Job Description

Position Objective: Provide services as a Scientific Program Analyst in support of the overall functions of the Office of Chief Scientist – Integrated Research Facility (OCSIRF) and the Division of Intramural Research (DIR), within the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide oversight, auditing, and planning of the biological samples stored at, received by, and sent from the IRF-Frederick (IRF). Inventory is inclusive of biological select agents and toxins (BSAT) as defined by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• Perform routine assessment of the inventory on-site, within the biosafety level (BSL)-2 labs and BSL-4 high containment labs, and check them against the official inventory accounting system, plan and coordinate with lab personnel who obtain and maintain samples, audit, draft process documents, and write reports of audit and other findings.
• Provide expertise in regulatory requirements for BSAT inventory and management requirements, and routinely handles BSAT materials in BSL-4 and Animal-BSL-4 settings.
• Advise the Federal Task Leader and other lab personnel on overall inventory management and provide specific feedback to NIH Division of Safety about findings, process changes, and other emergent issues.
• Provide oversight of electronic and physical inventories of long-term select agent samples and short-term experimental samples, to include inventories maintained in BSL-4 and inclusive of BSAT.
• Conduct periodic unannounced audits of laboratory and refrigerator/freezer spaces to monitor for compliance with relevant SOPs/policies and compare electronic inventory to actual on-hand physical inventory.
• Draft reports of findings; propose remediation and process changes if/as needed.
• Assist with developing and conducting Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) trainings and proficiency evaluations based on government requirements and as approved by the government, to include periodic refresher trainings and assessments, as needed for LIMS account user maintenance.
• Additional duties include supporting mission priorities in laboratory setting to complete research studies.