Physical Scientist Security Clearance

Position: PHYSICAL SCIENTIST with Security Clearance
Duties As a PHYSICAL SCIENTIST at the GS-1301-14 some of your typical work assignments may include:
* Translate highly complex customer and end-user capabilities/vulnerabilities into actionable technical objectives for soliciting advanced scientific S&T research for chemical and biological detection.
* Serve as an authoritative subject matter expert for all phases of chemical and biological detection solutions, delivering early-warning capabilities to the warfighter.
* Lead the development and technical validation of fieldable chemical and biological detection prototypes.
* Coordinate, setting rigorous scientific standards for, and review multi-faceted R&D efforts conducted across diverse geographic locations, contractor sites, academic institutions, and federal laboratories.
* Provide senior executive-level technical advice to the RD-CBPD Branch Chief and RD-CBP Division Director across a broad spectrum of physical and life sciences, including but not limited to applied physics, physical/analytical/organic chemistry, cheminformatics, microbiology, virology, molecular biology, and bioinformatics.
* Drive the execution of high-priority S&T investments utilizing advanced portfolio management tools and collaborative stakeholder engagement.
* Conceive, plan, conduct, and review pioneering work in chemical and biological detection, especially in highly novel scientific areas with limited existing theoretical frameworks.
* Perform technological forecasting, evaluate research achievements, and assess the strategic impact of scientific breakthroughs.
* Maintain comprehensive oversight of assigned portfolios to ensure absolute compliance with policy, budget, and DTRA mission priorities, while hitting strict obligation and expenditure targets.
* Help develop highly visible, authoritative inputs for critical agency reports, including the annual Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) Report to Congress.
* Coordinate and integrate technical aspects of detection programs across the DTRA R&D Directorate, Joint Staff, Service laboratories, Combatant Commands (CCDRs), and contracting agencies.
* Represent the Branch and Division during high-level technical briefings, conferences, and program reviews, articulating progress and addressing technical challenges before senior DoD leadership.
* Direct critical administrative and financial components of program execution, to include generating Statements of Work (SOWs), Procurement Requests (PRs), and official program budget submissions. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Must be a U.S. Citizen
* Occasional Travel

* Work Schedule:

Full-time
* Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
* Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
* May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
* Overtime:
Occasionally
* Tour of Duty:
Flexible
* Recruitment

Incentives:

Subject to approval by hiring manager
* Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):
Exempt
* Financial Disclosure:
Required (OGE 450)
* Telework Eligibility:
This position is telework eligible
* Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET/Special Compartmentalized Investigation (SCI) security clearance
* Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE 450, upon entering the position, annually, and upon termination of employment, in accordance with DOD Directive 5500.7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation, August 30, 1993.
* Travel up to (25%) is required. Travel may be required to locations within and outside the continental United States
* The employee must be willing to comply with each Combatant Command (COCOM) travel medical requirement to include vaccinations.
* Valid passport required.
* Must consent to and pass pre-employment drug testing and be subject to periodic random drug testing thereafter.
* This is an Acquisition Workforce position in the Engineering and Technical Management functional area. The incumbent will be required to become certified in the Practitioner tier within 5 years.
* The incumbent is required to acquire a minimum of 40 continuous learning points (CLPs) every fiscal year as a goal and 80 CLPs being mandatory…