This position is being filled under a stream-lined hiring authority, Title 21 of the United States Code (21 US Code 379d-3a) as amended by the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016, section 3072 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Section 3624. The candidate selected for this position will serve under a career or career-conditional appointment and be paid under the provisions of this authority. This position is being recruited based on the Title 21 Pay Table 7, Band F.

Duties

Serves as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appropriations authority on all budget development and evaluation activities and issues including those impacting medical products, foods, and cosmetics. Demonstrates and exercises senior leadership/advisory roles in determining direction, creation, and implementation of FDA 's efforts regarding appropriations issues of significant interest to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Leads appropriations-related briefings, hearings, and other activities consisting of members of Congress, congressional staff, and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Provides for greater coordination, integration, and administration of information, programs, and activities within FDA and externally with HHS, Office of Management and Budget ( OMB), Congress, and other Federal Agencies. Establishes the goals and objectives, plans work to be accomplished, and assigns work considering difficulty of assignments and capabilities of subordinate organizations. Utilizes subordinate supervisors and team leaders to direct, coordinate, and oversees work; make decisions on work problems presented by office’s staff and stakeholders.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• The candidate selected for this position will serve under a career or career-conditional appointment within the competitive service.
• Direct Deposit: You will be required to have all federal salary payments electronically deposited into a bank account with a financial institution of your choice.
• FDA participates in e-Verify: All new hires must complete the I-9 form; this information will be processed through e-Verify to determine your employment eligibility. If a discrepancy arises, you must take affirmative steps to resolve the matter.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with the Selective Service. Please go to http://www.sss.gov for more information.
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• Financial Disclosure may be required.
• Ethics Clearance may be required.
• Background Investigation Requirement: All employees must pass a security investigation. Failing to pass the background check may be grounds for removal or legal action. If hired, you may be subject to additional investigations at a later time.
• Certification of Accuracy: All information concerning eligibility and qualification is subject to investigation and verification. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection, or appropriate legal action.

Qualifications

Introduction: The 21st Century Cures Act ("Cures" or The Act) grants the HHS/FDA the authority to appoint outstanding and qualified candidates to scientific, technical, or professional positions that support the development, review, and regulation of medical products. Such positions shall be within the competitive service. Candidates will be appointed and compensated without regard to Title 5 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) governing appointment in the competitive service. The Act further states the Commissioner of FDA may determine and set (1) the annual rate of pay of any individual appointed; (2) the annual rate of pay for any qualified scientific, technical, or professional personnel appointed to a position before the date of enactment of the 21st Century Cures Act. Based on the Act, it allows the FDA the authority to create and administer its own Alternative Pay System (APS) to recruit and retain qualified scientific, technical, or professional candidates to carry out mission-critical functions. In order to qualify for the Director, Office of Congressional Appropriations position which falls under the 0301 occupational Series, you must meet the following requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 05/24/2024: Title 21 CURES Relevant Experience for Director, Office of Congressional Appropriations, AD-0301-00, Band F level: Providing leadership, oversight and technical expertise on appropriations-related budget and legislative processes; providing advice and consultation to senior-level government officials, or non-governmental officials and staff on all appropriations-related issues, including congressional activities, hearings, and strategy, involving public health policy, budget, or funding matters; serving as a key liaison among congressional staff and various levels of government; and managing work of subordinates or junior level staff. -And- Title 21 CURES - Minimum Education/Relevant Experience Requirements for Director, Office of Congressional Appropriations, AD-0301-00, Band F level: If you have no qualifying degree, High School or equivale diploma, Associate's degree, you must also have 11 years of relevant experience in providing leadership, oversight and technical expertise on appropriations-related budget and legislative processes; providing advice and consultation to senior-level government officials, or non-governmental officials and staff on all appropriations-related issues, including congressional activities, hearings, and strategy, involving public health policy, budget, or funding matters; serving as a key liaison among congressional staff and various levels of government; and managing work of subordinates or junior level staff. If you have a Bachelor's degree in an academic field related, you must also have 7 years of relevant experience in providing leadership, oversight and technical expertise on appropriations-related budget and legislative processes; providing advice and consultation to senior-level government officials, or non-governmental officials and staff on all appropriations-related issues, including congressional activities, hearings, and strategy, involving public health policy, budget, or funding matters; serving as a key liaison among congressional staff and various levels of government; and managing work of subordinates or junior level staff. If you have a Master's degree in an academic field related, you must also have 6 years of relevant experience in providing leadership, oversight and technical expertise on appropriations-related budget and legislative processes; providing advice and consultation to senior-level government officials, or non-governmental officials and staff on all appropriations-related issues, including congressional activities, hearings, and strategy, involving public health policy, budget, or funding matters; serving as a key liaison among congressional staff and various levels of government; and managing work of subordinates or junior level staff. If you have a Doctorate and/or J.D. degree in an academic field related, you must also have 4 years of relevant experience in providing leadership, oversight and technical expertise on appropriations-related budget and legislative processes; providing advice and consultation to senior-level government officials, or non-governmental officials and staff on all appropriations-related issues, including congressional activities, hearings, and strategy, involving public health policy, budget, or funding matters; serving as a key liaison among congressional staff and various levels of government; and managing work of subordinates or junior level staff. If you have a MD/DO/DDS/DPM/DVM degree in an academic field related, you must also have 4 years of relevant experience in providing leadership, oversight and technical expertise on appropriations-related budget and legislative processes; providing advice and consultation to senior-level government officials, or non-governmental officials and staff on all appropriations-related issues, including congressional activities, hearings, and strategy, involving public health policy, budget, or funding matters; serving as a key liaison among congressional staff and various levels of government; and managing work of subordinates or junior level staff. NOTE: Applicants must submit all relevant transcripts that demonstrate you possess the required education to meet the Minimum Education Requirements.

Education

Pay careful attention to the Qualifications and Education sections to identify vacancies where a transcript is required. Even if you hold a similar position or are a current employee, you are not exempt from transcript requirements.

TRANSCRIPTS: Positions which are scientific or technical in nature often have very specific educational requirements. You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities, see the Foreign Education section below for additional requirements.

Electronic Transcript Caution: If you have obtained your transcripts electronically, the file might contain security measures that could prevent our application system from reading the file. Therefore, you should consider asking the institution to provide the file in a non-secured electronic format. Alternatively, you could scan or take a photo of the printed copy of the transcript. If your uploaded transcript cannot be read by our system, you may receive consideration and credit for the information we can access.

See the Application Manager Documentation for tips on submitting your paper-based documents.

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 and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit the U.S. Department of Education website for Foreign Education Evaluation.

To be acceptable, the foreign credential evaluation must include/describe at a minimum, the following information: (1) The type of education received by the applicant; (2) The level of education in relation to the U.S. education system, and state that its comparability recommendations follow the general guidelines of the International Evaluation Standards Council; (3) The content of the applicant's educational program earned abroad, and the standard obtained; (4) The status of the awarding foreign school's recognition and legitimacy in its home country's education system; and (5) Any other information of interest such as what the evaluation service did to obtain this information, the qualifications of the evaluator, and any indications as to other problems such as forgery.

Note: Some positions require the completion of specific courses or a specified number of credit hours. Therefore, the foreign credential evaluation should provide information similar to that of an official transcript, to include a list of the courses taken, quarter and/or semester hours awarded, the cumulative grade point average (GPA), honors received, if any, date degree awarded.

Applicants can request an evaluation from a member organization of one of the two national associations of credential evaluation services listed below:

1. National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)
2. Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE)

Credential evaluations are not free, and applicants are responsible for the cost of the selected service.

For more information about this requirement, please visit the U.S. Department of Education website for Foreign Education Evaluation.

Contacts

• Address FDA Office of the Commissioner 10903 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring, MD 20993 US
• Name: FDA Applicant Help Desk
• Phone: 866-807-3742
• Email: [email protected]