This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for STEM Positions and Cyber Security and related positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as a Physical Scientist in the Confirmation Section of the Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory (FTDTL), Fort Meade, MD., which supports the Department of Defense Drug Control Program.
Responsibilities
- Follow technical and forensic regulations for FTDTL to maintain proficiency certification by the National Laboratory Certification Program(NLCP) and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES).
- Ensure chromatographic and mass spectral data are within the quantitative/qualitative parameters required of the assay.
- Apply professional knowledge of general physical science and chemistry to evaluate GC-MS and LC-MS/MS instrumentation parameters to ensure proper instrument performance and resolve all problems.
- Perform and document all required GC-MS and LC-MS/MS maintenance which includes, but is not limited to, evaluation of tuning and instrument performance prior to batch analysis.
- Troubleshoot current extraction methods and GC-MS and LC-MS/MS analyzers to correct technical performance problems.
- Perform solid phase extractions, derivatization of drugs and drug metabolites from urine specimens, and subsequent GC-MS and LC-MS/MS analysis maintaining chain of custody at all times.
- Monitor and review batch data for quality, technical proficiency, forensic compliance, and compliance with established FTDTL Standard Operating Procedures.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
