2025-2030 Focus: • The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is actively seeking qualified candidates to serve as scientific experts for the monograph development of botanical dietary supplements and herbal medicines originating from traditional herbal medicines in the east Asia region. 2025-2030 Key Issues The Expert Panel will monitor and consider science, technical, and policy issues associated with monographs and candidate reference standard materials for herbal ingredients, with emphasis on articles used in the traditional systems in East Asia region. · • The Expert Panel makes recommendations to support the development of the monographs to the Botanical Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines Expert Committee. • The Expert Panel specific activities include but are not limited to: • Acquisition and review of information to support the development of monographs and candidate reference standard materials for the USP HMC and for possible adoption into the USP and DSC • Consideration of science, technical, and policy issues associated with development, and testing of candidate reference standard material • Acquisition of relevant candidate reference standard materials • Development and collection of laboratory data acquired by collaborative testing to support consideration of candidate reference standard material • Other topics as appropriate and as mutually agreed Required Expertise The successful volunteer candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of our mission, commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors and practices. Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of experience working on herbal medicine products in regulatory, process development, manufacturing science and technology, quality assurance, or analytical roles microbiologic analysis; detection of adulteration; Complementary and Integrative medicine; regulatory science. Expertise in botanical quality control methods development. · Expertise in traditional herbal medicines used in East Asia region. · Should have experience in at least one or more of these modalities: - Plant taxonomy, - Macroscopic and microscopic plant identification - Natural product chemistry - Chromatographic analysis - HPTLC method development of plant material identification - HPLC method development for identification and content determination of plant materials - Knowledge of establishing product specifications