Entomologist
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Office of Regulatory Science (ORS) which protects consumers and enhances public health by maximizing compliance of FDA regulated products and minimizing risk associated with those products.
Responsibilities
- Inspect regulated products and manufacturers, conducting sample analyses of regulated products, and reviewing imported products offered for entry into the United States.
- Perform the full range of entomology on a variety of samples, including the difficult, complex or unusual samples submitted by agency personnel.
- Write reports that identify the sample, show the methods and procedures used, any modifications with validation data, the results and their interpretation, and whether the sample appears to be in violation of any agency regulation.
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