Senior Scientist II, Healthcare Quality & Safety Education
Location: Rockville
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
Description Who is USP? The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP)
is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with
the worlds leading health and science experts to develop rigorous
quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food
ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is
driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global
collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion
for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more
than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to
strengthen the supply of safe, high-quality medicines worldwide. At
USP, we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that
attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop
trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational
culture that supports equitable access to mentorship, professional
development, and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships,
standards, and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad
participation in scientific leadership results in stronger, more
impactful outcomes for global health. USP is proud to be an equal
employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring
fair, merit-based selection processes that enable the best
scientific mindsregardless of backgroundto contribute to advancing
public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable
accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies
that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Brief
Job Overview This is a professional individual contributor position
that will be part of the Healthcare, Quality & Safety (HQS) Center
of Excellence. This role will be responsible for contributing to
the development of current and future educational material that
supports the HQS education portfolio. This includes partnership and
collaboration with documentary scientists in the Healthcare Quality
and Safety team and USP education team to establish education
material on key topics such as pharmacogenomics, compounding,
health literacy, medication safety and other emerging areas. This
individual will ensure material is available to drive and sustain
outreach to key stakeholders at conferences, through direct
engagement, webpages, and through other media to promote adoption
of HQS standards and solutions. How will YOU create impact here at
USP? As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public
health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global
access to high-quality medicines through public standards and
related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory
excellence, and evidence-based decision-making to ensure health
systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant
quality standards. Additionally, USPs People and Culture division,
in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and
workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to
create high-performing, inclusive teams. This includes training in
equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged,
collaborative, and results-driven work environments. The Senior
Scientist II, Healthcare Quality & Safety Education has the
following responsibilities: Lead the planning and coordination of
the educational material including course materials and curriculum
design to support the standard setting activities of the four HQS
expert committees (Personalized Medicine; Healthcare Information &
Technology; Healthcare Safety, Quality, and Nomenclature; and
Compounding). Identify opportunities for the development and
delivery of educational materials and other deliverables to
external stakeholders on current and future HQS related standards
and solutions. Participate in the conceptualization and design of
education models that promote medication safety in all aspects of
the medication management process. Revise content to meet
stakeholder needs and expanded areas of impact. Participates in the
development and implementation of enhanced education initiatives
for stakeholder engagements on standards solutions such as open
stakeholder forums, workshops, roundtable discussions, trainings
and other continuous education events and offerings. Assist in the
development of research summaries, concept papers, stimuli
articles, and other position papers related to HQS work. Analyze
and interpret educational data and material for improvement and new
offerings. Assist in the engagement, evaluation, and trending of
participants feedback. Who is USP Looking For? The successful
candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of our mission,
commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors
and practices, ability to quickly build credibility with
stakeholders, along with the following competencies and experience:
Degree in pharmacy, medicine, nursing, or science or relevant field
with no less than 8 years of relevant experience in the healthcare
or consumer products industry. Minimum of 5 years educator
experience in a community or institutional setting. Additional
Desired Preferences Knowledge of existing guidelines and
requirements for continuous education. Familiaity with Learning
Management Systems. Proficient computer skills (Microsoft Office
Suite Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Project management experience.
Ability to effectively prioritize and efficiently manage multiple
activities. Ability to operate independently where appropriate yet
understand when to escalate issues and how to establish effective
working relationships in a team setting. Excellent organizational
and interpersonal communications. Excellent writing and
presentation development skills. Strong attention to detail.
Supervisory Responsibilities None, this is an individual
contributor role. Benefits USP provides the benefits to protect
yourself and your family today and tomorrow. From company-paid time
off and comprehensive healthcare options to retirement savings, you
can have peace of mind that your personal and financial well-being
is protected. Compensation Base Salary Range: USD $130,250.00
$164,750.00 annually. Target Annual Bonus: % Varies based on level
of role. Individual compensation packages are based on various
factors unique to each candidates skill set, experience,
qualifications, equity, and other job-related reasons. Note: USP
does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment
agencies and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other
agencies except under specific written agreement with USP. Equal
Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with
Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of
their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further
information, please review the Know Your Rights
(https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
Job Category Chemistry & Scientific Standards Job Type
Full-Time
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