Biological Administrator Iii - Ses

Agency:
Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title:

BIOLOGICAL ADMINISTRATOR III - SES -

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number:

Salary: $60,000.20 - $66,000.22

Posting Closing Date: 10/13/2026

Justin Ezell, phone #

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major course of study in one of the biological sciences and six (6) years of professional biological experience in a field or laboratory program;
or A master’s degree from an accredited college of university with a major course of study in one of the biological sciences and five (5) years of professional experience as described above;
or A doctorate from an accredited college or university with major course of study in one of the biological sciences and three (3) years of professional experience as described above.

Certain positions within this class require individuals to meet specific federal or state regulations as identified by the employing agency.

Requires possession of a valid Class E driver license.

Graduates utilizing education attained in the United States to meet the minimum requirements of a position will not be appointed until verification of the applicable degree has been obtained. Foreign trained graduates utilizing a degree attained outside of the United States to meet the minimum requirements of a position must be prepared to provide a copy of a credential evaluation conducted by an Approved Credential Evaluation Agency.

A list of approved agencies can be viewed at “Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies, Florida Department of Education.” Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies (fldoe.org)

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.

Occasional travel required, including overnight.

To maintain fairness and integrity, applicants are required to provide honest and authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and selection process. Applicants must rely on their own personal knowledge, thoughts, and impressions. A candidate’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews will be taken into consideration when determining qualification for the position.

Successful applicant must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

This is a professional position responsible for the management of laboratory and greenhouse testing programs for graft-transmissible pathogens of citrus. Administers a program that controls the introduction, clean-up and release of all native and exotic citrus germplasm in Florida. Supervises staff at the La Crosse Citrus Repository for external and internal germplasm testing and clean-up. Oversees the lab procedures and diagnostics at the Winter Haven facility for in-state germplasm.

Responsible for the timely clean-up by shoot-tip grafting and subsequent testing of all new introductions so customers receive a fully tested clean product back within a reasonable period of time. Coordinates specialized technical procedures, such as nucleic acid extractions,…