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Supervisory Biological Scientist (Irradiation Manager)

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Department of Agriculture

General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences

Salary
$106,437–$138,370/year
Grade
13
Work location
Telework eligible · Edinburg, Texas
Schedule
Full-time
Posted
Oct 13, 2026
Apply by
Oct 19, 2026
Category
General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences

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Summary

This position is located within Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS). The incumbent provides leadership and supervision to the NWSF at Moore Airforce Base (MAB). The incumbent is responsible for the overall planning, coordination, and direction of the assigned Unit in the New World Screwworm Facilities. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized but not guaranteed.

Duties

The duties may include, but are not limited to:

This position involves work with radiation sources as part of assigned duties. The incumbent is required to complete, maintain, and successfully pass all mandatory radiation safety training and certifications.

Provides leadership and technical direction in the formulation and execution of programs and policies, and develops and updates budget and resource plans for the assigned unit.

Supervising subordinates more than 25% of the time including, but not limited to, recruitment, selecting, appraising, rewarding, and addressing performance problems.

Ensures the uniform application of standards and criteria for evaluating shared services program planning, results, and conclusions.

Develops and updates budget and resource plans for the shared services units.

Evaluate the effectiveness of program operations in terms of long- and short-range objectives and time schedules and utilization of resources.

Reviews progress of unit, working with the Branch Chief to make appropriate revisions or modifications of plans.

How you will be evaluated

Applications will be evaluated in accordance with Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Delegated Examining Procedures and USDA policy using category rating. This means you will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses to the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. Applicants who meet basic minimum qualifications will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. Category placement will be determined based on applicants' quality of experience and the extent they possess the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), and other characteristics): Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Your application, including the online Assessment Questionnaire, will be reviewed to determine if you meet (a) minimum qualification requirements and (b) the resume supports the answers provided to the job-specific questions. Your resume must clearly support your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education relevant to this position. Those determined to be in the best qualified category will be referred to the selecting official for consideration. Note: If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. To preview the application questionnaire, please visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13086841

About this listing

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has 9 open listings on the site: all telework eligible. This one is telework eligible, based in Edinburg, Texas. See all Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service listings, or read what fully remote and telework eligible mean.

Advertised pay is $106,437 to $138,370 a year. That covers GS-13 on the General Schedule, where pay also depends on step and locality; how GS pay works.

This announcement is open for 6 days, from Oct 13, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. Among currently open General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences postings, the typical advertised window is about 13 days. As of Oct 15, 2026, it closes in 4 days.

Who can apply: the public (U.S. citizens), plus federal employees eligible for career transition programs. The announcement's "This job is open to" section has the exact eligibility rules.

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