Biosecurity Manager

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

Manages the Select Agent Management and Personnel Reliability Offices and ensures compliance with all DoD, Army, Federal, State, and local regulations.

Serves as the Responsible Official for communication with the CDC and provides oversight to the security, biocontainment and biosafety, and incident response of select agents and toxins per 42 CFR 73.

Advises the Command on internal and external factors that have an impact on biological security and bio-risk management.

Develops new concepts, policies, and procedures that are directly related to biosecurity and bio-risk management programs involving physical security, personnel security, operational security, information security.

Develops new concepts, policies, and procedures that are directly related to biological personnel reliability, biological select agents and toxins (BSAT) accountability, and emergency response to BSAT.

Creates, analyzes, and reviews reports and other written and oral correspondence as needed, to include Executive Summaries (EXSUMs) and command-level presentations.

Communicates with Federal Select Agent Program Principal Investigators (FSAP-PIs) and their technical staff to resolve issues.

Actively participates in Army, DoD and Federal policy reviews/updates involving biosecurity.

Performs first and second-line supervisory and managerial duties to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Office of the Responsible Official.