The incumbent is responsible for developing and revising quality standards for dietary ingredients/supplements and responding to internal and external queries related to dietary supplements in USP-NF.
These activities require the critical evaluation of relevant scientific documents and other information, the performance of literature searches on related topics, and the development and drafting of pertinent documents for other scientific staff and/or Expert Committee review.
The incumbent liaises with expert committee members in the critical review of analytical validation data, and other regulatory and laboratory data to assess suitability of proposed methods and reference standards.
The incumbent provides technical input to other DSHM scientists.
The incumbent recognizes when additional expertise is needed and he/she has the ability to put together and manage advisory panels.
The incumbent also closely follows the work in areas of pharmacopeial standards other than dietary supplements so that collaboration and exchange of information is seamlessly accomplished and made available when needed.
He/she establishes and maintains relevant contacts outside of USP, stays abreast of new findings, and informs other scientific staff of new developments in dietary supplement quality methodologies.
The incumbent may act as a liaison between Expert Committee and interested parties from government, academia and industry on issues pertaining to standards for dietary supplements.