REGULATORY SPECIALIST II - 79011485

Florida; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is seeking a Regulatory Specialist II in Tallahassee to review, evaluate, and process licensure applications under the Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act. The role requires strong regulatory knowledge, data handling, and clear communication with applicants and the public.

This career-service position emphasizes independent work, accurate data entry, and coordination of inspections, with open competitive status and a biweekly salary

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Florida Statutes and Board and Department rules governing licensure.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Two (2) years of customer service experience.
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Review, evaluate, and process complex initial and renewal applications for licensure under the Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act.
• Interpret statutes, rules, and regulations and respond to inquiries from licensees, applicants, and consumers.
• Independently exercise professional judgment in licensure and regulatory information.
• Enter data into licensing and imaging systems with accuracy.
• Coordinate field inspections and permit processing; manage license verifications and fee assignments.

Skills

Florida statutes knowledge

Regulatory knowledge of rules and lic-

Independent work

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Customer service experience

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

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Requisition No:885519

Agency: Business and Professional Regulation

Working Title: REGULATORY SPECIALIST II - 79011485

DIVISION OF DRUGS, DEVICES & COSMETICS Regulatory Specialist II
Position Number: 79011485 Hiring Salary Range: $1,336.92 to $1,553.67 biweekly

Open Competitive

Our Organization and Mission

License efficiently. Regulate fairly. Florida counts on the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) to ensure important matters are handled well. Responsibilities range from ensuring the safety of food service, maintaining the integrity of real estate transactions, furthering the transparency of condominium governance, and overseeing the qualifications of licensure that ensure work requiring a skilled professional is performed safely and sufficiently.DBPR’s stakeholders include these professionals and their customers alike.

Under the direction of Secretary Melanie S. Griffin, DBPR oversees many of Florida’s professions and industries in the areas above, and many more which can be seen on our website: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/ .

The Work You Will Do

The dynamic individual interested in joining a dynamic team must be a highly motivated individual with excellent technical skills to review, evaluate, and process complex initial and renewal applications from persons seeking licensure under the Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act. The incumbent in this position is required to understand and interpret statutes, rules, and regulations. Detailed research is required to respond to inquiries from individuals or groups concerning applications, licenses, regulations, and licensure status. Must be able to independently exercise professional judgment when providing licensure and regulatory information to licensees, applicants, and consumers. This position requires effective verbal and written communication.

Your Specific Responsibilities

This is a career service position assigned to the Tallahassee Headquarters Office. The selected applicant:

• The incumbent in this position performs professional work handling complex regulatory activities of the Drugs, Devices, & Cosmetic Division.
• Reviews, evaluates, and processes Chapter 499, Florida Statutes applications and recommends approval or denial of applications from persons applying for an initial licensure and renewal of a permit for a permitted establishment under the Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act. This involves reviewing and analyzing the application, laws, rules, correspondence, reports, etc., to arrive at a recommendation for permitting.
• Reviews fingerprint cards, criminal background history, and eligibility to sit for certification exams.
• Requesting field inspections.
• Completing license verifications, assigning permit fees, identifying overpayments for refund.
• Communicates daily with the public, department officials, other state agencies, and the private sector both verbally and in writing regarding permitting requirements and authorized activity under the Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act.
• Maintains a tracking system of the activity for all applications pending a decision.
• Communicates daily with the public, department officials, other state agencies, and the private sector both verbally and in writing regarding permitting requirements and authorized activity under the Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act.
• Accurately enters all required data into the licensing and imaging system.
• Performs other duties as assigned and backs up comparable positions in the Drugs, Devices, & Cosmetic Program.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of Florida Statutes and Board and Department rules governing licensure of professionals in Florida.
• Knowledge of methods of data collection.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Two (2) years of customer service experience.
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite (i.e., Word, Excel, and Outlook).

Preferred Requirements

• Experience processing business license/permit applications.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

“ Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• State of Florida retirement package: 3% employee contribution required.
• Nine annual paid holidays and one personal holiday
• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid annual leave annually as a new employee with the State of Florida
• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid sick leave annually.
• The State of Florida offers health insurance coverage (i.e., individual and family coverage) to eligible employees.
• The State of Florida provides a $25,000 life insurance policy to eligible employees.
• Additional supplemental insurance policies are available for dental, vision, hospital supplement, cancer, etc.
• Tax-deferred medical and childcare reimbursement accounts are available.
• Tuition waiver program to attend an approved State of Florida College or University.

To maintain fairness and integrity in our hiring process, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews is strictly prohibited. Applicants must provide their own, authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and recruitment process. Any candidate found using AI to assist in their answers will be disqualified from consideration.

If you are the selected candidate for this position and hold a current license through the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, you may be required to place your license in an inactive status.

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation requires all job applicants, interns, volunteers, and contractors to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, which consists of fingerprinting and a check of local, state, and national law enforcement records. Employees will be retained in the state and national RAP Back program, providing real-time arrest hit notifications. This check must be completed before you can start working or contracting.

The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation is committed to increasing recruitment and hiring of individuals with disabilities and improving employment outcomes.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DBPR Human Resources (HR) Office at [phone]. DBPR requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

Special Reminders:

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have

a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov .

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation values the sacrifices veterans and their family members have given to our country and supports the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.

A candidate for veterans’ preference who believes he or she was not afforded employment preference may file a complaint in accordance with Rule 55A-7.016, F.A.C., with the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Veterans’ Preference Coordinator, 11351 Ulmerton Road, Suite 311, Largo, FL, 33778. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs has also established an email where people can electronically file claims or ask questions. The email is [e-mail] .

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation will only hire U. S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Our agency participates in the E-Verify System, which is a federal government electronic database available for employers to use to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Veterans’ Preference. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes,candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

For assistance, call the People First Service Center at [phone] Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time. Pursuant to Florida Law, 110.211 F. S., the State of Florida is an EEO employer.