Total 415 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in WA - Remote - Karratha Region

This exciting role offers a unique opportunity to shape global patent policies and make a lasting impact on the future of intellectual property.

• Lead the charge in enhancing global patent quality standards by implementing innovative quality assurance methods that directly impact patent examination processes.
• Serve as a key advisor, collaborating with international patent offices and stakeholders to drive groundbreaking initiatives in patent harmonization and intellectual property protection.
• Spearhead strategic planning activities, identifying and addressing critical areas for improvement, and shaping the future of global patent cooperation.
• Conduct comprehensive audits and analyses to ensure the highest standards of quality, identifying solutions that advance the efficiency and effectiveness of patent processes.
• Represent the USPTO in high-profile international forums, working with diverse teams to tackle complex challenges and implement best practices in patent quality management.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-14. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Provide policy interpretation and guidance memoranda to heads of operational elements to ensure TIGTA-wide consistency of approach to implementations of statutes.
• Incorporate and apply statutory changes, Presidential Executive Orders, and policy changes that affect how TIGTA implements the statutes, Executive Orders and policy changes.
• Use a high level of expertise to author and/or edit information on FOIA/Privacy Act/I.R.C. § 6103 programs, policies, functions, and research.
• Serve as point of management contact, both internally and externally, as liaison with members of other Federal agencies, state and local government agencies, business, industry, labor, educational institutions, and the general public.
• Issue FOIA determinations, supporting documentation, briefing papers and similar correspondence, which adhere to the statutes, legislative history, and FOIA case law.

Duties for the Supervisory Program Manager GS-0340-15 within the Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO), Office of Management and Policy (OMP), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) include but not limited to:

• The Director of Data Analytics is responsible for providing strategic leadership, setting the division's goals, and developing a clear vision for using data analytics to enhance program integrity and support HHS OIG's mission. This includes identifying key areas where analytics can help prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, and establishing priorities to improve oversight through data-driven decision-making. The director manages the design and execution of scalable and automated analytics methodologies, integrating tools like predictive modeling and machine learning to monitor healthcare programs for risks.

• Leads and mentors a team of analysts and subordinate supervisors (Assistant Directors) to put data at the fingertips of OIG staff. Interfaces with OIG component executives and regional leadership to ensure quality and level of services needed are being met. Ensures continuous professional development of the team, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, experimentation, and collaboration

• Assigns tasks; manages budgets; reviews contracting statements of work, contract deliverables, statutes, policies, presentation materials, market research, analytical proposals; engages with managers and staff from OIG components, States, and Federal partners. The incumbent measures performance, and other management duties to accomplish assignments. The incumbent develops innovative approaches to support the data analysis needs of the OIG, in compliance with federal, state and local laws as applicable.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

As a Health Scientist you will:

• Conduct scientific studies, surveys and/or investigations.
• Identify and analyze public health issues and their impact on operations that are critical to the public health community at large.
• Review and analyze studies and projects assessing major and/or sensitive public health issues to make recommendations for processes, procedures and /or policies related to public health programs, practices, and research.
• Prepare scientific and other articles and technical reports for publication.
• Make presentations at international and national meetings.

As a Health Scientist, you will:

• Conduct scientific studies, surveys and/or investigations.
• Identify and analyze public health issues and their impact on operations that are critical to the public health community at large.
• Review and analyze studies and projects assessing major and/or sensitive public health issues to make recommendations for processes, procedures and /or policies related to public health programs, practices, and research.
• Prepare scientific and other articles and technical reports for publication.
• Make presentations at international and national meetings.

As a Program Specialist you will:

• Provide human capital administrative support to the organization.
• Provide administrative guidance to managers on a variety of personnel matters related to staffing.
• Assist managers with the preparation of staffing and personnel documents.
• Participate in the implementation and planning of new initiatives and projects that will enhance the overall effectiveness of administrative management of the organization.
• Manage assignments, projects, and day-to-day plans.
• Maintain and monitor project tracking and reporting systems in order to develop status reports and response materials for the senior management for higher level attention, review or signature.
• Perform special projects as directed by the supervisor.

• Conducts onsite investigations to assess crop insurance program compliance.
• Performs investigations to substantiate alleged or suspected instances or patterns of noncompliance.
• Participates in negotiations with persons whose activities have been found to be at odds with agency guidelines.
• Conducts analysis of reports required of individuals and re-insured companies engaged in crop insurance activities to assess their compliance with mandatory guidelines.
• Explains and promotes the regulatory/compliance program to those whose activities are subject to it, as well as to the general public.
• Serve as an investigator with responsibility to conduct on-site reviews and evaluations of Re-insured Companies and general Risk Management program operations to ensure compliance with FCIC approved policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Assist senior investigators in reviewing problems, controversies or alleged or suspected irregularities in claim inspections and payments.