences in sensitivity, selectivity, LOD, and LOQ.
Experience working with and extracting data from sampling, consumption, and epidemiological databases (such as FDA FACTS, CDC’s NHANES, TDS, and FOODNET) for risk assessment.
Skilled in planning and organizing work on multiple projects and competing deadlines and in planning, organizing, and directing scientific studies and related activities.
Strong skills in preparing reports and presenting results and conclusions, as well as abilities to articulate scientific data and results to non-scientific staff.
Strong skills in communicating scientific analyses or findings, both orally and in writing.
Expertise in chemical contaminant, microbial pathogen, or nutritional exposure assessment from foods to inform FDA and stakeholder decisions related to food safety and nutrition, especially work in support of the FDA’s efforts in maternal and infant health and produce safety, including the Closer to Zero Action Plan, the Toxic Elements Working Group, the FDA Total Diet Study, New Era of Smarter Food Safety, FDA Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan, and related plans.

Minimum Qualifications:

Masters to Ph.D. in any of the following: food technology, or dairy technology, microbiology, biology, chemistry, physics, or a related discipline or field of biological or physical science.
Minimum five (5) or more years of experience

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Experience:

Dietary Exposure estimation: 5 years (Preferred)
Data on Food Consumption: 5 years (Preferred)
Designing Surveys of contaminants or nutrients: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

Toxicologist

Laurel, MD

Seeking Level I Toxicologist to support research projects. Our programmatic mission is to integrate and apply modern predictive toxicological approaches to support regulatory and public health decision-making on chemical hazards in foods, dietary supplements, and cosmetics. Our strategic research plan is to provide more relevant and predictive in vitro data for human safety assessment of chemicals of agency interest. This will be accomplished by identifying sensitive biomarkers, alternative models and alternative in vitro testing platforms that will provide information that may help to minimize uncertainties and increase predictive capability involved in assessing chemical safety of foods and dietary supplements.

Essential Job Functions:

· Support the development and standardization of predictive toxicology platforms which will be utilized for the identification of chemical hazards in foods and dietary supplements,

· Assist with evaluating the broad key initiative research areas of molecular biology/toxicology, cell biology, biochemistry, alternative animal models, iPSCs, hepatotoxicity, renal toxicity, intestinal absorption, bioprinting and genomics/toxicogenomics.

· Conduct applied regulatory toxicological research to support regulatory and public health decision-making on chemical hazards in foods and dietary supplements.

· Understand alternative in vitro platforms and their use in predicting adverse effects.

· Develop a robust battery of predictive in vitro toxicology testing methods as alternatives to animal use and testing.

· Perform in vitro cell culture with multiple different cell lines, maintenance of cell culture systems, chemical analysis and histology associated with assigned research projects.

· Prepare cell culture media and perform biochemical assays.

· Use sterile culture techniques, monitor cell culture incubators (CO2 and humidity levels), refrigerator and freezer temperatures, proper use of centrifuges, automated hemocytometer, plate readers, microscopes, BSC-2 cabinets, chemical hoods, balances.

· Collect data, tabulate, and conduct basic data analysis as requested by PI; this may include basic data analysis calculations (Mean, SD, SEM), summarize data, and prepare graphs, tables and charts as requested.

· Assist with literature reviews, prepare basic reports for contributions to scientific communications etc.

· Prepare dosing solution for use in in vitro toxicology studies.

· Build standard curves for assays and calculate sample concentrations; Conduct assays as appropriate to complement and support assigned projects.

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

· Experience in identifying sensitive biomarkers, alternative models, and alternative in vitro testing platforms.

· Experience working with vitro cell culture with multiple different cell lines, maintenance of cell culture systems, chemical analysis, and histology.

· Experience with cell culture media and performing biochemical assays.

· Ability to follow Division QA/QC plan including maintaining laboratory notebooks.

· Meticulous attention to detail and approach when performing examinations and tests.

Minimum Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Toxicology, or related field.

· 1 – 2 years’ experience in a research laboratory environment.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Experience:

Research laboratory environment: 2 years (Required)
Assays: 2 years (Required)
Vitro cell culture: 2 years (Required)
Identifying sensitive biomarkers: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: One location

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Engineering Technician V

Newport, RI

Summary

Perform non-routine and complex assignments involving responsibility for planning and conducting a complete project of relatively limited scope or a portion of a larger and more diverse project. Selects and adapts plans, techniques, designs, or layouts, contacts personnel in related activities to resolve problems and coordinate the work. Reviews, analyzes, and integrates the technical work of others. May train and be assisted by lower level technicians and performs one or a combination of assignments that include calibration, and repair of Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE). TMDE includes all devices used to measure, calibrate, gage, test, inspect, diagnose, or otherwise examine materials, supplies, and equipment to quantitatively or qualitatively determine compliance with specifications and tolerances, engineering drawings, technical orders, technical manuals, or use requirements and instructions.

Essential Job Functions:

Calibrate all TMDE
Update the TMDE’s calibration information in the AMDS and complete the Calibration Record located in AMDS upon completion of the calibration
Affix the appropriate calibration certification label on the TMDE Complete a Certificate of Calibration when required by the TMDE Calibration Procedure
Notify the Metrology and Calibration Laboratory (MCL) Quality Control Manager at the end of each business day of any non-conformances found
Sort and store all calibrated TMDE on designated shelves by NUWCDIVNPT building number and Department Code
Perform routine repairs and maintenance to TMDE that are found to have defects during routine calibration or brought to the MCL because end user suspects malfunction
Record in AMDS any type of failure resulting in an Out of Tolerance Condition and segregate the items for NUWCDIVNPT Lab Manager review
Update the TMDE’s calibration information in AMDS by completing the Calibration Record
Report all obsolescence to the Government via AMDS

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

Experience in calibration testing
Able to work independently with minimal supervision
Experience with Inspector Daily Reports and Logs
Must be experienced in the use of measuring equipment; geometric dimensioning and tolerancing; and working with engineering drawings and electronic files
Ability to use own judgment and decisions to allow continuity of workflow
Must be self-motivated and a "Team Player" with good interpersonal and communication skills

Minimum Qualifications:

8 years of experience as a Engineering Tech or in similar field Experience in calibration testing
Must be able to hold a Secret Security Clearance

Financial Management specialist I

Dunn Loring, VA

The Financial Management Specialist administers comprehensive portfolios for multiple countries and is responsible for the successful execution and closeout of assigned accounts. The incumbent ensures that all the financial closeout documents are properly coordinated with other functional elements, other government agencies, and entities within Antiterrorism Assistance Program, CFO's office, and the outside vendors/contractors

Major Duties:

In conjunction with ATA's Budget Analyst, the incumbent monitors the overall execution of budget activities for the ATA domestic and foreign programs, to include assignments of ATA' s event control numbers, verification of funding availability for initiation of program events, monitoring of expenditures, identification of unused obligation, and re-obligation of residual funds;
Reviews procurement requests, travel authorizations, Task Order Requests (TORs), and all other proposed program expenditures;
Keeps senior management and program managers abreast on pending issues, problems concerning negligent use of resources, and inconsistencies with ATA's overall financial plans and priorities;
Reconciles financial plan execution data;
Analyzes and reconciles financial documents with the Department of State's financial management systems and other applicable other agency financial management systems;
Formulates responses to financial data requests from the DS Chief Financial Officer (CFO); Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT), Bureau of Foreign Assistance (F), Bureau of Budget and Planning (BP)); the Office of Management and Budget (OMB);
Drafts reports on ATA's program-wide financial budget, financial plans, and expenditures; liaises on a continuing basis with the office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO);
Analyzes vouchers, invoices, claims, and other requests for payment or goods and services that are submitted to DS/T/ATA for accuracy, adequacy of documentation and correct contractual references; the incumbent ensures compliance with regulations; compares requests and statements with recently submitted authorized documents, receipts, delivery, and acceptance certificates, in addition to available papers and records;
Works with the Office of the CFO to request and monitor allotted, obligated and liquidated funds at Post;
Creates and maintains ledgers to accurately reconcile status of all unliquidated obligations at the task order level;
Works collectively with the B&F Budget Analyst in maintaining record keeping systems of unliquidated obligations (ULOs), grant drawdown payments, close-out on grants, and modification requests for close-out from vendors; maintains a close relationship with the CFO office, the grantees, and the Grants Officer to close out specified grants; works with the assigned Budget Analyst of the portfolio to make recommendations for corrections and ensure realignment requests are corrected to reflect the proper resolution;
Administers information contract procedures and regulations required to examine and process invoices, close-out, and related documents; the incumbent reviews procurement instructions and procedures, in addition to general budgetary terms and provisions of standardized forms of Government contracts;
Prepares special and recurring financial reports and other data for vendors, covering the status of funds, expenses and obligations, as required by the program managers; carries out special projects and assignments concerned with the varying phases of the continuing budget process; prepares and recommends annual financial plans that may reflect allotments and program objectives, in addition to requesting funds categorized by each portfolio to carry out the assigned programs.

Professional Qualifications/Skills:

Must be a US citizen and possess or be able to obtain/maintain a SECRET clearance;
A Bachelor's degree in accounting or financial management or five years equivalent;
Minimum of five (5) years of accounting/procurement experience, preferably with a government agency;
Experience with Federal procurement process is preferred, but not required;
Experience with Microsoft Office and other database software packages utilized for financial management;
Self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills and attention to detail.

Instructional Systems Designer

Dunn Loring, VA

Summary:

The Instructional Systems Designer position, located in the Training Curriculum Division (TCD), is responsible for providing curriculum and program-specific instructional design and editing expertise for the development and support of the Antiterrorism Assistance Program (ATA) sponsored courses. This position requires the Instructional Systems Designer to work closely with ATA's Visual Information Specialists (VIS), Technical Writers, and SMEs to develop and oversee the development of curriculum lesson plans, student materials, and facilitator guides.

Essential Job Functions:

Develops learning goals and objectives, using ISD principles for each planned ATA instructional activity beginning at a Curriculum Development Team kick-off meeting where the course development team presents a course outline and a scope of work
Advises his/her Curriculum Development teams and the ISD Section Chief on matters related to instructional design, training support materials, and instructional facilitator services requirements in preparing a Program of Instruction, which is an outcome of the course development kick-off meeting
Oversees the instructional design aspects of the curriculum development process to design and develop instructional sound and technically accurate training material
Leads Curriculum Development Teams responsible for ensuring proper development of lesson materials to include the development of course goals and objectives
Develops or advises how to develop group discussions, group breakouts, scenarios, role plays, and other adult education tools
Develops, maintains, and ensures adherence to a course development schedule and budget during the development cycle
Leads the Program of Instruction kick-off of course development and guides contract course developers, VISs, and SMEs
Responsible for, or may aid and instruct developers in, designing and developing supplemental materials, such as user guides, manuals, checklists, and other training aids (e.g., facilitator and participant guides) as needed
Analyzes content and provides final quality control check on lessons and all supporting material, analyzing the effectiveness of a course and tailoring the course to improve the effectiveness
Evaluates pilot courses to ensure they conform to ATA guidelines and adult education standards
Reviews work performed by instructors ensuring they adhere to TCD performance requirements ("Curriculum Development Guidelines") regarding current instructional methods, principles of adult learning, precepts of cross-cultural sensitivity, and a detailed continuum of administrative duties surrounding his/her facilitation (the facilitator guide)
Reviews resumes provided by vendors for course development support and reports recommendations to the ISD Section Chief.
Reviews drafts of content, exercises, breakouts, and case studies provided by Independent Contactor Developers to ensure all training material meets ATA's training guidelines and objectives
Attends internal and external meetings as the ISD expert for instructional systems issues
Provides weekly updates of course and team activities to the ISD Section Chief
Assists in the development of all course material, including planning documents, student and instructor materials, and course presentations

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

Must have at least seven years of curriculum design and development experience with at least three years of experience in a training environment, preferably within any local, county, municipal, state, or federal law enforcement institution or equivalent combination of skills and experience. The international environment is highly desirable.
Specialized knowledge or professional experience in several of the following: instructional systems design, education and adult learning principles, cooperative learning, programming, and authoring tools, graphic arts and media design, and educational product evaluation
Must be familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within training and course development
Demonstrated experience designing test/certification course materials
Excellent writing, proofreading, and solid layout skills to develop training course materials
Must possess an excellent command of the English language to edit training documents
Must be proficient in using Microsoft applications (MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel). Maintains professional competence and specialized knowledge base by keeping abreast of emerging themes and best practices in adult education, individual capacity building, and training

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be a US citizen and possess or be able to obtain/maintain a SECRET clearance
Must possess a bachelor's degree with at least five years of experience or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience (i.e., at least seven years of curriculum design and development with three years of experience in a training environment, preferably within any local, county, municipal, state or federal law enforcement organization), and appropriate professional training and/or certifications.

Preferred Qualifications:

Concentration in adult learning, education or curriculum development or ISO certification and related experience preferred

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