Biomedical Impact of Flight Branch Chief

Job Overview

This announcement will be accepting candidate submission to 12/25/2023

The Biomedical Impact of Flight Branch of the 711th Human Performance Wing within the Air Force Research Laboratory (711HPW/RHBF) is looking for an outstanding leader that has strategic and critical thinking skills. The Branch needs to fill the DR/DO-0401/0801/1320/0690/1101-03, Biomedical Impact of Flight Branch Chief Position.

Position Duties include; but are not limited to: 

• Strategic Leadership: As a Branch Chief, you will be instrumental in guiding research and scientific teams towards groundbreaking discoveries. Your role will be to cultivate a culture of innovation and scientific rigor, ensuring that the team's work aligns with the broader objectives of the Air Force and Space Force. Your strategic insight will drive the direction of research, fostering an environment that encourages creative solutions and cutting-edge advancements.
• Team Development: Your leadership will be crucial in building a cohesive and professional team. You'll be responsible for nurturing an atmosphere where teamwork is paramount, guiding your team through various changes and challenges. By enhancing their skills and capabilities, you will directly contribute to the mission readiness and effectiveness of the Air and Space Forces.
• Collaboration and Communication: Serving as a pivotal point of contact, you will liaise with diverse military entities, academic institutions, and industry leaders both in the U.S. and internationally. Your role will involve facilitating vital conversations and forging partnerships that are crucial for advancing research and development initiatives. This will require exceptional communication skills and the ability to navigate complex organizational landscapes.
• Technical Expertise: Oversee the development of influential technical reports and presentations, ensuring they meet the highest standards of clarity and impact. Your expertise will be key in advising and influencing both internal and external stakeholders, providing them with insights that shape strategic decisions and technological advancements.
• Mentorship and Guidance: Play a significant role in shaping the careers of your team members by providing expert career development advice, identifying training opportunities, and guiding them through the intricacies of policies and directives. Your mentorship will help cultivate the next generation of leaders and innovators within the Air Force and Space Force.
• Resource Management: Work closely with higher leadership to ensure your team has the necessary resources to achieve strategic goals. This includes evaluating team performance, optimizing processes, and ensuring that resources are allocated effectively to maximize productivity and innovation.
• Personnel Management: Handle critical personnel actions such as hiring, promotions, and reassignments. You will be instrumental in fostering a high-performance work environment, where team members are motivated, and their contributions are recognized and valued.
• Innovation in Warfighting Technologies: Your leadership will be key in spearheading initiatives to develop cutting-edge technologies that enhance U.S. capabilities in air, space, and cyberspace warfare. You'll be involved in driving projects that push the boundaries of current technology, contributing to the nation's defense capabilities.
• Focus on Decision Superiority: Prioritizing R&D efforts that contribute to superior decision-making in critical situations will be a core responsibility. You'll focus on accelerating technology transitions to empower leaders with timely, accurate, and decisive information.
• Digital Engineering Implementation: You will champion the integration of digital engineering practices, facilitating more efficient and effective design, development, and delivery processes. This includes leveraging digital tools and methodologies to innovate and streamline solution development.

Your Impact: This role is not just a position; it's a chance to significantly impact the safety, effectiveness, and future of air, space, and cyberspace operations. You'll be at the forefront of technological and human capability advancements, shaping the future of the Air Force and Space Force's missions.

Telework

Yes, this position is eligible for situational telework; as determined by agency policy

Remote Work (CONUS)

No, this position is not approved for remote work.

Required Qualifications

• Flexible Length and Renewable Term Technical Appointments. This appointment type is used to appoint individuals who are not currently DoD civilian employees into any scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematic positions, including technicians, for a period of more than one year but not more than five years.
• Recruitment incentives may/may not be authorized
• United States Citizens
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Special Sensitive Clearance.
• This is a Testing Designated Position. The incumbent may be subject to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment, and participation in random drug testing.
• This position may require travel.
• These are Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) positions, and require a Level 2 certification (Practitioner). The selectee will have 24 months to meet APDP requirements or waiver must be obtained.

• Chemistry Series, 1320 (opm.gov)
• Industrial Hygiene Series 0690 (opm.gov)
• General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series 0401 (opm.gov)
• General Engineering Series 0801 (opm.gov)
• General Business and Industry Series 1101b (opm.gov)
• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year or 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to DR-02 in the Federal service or equivalent in an alternate pay system. 

 

Desired Qualifications

•    Knowledge of Air Force operations, objectives, principles, and methods
•    Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
•    Ability to multitask with strong organizational skills
•    Experience in mission, major issues, program goals and objectives, work processes, and operations of the Directorate
•    Knowledge of management and organizational principles and practices
•    Strong leadership to mentor and develop other military and government civilian personnel
•    Background in organizing, coordinating, and executing team assignments
 

(Req. No. 19507)

Series

0401

0690

0801

1101

1320