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• Oversight of a 10-year, $10 billion budget for activities initiated under Section 3021 of Affordable Care Act (ACA), ensuring appropriate use, reporting, and internal controls.
• Leads and develops a diverse group of 400+ staff and managers that includes researchers, clinicians, health insurance specialists, IT specialists, data scientists.
• Manages, plans and develops methods to test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures while preserving or enhancing the quality of care, and improving the coordination, and efficiency of health care services.
• Works with stakeholders, including patients and beneficiaries, and model participants in the development, issuance, launch and administration of innovation programs, models and initiatives.
• Provides advice and guidance to the Deputy Administrator/CMMI Director related to CMMI strategic planning as well as to the establishment of performance goals and measures for CMMI and its leadership team and staff.
• Undertakes highly complex and sensitive assignments involving Section 3021 of ACA strategies, initiatives and other operational and program issues.
• Advises the Deputy Administrator/CMMI Director on major operational and program issues involving personnel, financial, model development and implementation and other priorities of the Center.
• Maintains strong working relationships with other parts of the CMS organization, and coordinates closely with the Department, other Federal agencies and other non-Federal organizations necessary to CMMI?s operations.
• Represents the Deputy Administrator/CMMI Director before key officials of CMS, the Office of the Secretary, the White House, Congress, other Federal and State agencies, and other stakeholders on matters relevant to and impacting CMMI?s priorities.
• Promotes principles of quality management (e.g., a culture of teamwork and collaboration; customer focus; employee involvement and career development; diversity, equity and inclusion; and continuous improvement in carrying out responsibilities).

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Background and/or Security Investigation required.
• One year SES probationary period required.
• The Ethics in Government Act, PL 95-521 requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a financial disclosure statement, SF-278, prior to assuming the SES position, annually, and upon termination of employment.
• Status applicants must submit a copy of their most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, which verifies status.
• All initial appointments to an SES position are contingent on approval from OPM's Qualifications Review Board unless the selectee has successfully participated in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program.
• All male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must have registered for the selective service. You will be required to sign a statement certifying his registration, or the applicant must demonstrate exempt status under the Selective Service Law.
• Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
• THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO THE COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.

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, and the Professional/Technical Qualifications listed below. Evidence of this experience must be incorporated into your five page resume. Separate narratives for the Executive Core Qualifications and/or Professional/Technical Qualifications will not be accepted or considered. Typically, experience of this nature is gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service, or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations.

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. Demonstrated expertise in payment and delivery system reform and a deep understanding of Medicare and Medicaid, the challenges facing these programs and the beneficiaries they serve. Leadership skills to build coalitions and partnerships with health care stakeholders to advance health system transformation.
2. Ability to lead the development, implementation, evaluation and validation of complex new care models and payment approaches to improve quality, advance health equity, and address health expenditures and affordability for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Detailed knowledge and in-depth understanding of tools and levers to improve quality of care, payment incentives, and affordability through innovation models and initiatives.
3. Experience working directly with CMS staff and agency leaders on matters impacting Medicare and/or Medicaid. Understanding of the organizational structure, responsibilities and operational aspects of CMS, HHS, the Executive Office of the President (including the Office of Management and Budget), congressional committees with jurisdiction over Medicare and Medicaid, and other relevant Federal and State agencies that impact CMMI's priorities.

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 for submission and certification 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.

We use a multi-step process to evaluate and refer applicants:

1. Minimum requirements: Your application must show that you meet all requirements, including the education and/or experience required for this position. You may be found 'not qualified' if you do not possess the minimum competencies required for the position. If your application is incomplete, we may rate you as ineligible.
2. Rating: A panel of Senior Executives will review your application and evaluate your qualification for this position based on the information in your application. Your application will be rated, based on the extent and quality of your experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of this position. Interviews will be at the discretion of the panel and/or selection official.
3. Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application will be referred to a selection official for consideration and possible interview.