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Duties

The incumbent will: Provide executive leadership in managing, directing, coordinating, overseeing and evaluating all activities for the National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). This includes: (1) providing leadership and vision to conceive, organize, and direct surveillance activities as well as domestic and international applied and basic research for COVID-19, influenza and other respiratory threats and support for global polio eradication; (2) Directing activities that are integral to the effort to prepare for the threat of bioterrorism events and outbreaks of respiratory disease threats, including pandemic COVID-19 and influenza; (3) Overseeing responses to respiratory disease outbreaks; (4) Overseeing center activities related to data modernization and information technology infrastructure to support surveillance and vaccine administration programs; (5) Directing the development of pan-respiratory pathogen surveillance platforms, and (6) Overseeing existing and new vaccine delivery programs. Provide support to the CDC Director, HHS Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Health and Assistant Secretary for Preparedness related to immunization, pandemic and other respiratory issues. Serve as a principal subject matter expert and national spokesperson on immunization and global and domestic respiratory diseases. Provide leadership, direction, and oversight for the work of, and staff assigned to, NCIRD through subordinate supervisors. Exercise delegated authority to oversee and set annual long-range work plans and schedules for work; determine goals and objectives that need additional emphasis; determine long range staffing needs; and interact closely with high level program officials in the development of overall goals and objectives of the Center. Exercise leadership to ensure that all programs under his/her direction reflect the principles of workforce diversity in their management and operation in such areas as recruitment and staffing, employee development, staff assignments and communications. In addition to demonstrating personal commitment to objectives of workforce diversity, the Director, NCIRD ensures that subordinate supervisors and managers recognize the importance of their diversity enhancement responsibilities. Provides reasonable accommodations needed to best utilize qualified people with disabilities.

Requirements

• Background and/or Security Investigation required.

Qualifications

Current federal employees must be at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or above to be considered for this position. Basic Qualifications for RF-0601: Applicants must possess a degree with a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) at the time the degree was obtained. In addition to the basic qualifications requirement, a Ph.D. in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position is required. Candidates must show clear evidence of specialized experience. Specialized experience is that which is directly related to the position and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position, such as experience serving as a senior advisor to internal and external partners, public health officials, and stakeholders in the management, coordination, and oversight of immunization and respiratory diseases policies, performance goals, and evaluation of an organization. Typically, experience of this nature is gained at or above the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit transcripts or a list of applicable courses with their application package. This also applies to status applicants who are applying to a position in a different occupational series than they are currently or were previously appointed. Applicants who do not submit their transcripts (or list of applicable course work) will be evaluated based on the information provided in their application package (and/or resume) along with their responses to a self-certification question asking if they meet the basic qualifications listed in the vacancy announcement. Those deemed tentatively qualified will be referred for consideration. If selected, applicants will be required to provide an official transcript prior to the final job offer. If the official transcript does not support the educational requirements of the position, the applicant will be considered ineligible for the position.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that:

• the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs
• such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program, or that full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.

Contacts

• Address DDID-NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES-OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 1600 CLIFTON RD NE ATLANTA, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]