Clarification from the agency

All Groups of Qualified Individuals

ABOUT THE POSITION

ASPR is headed by the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) who reports directly to the Secretary and whose Office includes the following components: Immediate Office (IO); Office of the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (OPDAS); Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA); and the Office of Incident Command and Control (ICC).

The position serves as the Director, Office of Resource Management (ORM). The Director provides strategic and expert advice to the PDAS on operational readiness, recovery, and response activities to ensure efficient and effective coordination of Departmental efforts to prepare for and respond to and recovery from public health and medical emergencies. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Oversees the readiness of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), to include State, local, territorial, and Tribal jurisdictions' readiness to receive and dispense medical countermeasures (MCMs); strategies for SNS deployment; currency with science related to MCM use, policies, procedures, and compliance with maintaining MCM stockpiles; shelf-life extension; and, interactions with SNS stakeholders.
• Directs and coordinates activities to support the operational preparedness, response, recovery, and readiness of ASPR and its State, local, Tribal, and territorial partners in areas of IT; medical supply chain and logistics; and, contracts, grants, and medical countermeasure dispensing.
• Oversees the logistical support to medical and public health operations during times of activation of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS), national declarations of disasters and emergencies, public health emergencies, national security special events, or other activities as directed by the ASPR.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures that facilitate routine and emergency travel of ASPR staff, intermittent Federal employees, and others.
• Serves as the ASPR point of contact for IT enterprise activities, including strategic policies, practices, and protocols; IT procurements, cybersecurity, field deployable technologies such as electronic health records; IT systems used in the Secretary's Operations Center (SOC); and procurement of software products used in ASPR. The Director will ensure that ASPR IT policies and practices are consistent and compliant with DHHS IT policies, procedures, and Federal regulations governing IT.
• Initiates and leads discussions, tactical planning sessions, and/or review committees comprised of stakeholders from other DHHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs) to develop policies and procedures for IT solutions for ASPR grants, cooperative agreements, and other activities that can be implemented nationwide by ASPR grantees.
• Provides authoritative advice and consultation to the PDAS regarding grants and contracts, ensuring compliance with DHHS and Federal regulations, policies, and procedures. Oversees contracting and grants activities for OPDAS, to include working with programs to create requirements, evaluating proposals, determining best value for the US government, providing trained contracting officers, and closing out of contracts and grants.
• Serves as the ASPR point of contact for Federal interagency meetings related to supply chain management, logistics, and resource management.
• Provides strategic vision and guidance in support of justification materials prepared for annual budget submissions, including cost estimates for program activities, descriptions of annual program accomplishments, and future program objectives. The incumbent works with the PDAS, to prepare information requested by the Congress, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), other DHHS STAFFDIVs, the General Accountability Office (GAO), and other Federal agencies regarding the budget and resource management.

Conditions of employment

• Position requires the completion of a public financial disclosure report.
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
• Must complete a 1 year probationary period, if not previously completed.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Application must be received by closing date of the announcement.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:
All competitive candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the Fundamental Competencies, five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs), listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results.

Fundamental Competencies:

Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs):

1. Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

2. Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

3. Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

5. Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs):

This position also requires that you possess PTQs that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. The following PTQs must be evident in your resume.

1. Extensive knowledge and technical expertise of public health, medical logistics, supply chain, cybersecurity, emergency (prevention, preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation) programs, processes, & practices.

2. Extensive knowledge of laws, regulations, executive orders, policies, directives, and procedures governing public health and medical emergency management related to the National Response Framework, contracting regulations and a strong understanding of private sector supply chain management.

3. Extensive knowledge and experience in managing a large complex medical logistics organization including strategic planning, finance and personnel.

4. Significant experience as an organization's senior decision-maker in response to medical operations in emergencies & other contingencies at federal, state and local level in identifying appropriate preparedness, response and recovery actions to take.

5. Extensive knowledge and/or experience in medical logistics including budget, supply chain management and contracts.

It is STRONGLY recommended that you visit the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) webpage for more information regarding the Fundamental Competencies and ECQs.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/#url=Overview

IF SELECTED, you will be required to complete an ECQ package by drafting narratives for each of the ECQs and be certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in order to be placed in this position. If you are currently serving in a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), you WILL NOT need to draft the ECQs.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your cover letter (Optional) and your resume (NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PAGES), demonstrating possession of the technical qualifications and achievement of the five executive core qualifications are the documents that will be used to determine your basic and specialized qualifications for the position. YOU MUST ADHERE TO THE RESUME PAGE LIMIT ABOVE OR YOU MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED.