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Super Office Director, Nutrition Center of Excellence
Food and Drug Administration · Posted 11 days ago
About the Role
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 4, Band H.
What You'll Do
- →The Nutrition Center of Excellence (NCE) is responsible for providing expert advice on FDA initiatives, policies, and strategies related to nutrition and food labeling, and critical foods.
- →The Super Office Director is responsible for providing executive leadership, planning and analysis in matters related to nutrition, food labeling, and critical food initiatives for the HFP and NCE and performs the following: Serves as a principal advisor to and spokesperson for the Deputy Commissioner for Food in matters related to nutrition and food labeling as well as critical foods.
- →Leads scientific and policy direction for multidisciplinary teams managing NCE labeling, nutrition, and food regulatory programs, reviewing activities to ensure goals, objectives, and regulatory priorities are achieved.
- →Provides advice and consultation on population-wide nutrition programs and initiatives that advance public health, especially pertaining to the reduction and prevention of diet-related chronic diseases.
- →Oversees subordinate offices in the evaluation of risk assessments, adverse events, and other signals related to the safety of critical foods.
- →Develops relationships with FDA, HHS, Congress, other agencies, international partners, academia, and stakeholders to coordinate nutrition policy, share scientific information, and communicate FDA nutrition and labeling decisions.
- →Promotes collaboration with consumer, public health, and industry stakeholders and represents FDA, HFP, and NCE at meetings, conferences, and discussions with industry, academic, scientific, and health organizations.
- →Participates in senior-level HFP, FDA, and HHS discussions, meetings, and conferences on broad policy issues, and advises leadership on new and revised policies.
- →Supports congressional engagement by representing FDA and assisting with testimony and briefing materials on diet and health, nutrition policy, labeling, and critical foods.
- →Collaborates with executive HFP or Agency officials in the formulation, development, and execution of short- and long-range goals related to the planning, development, execution, and coordination of the NCE.
- →Assists the Deputy Commissioner for Food and leads organizational planning to align responsibilities, assignments, personnel, and resources for effective and efficient NCE operations.
- →Identifies staffing needs, supports recruitment and retention of high-quality personnel, and evaluates budget estimates and justifications to inform recommendations to the Deputy Commissioner for Food.
- →Directs strategies, policies, plans, and budgets to strengthen FDA’s food science and regulatory programs, including recruiting and training personnel and developing information systems.
Requirements
- ✓Ethics Clearance Requirements This position requires financial disclosure reporting and will be subject to FDA's prohibited financial interest regulation.
- ✓If you are hired, you may be required to divest of certain financial interests.
- ✓You are advised to seek additional information on this requirement from the hiring official before accepting any job offers.
- ✓For more information, please visit the FDA Ethics web page: https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/jobs-and-training-fda/ethics.
- ✓Education Requirements: Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to 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. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/general-medical-and-healthcare-series-0601/ 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 (Required): 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: a1d6d54e-3025-4bca-b66f-44f088bb5079
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