PHYSICAL SCIENTIST

Summary

This position is part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Duties

As a PHYSICAL SCIENTIST at the GS-1301-14 some of your typical work assignments may include: Incumbent will serve as CWMD Portfolio & Capabilities Manager. Coordinates the end-to-end lifecycle of CWMD requirements for the Department, acting as a integrator for their receipt, assessment, prioritization, and transition. Serves as an expert for integrating research and development activities, ensuring a unified and strategically aligned effort to meet the demands of Combatant Commands, the Services, and other critical DoW partners. Drives the strategic success of RD-CX via expert knowledge of requirements and acquisition processes to create critical collaborations across the Department, Agency, and interagency. Develops and deploys advanced analytical tools and frameworks, providing the Director with mission-critical information on the Department's portfolio alignment against national-level CWMD objectives. Serves as an analyst for identifying and defining critical gaps in the nation's offensive CWMD capabilities in conjunction with warfighters. Spearheads strategic initiatives across program management, acquisition, and stakeholder engagement to realign and utilize RD-CX resources, directly targeting and resolving the most urgent operational shortfalls. Orchestrates the Department's Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) process, delivering strategic recommendations and resource allocation analyses directly to leadership. Develops and implements sophisticated metrics to govern and optimize the portfolio, ensuring maximum return on investment and the strategic value of resources in the Program Objective Memorandum (POM). Coordinates the Department-wide requirements adjudication process, leading the rigorous analysis of all warfighter capability requests to make recommendations on their alignment and funding. Determines the best approach or solution for resolving identified problems and recommends courses of action to Department leadership. Ensures that the methods used to support the objectives and that technical recommendations are sound and appropriate.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the GS-14, if you fulfill the following qualifications: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service: Coordinating counter-weapons of mass destruction (counter WMD or CWMD) science and technology (S&T) capability development requirements and investments to meet Combatant Command (CCMD), Service, other DoW, and partner demands and needs; Orchestrating and leading the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process for a research and development (R&D), particularly a science and technology (S&T) organization, to ensure strategic alignment and make resourcing recommendations in support of the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development; Analyzing tasks, requests for information, and other organizational challenges for best approaches and/or solutions and making recommendations to leadership in support of the portfolio; Collaborating within DTRA, DoW, and with other partners to understand their counter-weapons of mass destruction (counter WMD or CWMD) science and technology (S&T) capability development efforts to reduce overlap and leverage co-investment to provide best return on investment for the warfighter, and; Advising senior leaders at the SES/GO/FO level on critical counter-weapons of mass destruction (counter WMD or CWMD) science and technology (S&T) capability development efforts to gain advocacy for resources to support those technology-based programs. (EXPERIENCE MUST BE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED IN YOUR RESUME) 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 1301 series. A. For Physical Scientist series 1301 - 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. (MUST PROVIDE TRANSCIPTS) B. For Physical Scientist series 1301 - 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. (MUST PROVIDE TRANSCIPTS AND EXPERIENCE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED IN YOUR RESUME) *NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. Foreign education may be qualifying if a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign education programs has deemed the foreign education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program or a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses. Unofficial transcripts from U.S. Department of Education accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions listing your name, the name of the school, the date and degree awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned are acceptable for the application process. If selected, official transcripts are required before a firm job offer is made. A photocopy of your degree/diploma is not acceptable. When relying on foreign education, submit transcripts and a copy of the equivalency evaluation results letter with a course-by-course listing. Documents must be in English or include an English translation. The hiring employer for this position does not evaluate degrees from foreign colleges or universities. For further information, visit: Foreign Education