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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Salary: $120,749.00 - $181,500.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Senior Executive Service (SES)
Phone: (240)402-4394

JOB SUMMARY:

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Become a part of the Department that touches the lives of every American!  At the Department of Health and Human Services you can give back to your community, state, and country by making a difference in the lives of Americans everywhere. Join HHS and help to make our world healthier, safer and better for all Americans.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), within the Department of Health and Human Services, is a federal scientific regulatory agency with the legislated responsibility to protect the health of the nation's 300 million consumers from harm by food and food additives , drugs, biological products, blood and blood products, cosmetics, medical devices and ionizing and non-ionizing radiation-emitting products and substances. FDA’s regulatory functions are geared to ensure that goods are safe, pure and wholesome, drugs and biological products are safe and effective, cosmetics are harmless, therapeutic devices are safe and effective, that all of the above are honestly and informatively labeled and packaged, counterfeiting of drugs is stopped, and that hazards incident to the use of various types of consumer products are reduced. FDA’s programs are national in scope and international in effect. In addition to protecting the health of millions of American consumers, FDA’s activities have a direct impact on multi-billion dollar industries.

This position is in the Senior Executive Service (SES), a small elite group of senior government leaders who possess a diverse portfolio of experience and the strong skills required to lead across organizations.  This dedicated corps of executives is charged with providing strategic leadership and upholding a commitment to public service that transcends loyalty to a specific agency mission or individual profession.  As an SES member you will influence the direction of innovation and transformation of the federal government and lead the next generation of public servants.  This position is located in the Office of Operations, Office of Finance, Budget and Acquisitions in Silver Spring, MD.

  

The incumbent of this position serves as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer (DCFO) and is the Director, Office of Financial Management of the FDA. The incumbent has direct oversight of the Office of Financial Management and Office of Financial Services. In these capacities the incumbent serves as the primary advisor to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for leadership and direction on all matters relating to fiscal management, including but not limited to financial systems and operations; policy and standards; the establishment and monitoring of internal management controls related to financial management. In addition, the incumbent also serves as an advisor to the CFO and provides leadership on all matters relating to the Chief Financial Officers Act, the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act, the Government Management Reform Act, and other legislation, regulations, or guidance designed to increase the integrity, effectiveness, and efficiency of Federal financial management programs. Applies knowledge of financial and budgetary principles and skills, administrative and program financial management of a large, diverse scientific research and regulatory agency with programs of national and international scope and impact.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Not Required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Background and/or Security Investigation required.
• Must complete 1 year SES probationary period, if not previously completed.
• Application package must be received by closing date of the announcement.