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Duties

Major Duties: As the alter ego to the Center Director, the Principal Deputy Director provides executive leadership, direction, planning, coordination, and strategic vision to the Center on policies, activities, and operations in the scientific management of center programs. Provides scientific guidance and leadership to international, national, state and/or local government agencies, universities, health related organizations, private and public foundations, and professional associations, in activities to improve critical public health problems/issues. Provides scientific advice and consultation as a nationally or internationally recognized consultant and expert on critical problems in the scientific specialty field. Directs special projects involving medical, technical, and scientific matters of interest to the CDC and HHS. Provides medical and scientific leadership, direction, and advice on policies and improvements to implement for health-related activities for hazardous substances, hazardous waste sites and chemical releases. Performs advisory services to the director and other senior staff on the development, support, application, standardization, and integration of public health policies and programs. Serves as scientific advisor to the Center Director, and other senior staff, on science issues in public health, medical science, epidemiology, biostatistics, economics, behavioral science, and related disciplines, which are frequently complex or controversial and often involving analyses and assessments resulting in policy decisions along with CDC's relationships with other U.S. governmental agencies - Federal, state and local, as well as international governments and domestic and international non-governmental organizations. Serves as a supervisor and manager with joint authority over the substantive programs, missions, and functions of the Center. Contributes to and oversees research findings that markedly impact significant public health programs, processes, and procedures. Contributes to and oversees expert-quality formal and informal reports that address vital issues, multi-functional studies and analytical approaches, expert-level findings and cogent, substantive recommendations that are primarily used as the basis for key executive-level management decisions. Represents the Center with CDC leadership at all levels and with external partners to ensure that the organization is consistent with Agency goals and are meeting planned accomplishments. Develops goals and objectives that integrate organizational and operations objectives for the organization. Establishes, reviews, and/or revises policies, procedures, mission objectives on a wide range of scientific, environmental, health, and emergency response. Directs the preparation of briefing documents, issue analysis, legislative proposals, and other documents required for the coordination of Division plans with the goals and objectives of the Center and CDC. Provides guidance in redirecting program commitments on a priority basis. Evaluates reports by analyzing facts and performing appropriate research and prepares detailed responses. Handles strategic change matters and works to create and maintain effective working relationships with others. Develops and implements strategies and plans for meeting national program objectives. In the absence of the Center Director, serves as Acting Director. Represents the Director on various committees and represents on all programmatic, budgetary, and operational matters with full authority of the Director.

Requirements

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 senior-level managerial experience coordinating scientific public health programs in the areas of public health research, behavioral science, epidemiology, surveillance, data science, biostatistics, policy or program implementation, and evaluation. 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 NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES-OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 1600 Clifton Road NE Atlanta, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]