Consumer Safety Officer

Department: Department of Health and Human Services This position is located in the Human Foods Program (HFP) Nutrition Center of Excellence (NCE), Division of Infant Formula Pre-Market Review (DIFPR), with the mission to protect and promote the health and wellness of people through science-based approaches to prevent foodborne illness, reduce diet-related chronic disease and ensure chemicals in food are safe.

Key Responsibilities: Review Infant Formula Premarket Submissions Reviews and evaluates new infant formula premarket notifications and before-first-processing submissions submitted by industry Requirements & Education There is no education substitution for this at the GS-12 and above grade level. EDUCATION: TRANSCRIPTS: Positions which are scientific or technical in nature often have very specific educational requirements. You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities, see the Foreign Education section below for additional requirements. Pay careful attention to the Qualifications and Education sections to identify vacancies where a transcript is required. Even if you hold a similar position or are a current employee, you are not exempt from transcript requirements. Electronic Transcript Caution: If you have obtained your transcripts electronically, the file might contain security measures that could prevent our application system from reading the file. Therefore, you should consider asking the institution to provide the file in a non-secured electronic format. Alternatively, you could scan or take a photo of the printed copy of the transcript. If your uploaded transcript cannot be read by our system, you may receive consideration and credit for the information we can access. FOREIGN EDUCATION Applicants using part, or all of their education completed outside of the U.S. to meet the qualification requirements, must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. We will only accept the completed foreign credential evaluation. To be acceptable, the foreign credential evaluation must include/describe at a minimum, the following information: (1) The type of education received by the applicant; (2) The level of education in relation to the U.S. education system, and state that its comparability recommendations follow the general guidelines of the International Evaluation Standards Council; (3) The content of the applicant's educational program earned abroad, and the standard obtained; (4) The status of the awarding foreign school's recognition and legitimacy in its home country's education system; and (5) Any other information of interest such as what the evaluation service did to obtain this information, the qualifications of the evaluator, and any indications as to other problems such as forgery.

Note: Some positions require the completion of specific courses or a specified number of credit hours. Therefore, the foreign credential evaluation should provide information similar to that of an official transcript, to include a list of the courses taken, quarter and/or semester hours awarded, the cumulative grade point average (GPA), honors received, if any, date degree awarded. Applicants can request an evaluation from a member organization of one of the two national associations of credential evaluation services listed below: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) Credential evaluations are not free, and applicants are responsible for the cost of the selected service. For more information about this requirement, please visit the https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ Which agency is hiring for this position? This position is with Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. What is the salary for this position? The posted pay range is $76463 – $99404/yr. Is this position remote or telework eligible? This position is eligible for telework. What security clearance is required? This position requires a Other security clearance. What is the application deadline? Applications close on 2026-10-12. Who is eligible to apply? This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path. Related Searches Consumer Safety Officer, Consumer Safety Officer jobs, Consumer Safety Officer careers, apply Consumer Safety Officer, Consumer Safety Officer in Silver Spring, Consumer Safety Officer jobs Silver Spring, Consumer Safety Officer in Maryland, Consumer Safety Officer jobs Maryland, jobs in Silver Spring, careers in Silver Spring, jobs in Maryland, federal jobs in Maryland, government jobs Maryland, jobs near Silver Spring, Maryland, Food and Drug Administration, Food and Drug Administration jobs, Food and Drug Administration careers, Food and Drug Administration Silver Spring, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services jobs, Consumer Safety, Consumer Safety jobs, USAJOBS Consumer Safety, fed internal search jobs, telework eligible jobs Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government