Summary About the Position: This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Position is located at the Molecular Lab, Duty Station: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Responsibilities Perform and support high-complexity molecular laboratory testing, mainly oncology-related molecular pathology testing, including PCR and next-generation sequencing workflows. Participate in the pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases of clinical molecular testing, including specimen processing, assay setup, instrument operation, documentation, and workflow coordination. Support validation, verification, quality control, proficiency testing, troubleshooting, corrective actions, and performance monitoring for molecular laboratory methods, instruments, reagents, and testing systems. Maintain good laboratory practice r...