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Job description
Job Duties
Provides strategic leadership and recommendations to the Associate Deputy Administrator (ADA) on policies, programs, and operations affecting national animal health diagnostics, biologics, and laboratory activities.
Oversees planning, regulatory oversight, and implementation of Diagnostics and Biologics (DB) programs, ensuring alignment of budget, resources, and operational priorities with Veterinary Services' mission.
Directs nationwide Veterinary Biologics Program activities, including development and execution of regulations, licensing standards, inspection processes, and compliance measures under the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act.
Evaluates program effectiveness across DB units, initiating improvements and negotiating changes with domestic and international partners, laboratories, and industry stakeholders to achieve program goals.
Represents DB and VS leadership in national and international meetings, cultivating partnerships with Federal, State, academic, private-sector, and foreign entities to support animal health initiatives.
Ensures veterinary biologics and diagnostic programs maintain scientific integrity by supporting development, evaluation, and standardization of diagnostic methods, reagents, and technical procedures.
Provides leadership and supervisory direction to multidisciplinary staff, managing organizational change, delegating authority, setting priorities, overseeing performance, and ensuring effective resource distribution.
Serves as a member of the VS Executive Team, contributing expert analysis and policy recommendations on the direction, scope, and implementation of VS programs and initiatives.
Worksite address
fort collins, CO, 80523, US
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