Interdisciplinary

U.S. Army Medical Command; Landstuhl; Vor Ort; EUR 71.000 - 89.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

U.S. Army Medical Command in Germany seeks a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Administrator to oversee the LS LIMS program.

The role involves managing a Commercial Off-The-Shelf LIMS, ensuring data integrity, and regularly coordinating with LS management and S6 network administrators. Candidates must meet the basic education requirements for microbiology, chemistry or physical sciences, and possess specialized experience in implementing and evaluating LIMS in ISO/IEC 17025

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree with microbiology/related science hours or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience implementing/evaluating LIMS in ISO/IEC 17025 environments is required.
• Ability to work with laboratory and IT staff to align system functionality with user needs.

Aufgaben

• Oversee LS LIMS program and administer the LIMS infrastructure.
• Collaborate with LS management and S6 network administrators to ensure system integrity and compliance.

Kenntnisse

LIMS administration

Data integrity

IT coordination

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in microbiology/biology/chemistry

Advanced degree in physical sciences/engineering

Tools

COTS LIMS

Jobbeschreibung

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for medical positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position:

You will serve as Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Administrator and oversee all aspects of the LS LIMS program. Your work involved the use of a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) LIMS and you will routinely interact with LS management and S6 network administrators. Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Microbiologist (0403):

A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in microbiology; or biology, chemistry, or basic medical science that included at least 20 semester hours in microbiology and other subjects related to the study of microorganisms, and 20 semester hours in the physical and mathematical sciences combining course work in organic chemistry or biochemistry, physics, and college algebra, or their equivalent.

OR

B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in microbiology, biology, chemistry, or basic medical science that included courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Basic Requirement for Chemist (1320):

A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in the physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.

OR

B. Combination of Education and Experience: Course work equivalent to a major in the physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Basic Requirement for Physical Scientist (1301):

A. Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience: Education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) implementing and evaluating Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) in an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited environment; 2) ensuring data integrity through developing instrument transfer protocols and resolving data quality issues; 3) analyzing system requirements to resolve complex data reporting problems; AND 4) collaborating with laboratory and IT personnel to align system functionality with user requirements.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR

Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.