Summary As a Veterinary Medical Officer at the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL), you are responsible for monitoring various disease agents and providing such information to epidemiologists for national surveillance purposes. You may be called upon to participate in projects directly involving animals to investigate diseases, characterize pathogens, develop diagnostic tests, or produce reagents. Responsibilities The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity. The duties may include, but are not limited to: Identifies problems, makes recommendations, and creates solutions by developing new tests as required for the successful execution of disease control programs. Pathogen isolation, identification, and characterization by collecting and interpreting relevant observational data. Communicates with external customers regarding sampling ...