Recent Graduate Chemist
**Open to Recent Graduates**
- Individuals who have graduated from an accredited educational institute or certificate program within the last 2 years or 6 years for Veterans.
Summary
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Regulatory Science, Tobacco Product Laboratory. ORA protects consumers and enhance public health by maximizing compliance of FDA regulated products & minimizing risk associated with those products. ORA is responsible for inspecting regulated products and manufacturers, conducting sample analyses of regulated products, and reviewing imported products.
Duties
- Independently selects established methods and procedures and then carrying out the analyses and tests to make determinations for regulatory monitoring and enforcement purposes.
- Independently performs scientific chemical analyses and tests on a broad range of official samples submitted to the Field laboratory.
- Prepares scientific reports identifying the sample and stating the methods and procedures used, any modifications of the method including validation data, and the results.
- Participate in firm inspections with an experienced investigator to assist, observe and evaluate manufacturing processes, practices and conditions.
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