Clarification from the agency

You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. Foreign nationals or legal permanent residents are not eligible for consideration.

• Serves as the primary/principal advisor to the Commissioner, Chief Scientist, Deputy Commissioners, and other key senior officials on the overall direction and approach to minority health and health equity issues and developments.
• Directs the activities of the Office of Minority Health working across all sectors of the Department of Health and Human Services, FDA, external public health, scientific and medical communities.
• Implements legislative mandates, and policy and planning issues across major FDA components, and those which impact underserved populations and major demographic subgroups and minority health and health disparity activities.

Conditions of employment

• Citizenship Requirement: You must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for this advertisement unless explicitly stated otherwise.
• Direct Deposit: You will be required to have all federal salary payments electronically deposited into a bank account with a financial institution of your choice.
• Background Investigation Requirement: All employees must pass a security investigation. Failing to pass the background check may be grounds for removal or legal action. If hired, you may be subject to additional investigations at a later time.
• FDA participates in e-Verify: All new hires must complete the I-9 form; this information will be processed through e-Verify to determine your employment eligibility. If a discrepancy arises, you must take affirmative steps to resolve the matter.
• Certification of Accuracy: All information concerning eligibility and qualification is subject to investigation and verification. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection, or appropriate legal action.
• Position is not drug testing and does not require pre-appointment clearance.

Qualifications

The position of Associate Commissioner for Minority Health falls under the 0601 occupational series. To qualify for this position at grade AD-00, you must meet the following TWO requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 04/23/2024.

1. Basic Education Requirements for 601 series:

Must have a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree is from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

NOTE: Applicants must submit all relevant transcripts that demonstrate you possess the required education to meet the Basic Qualifications.

2. Title 21 CURES - Minimum Education/Experience Requirement for Associate Commissioner for Minority Health, Band F level:

If you have a Bachelor's degree in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position, you must also have 7 years of relevant experience in intramural or extramural research specific to minority health and health equity; providing leadership and advice in the implementation and analysis of policies and scientific processes; dealing with regulation of FDA regulated products; developing creative solutions to complex problems; and fostering cooperative working relationships among stakeholders.

If you have a Master's degree in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position, you must also have 6 years of relevant experience in intramural or extramural research specific to minority health and health equity; providing leadership and advice in the implementation and analysis of policies and scientific processes; dealing with regulation of FDA regulated products; developing creative solutions to complex problems; and fostering cooperative working relationships among stakeholders.

If you have a Doctorate and/or J.D. degree in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position, you must also have 4 years of relevant experience in intramural or extramural research specific to minority health and health equity; providing leadership and advice in the implementation and analysis of policies and scientific processes; dealing with regulation of FDA regulated products; developing creative solutions to complex problems; and fostering cooperative working relationships among stakeholders.

If you have a MD/DO/DDS/DPM/DVM degree in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position, you must also have 4 years of relevant experience in intramural or extramural research specific to minority health and health equity; providing leadership and advice in the implementation and analysis of policies and scientific processes; dealing with regulation of FDA regulated products; developing creative solutions to complex problems; and fostering cooperative working relationships among stakeholders.

All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 04/23/2024. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your responses when compared to your background information, you may be deemed ineligible or your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your skills and abilities. You must continue to meet all requirements through the hiring process.

You may be asked to provide additional information at a later time. All interview requests and selection decisions are at the full discretion of the hiring office.

NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date . To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account,https://secure.login.gov/, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How you will be evaluated

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

This is a Title 21 announcement. Traditional rating and ranking of applications, and veterans' preference does not apply to this vacancy. You will be evaluated against the basic qualifications and if found qualified, you will be referred to the Hiring Manager for consideration.

If you are referred to the hiring manager for consideration, you may be further evaluated based on an interview; review of requested work samples, writing samples, most recent performance evaluation(s), or professional references; or results of an oral presentation or work-related test. Failure to comply with any of the additional assessment requirements will result in removal from further consideration.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Additional Information:

• 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.
• Additional selections may be made for similar positions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within the local commuting area(s) of the location identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) at HHS.
• If you are serving, or have served in the last 5 years (from 04/23/2024) as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee, HHS/FDA may be required to obtain approval by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prior to beginning employment. You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed. If you have served or are currently serving, you must provide a copy of your SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, documenting this appointment. In addition, you will be required to respond to the question in the assessment and certify your responses to the questionnaire. See https://www.opm.gov/frequently-asked-questions/political-appointees-and-career-civil-service-positions-faq/ for more.