Microbiologist

Opportunity Brief:

Purpose:

The Scientific Services Task Areas are intended to provide scientific professional services to appropriate FDA Centers. The Scientific Services acquisition aligns with the Mission/Business Needs within CDER's Acquisition Strategy (Approved 2017). Specifically, the scientific research, technical guidance, analysis, laboratory and reporting services will enable applicable Centers and offices to accomplish FDA science objectives

Scope:

The scope encompasses a range of professional services activities necessary to support the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and other appropriate centers across the FDA in six (6) areas: (1) Research and Technical Guidance, (2) Scientific Consultation (IT and Information Management Systems), (3) Scientific Investigations, Procedures and Analysis, (4) Publishing, (5) Laboratory Technical and Administrative Support, and (6) Task Management services, to be applied across all tasks

Labor Category Description:

Assist with laboratory procedures and processes related to isolation, cultivation, identification, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and systematic classification of bacterial enteric, zoonotic, and mycotic pathogens. Assist with serological, microbiological, and molecular techniques to rapidly identify and characterize such pathogens; Assist with the implementation of methods and procedures to collect data and conduct experiments and studies, making adjustments in methods and procedures as appropriate. Assist with the preparations of written documents, reports, and analyses or various scientific projects and programs.

Qualifications:

BA/BS and preferred 2 years’ experience

ICON Government and Public Health specializes in preclinical through phase IV support of clinical research and clinical trial services for biologics, drugs, and devices. We help our customers get their products to market faster with a wide array of research, regulatory, and sponsor services both within the US and around the globe and respond rapidly to global health crises.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)