Biological Scientist
or drop it. So we can include start/close dates in a paragraph under About the role or maybe a separate "Details" but not as heading unless content. Probably better to include them in a paragraph after the summary. We must not repeat job title as heading. Use
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include only sections with real content.
We have:
- About the role: Job Summary paragraph.
- Qualifications: the qualifications section.
- Responsibilities: Major Duties.
- Pay: Salary Offered.
- Possibly Schedule: Not given, so omit.
- Benefits: Not given, omit.
- Skills: Not explicitly listed; maybe part of qualifications but we can omit.
Thus output:
About the role
... summary ...
Qualifications
... qualifications text ...
Responsibilities
- ... each duty ...
Pay
Salary Offered: 75284 - 97875 USD Per Year
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent. Ensure we keep details like "Position Start Date: 09/25/2026 Position Close Date: 10/01/2026". Where to put? Could be in About the role paragraph after summary. Or separate short paragraph. Let's include them in About the role paragraph after the summary. Thus About the role paragraph: "The incumbent serves as a Biological Scientist in the Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB), Policy, Evaluation, and Licensing (PEL). The incumbent has responsibility for testing and evaluating proposed and licensed biologics for agents assigned by the Section Chief that are intended for prevention, treatment, or diagnosis of animal disease. Position Start Date: 09/25/2026 Position Close Date: 10/01/2026" Make sure not to duplicate lines. Qualifications: need to preserve all text. It's long; we can keep as a paragraph (maybe multiple sentences). We'll keep aswith line breaks? HTML will ignore line breaks; but we can keep as is. Responsibilities: list each duty as
About the role
The incumbent serves as a Biological Scientist in the Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB), Policy, Evaluation, and Licensing (PEL). The incumbent has responsibility for testing and evaluating proposed and licensed biologics for agents assigned by the Section Chief that are intended for prevention, treatment, or diagnosis of animal disease. Position Start Date: 09/25/2026 Position Close Date: 10/01/2026 You can make a difference! The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) needs bright, energetic and committed professionals to facilitate the domestic and international marketing of U.S. agricultural products and to protect the health and care of animals and plants in the United States. We operate in domestic and global markets. Be part of an organization that protects the health and agriculture of the American people. Join our team! To learn more about what it's like to work at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, what the agency does, and the types of careers, please visit the APHIS careers site. APHIS is an emergency response agency. This means that all Agency employees may be asked or assigned to participate in rotating temporary duty assignments to support emergency programs at some time during their careers with APHIS.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. BASIC REQUIREMENT: A degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience: post high school education with courses equivalent to a major, which is defined as 24 semester/36 quarter hours, in the biological sciences, agriculture, natural resources management, chemistry or related disciplines appropriate to the position, PLUS appropriate experience or additional course work. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate the below: FOR THE GS-11 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-09 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Performing microbiology techniques such as fermentation, anaerobic and aerobic culture, aseptic technique, microbial cell count, gram stain, light and fluorescent microscopy, or viral techniques (neutralization, detection and propagation). Performing DNA/RNA extraction, DNA isolation, electrophoresis, real time PCR, conventional PCR, plasmid isolation and characterization, Sanger sequencing or next Generation sequencing. Conducting accurate record keeping, statistically summarizing data, evaluating the validity of samples; interpreting results and reporting findings. OR 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level. TRANSCRIPTS are required if: This position requires specific coursework or a degree in a specific field to be basically qualified. You are qualifying for the position based on education. You are qualifying for this position based on a combination of experience and education. This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university. COMBINATION OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-11 GRADE LEVEL: Applicants may have combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience to meet total qualification requirements. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Responsibilities
- Testing and evaluating the potency, safety, purity, and efficacy of products.
- Evaluating research, developmental, and field data produced by firms while seeking licensure of veterinary biologic products.
- Proposing and developing standardized assay methods and initiating collaborative studies to implement those standardized assays for the biologics community.
- Preparing and evaluating references and reagents to support the Section and to supply as references and reagents to the biologics and scientific communities.