Program Analyst

Summary:

The Food and Drug Administration is the regulatory, scientific, public health, and consumer protection agency responsible for ensuring that all human and animal drugs, and medical devices are safe and effective; that cosmetics, foods, food additives, drugs and medicated feeds for food producing animals, and radiation emitting devices are safe; and that all such products marketed in the U.S. are adequately, truthfully and informatively labeled and safely and properly stored, transported, manufactured packaged and regulated.

The mission of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is to protect and enhance the public health through the regulation of biological and related products including blood, vaccines, allergenics, tissues, and cellular and gene therapies.

The Office of Management (OM) leads procedural and process changes through developing and applying new strategies to emerging problems and new management initiatives, allocating dollars and staff resources to CBER’s program offices, monitoring their usage, and setting priorities to improve the level of customer service and program performance to meet CBER’s goal of protecting and promoting the public health. OM directs and monitors human resources, budget, payroll, space issues, assistance on human resources, provides administrative and technical support for advisory committee meetings, as well as provides laboratory and equipment support. In supporting the mission of the agency, OM develops, maintains, and supports a high quality and diverse workforce.

You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. Foreign nationals or legal permanent residents are not eligible for consideration. This is a 21st Century Cures Act authority announcement. Traditional federal rules regarding rating, ranking, and veterans’ preference do not apply.

Note: Incentives may be authorized; however, this is contingent upon funds availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require you to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a period of up to 3 years. Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid. Incentives include the following: moving expenses, recruitment, or relocation incentive; student loan repayment, superior qualifications appointment, creditable service for annual leave for prior non-federal work experience or prior uniformed military service, etc.

This position is being filled under a stream-lined hiring authority, Title 21, Section 3072 of the 21st Century Cures Act. The candidate selected for this position will serve under a career or career-conditional appointment and be paid under the provisions of this authority.

Additional information on 21st Century Cures Act can be found here:

21st Century Cures Act Information

Duties:

The incumbent serves as a Program Analyst in the Planning, Performance, and Formulation Branch (PPFB) within the Division of Management Planning and Analysis (DMPA) under the Office of Management (OM). This position reports to the Branch Chief of PPFB. The Program Analyst possesses the administrative experience in areas such as Human Capital Programs, Budget Formulation, Acquisition Lifecycle Management, Managerial Accounting, Program Evaluation, Strategic Planning, Performance Management, Organizational Behavior, Management Science, Committee Management, and Ethics.

Specifically, the Program Analyst will:

• Plan and conduct studies related to program and management improvement issues as well as with gathering and organizing narrative and statistical information using, and when necessary, modifying, accepted methods to suit the peculiar circumstances presented by different studies and projects.
• Manage meetings with high-level officials to investigate facts, present conclusions, recommendations, and alternatives and to present alternate forms of action.
• Utilize experience in budget planning/formulation and congressional and/or legislative affairs, particularly related to appropriations and budgeting processes.
• Evaluate programs/projects with federal budget and performance measurement processes and policies.

How to Apply:

Please submit electronic resume or curriculum vitae (for each position held, please be sure to clearly define the number of years by month and year, all completed trainings, and clearly describe duties and accomplishments). Please also submit SF50 (if applicable), latest PMAP (if applicable), unofficial transcripts, Foreign Credit Evaluation (if applicable), copy of your active medical license/s (if applicable), copy of your board certification/s (if applicable), and letter of interest (Word or PDF) with “Title 21 CBER/OM/DMPA/PPFB Program Analyst, Bands A/B – 2025” in the subject line to: [email protected]. Applications will be accepted through January 31, 2025.

Announcement Contact:

For questions regarding this Title 21 (Cures) position, please contact [email protected].

The Department of Health and Human Services is an equal opportunity employer with a smoke-free environment.

FDA is an equal opportunity employer.