This position is being filled under a stream-lined hiring authority, Title 21, Section 3072 of the 21st Century Cures Act. The candidate selected for this position will serve under a career or career-conditional appointment and be paid under the provisions of this authority.

Additional information on 21st Century Cures Act can be found here: https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/selected-amendments-fdc-act/21st-century-cures-act

Introduction

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is the regulatory, scientific, public health and consumer protection agency responsible for ensuring all human and animal drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, foods, food additives, drugs and medicated feeds for food producing animals, tobacco and radiation emitting devices safe, and effective.

The mission of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) is to protect and

promote public health by ensuring that the nation's food supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome,

and honestly labeled, and that cosmetic products and dietary supplements are safe and

properly labeled.

Duties/Responsibilities

The incumbent serves as the Branch Chief within the Office of Management, Division of

Workforce Management, Staff College. The Supervisory Training Specialist plans, organizes,

and develops comprehensive training and educational programs and strategies for CFSAN staff

and also performs the following duties:

• Designs and oversees a nationwide training initiative aimed at enhancing inspection and

regulatory compliance, refining decision making skills, and boosting the proficiency of

professional personnel across FDA/CFSAN, FDA/OHAFO, state and other stakeholders.

• Serves as the agency's authoritative consultant and focal point for education and

training for of CFSAN personnel and designs, develops, and implements investigational

and regulatory compliance training to FDA foods program, state, and other stakeholders

in planning and implementing necessary training programs. Training programs include a

variety of courses in broad areas of food, dietary supplement, and cosmetic inspection,

chemistry, microbiology, food technology, food and drug law, compliance work,

computer operations, administrative operations, and others.

• Attends top level policy and planning meetings as a technical expert in development in

human resources. Advises on training needs of both agency and state personnel for

nationwide programs to be implemented by agency and state counterparts.

• Integrates the training process into CFSAN's priorities with a focused effort towards the

most critical training courses for both center, field and state personnel considering

changing program goals. Coordinates the development, conduct and evaluation of

unscheduled training and educational programs to meet special requirements or

emergency situations in the scientific, compliance, investigational, administrative, and

clerical areas.

• Responsible for the coordination of training for regulatory personnel of foreign

countries.

• Attends special FDA, government, and other national scientific, technical, and

educational conferences. Leads the development of the CFSAN leadership and technical

capabilities succession plan. Champions the implementation of the plan throughout

CFSAN.

• Serves as technical expert and represents CFSAN interests as lead, co-lead, and

participant on agency committees, workgroups, and temporary functional teams that set

policy for a broad range of emerging, standing, complex, or precedent-setting issues

impacting leadership development, mentoring, coaching, training, education,

professional development, internships, recruitment diversity (e.g. STEM), and

instructional technology.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Supervisor provides occupational specific technical and administrative direction 25 percent or more of the time to three or more subordinate employees performing the work and functions of the organization. * Obtains resources and identifies strategic objectives for the organization. * Defines jobs, selects employees, and assigns work; defines technical work requirements and milestones; evaluates the organization and employee accomplishments by accepting or rejecting work products; and presents and defends organization and employees work to senior management and other offices. * Recommends employee promotions and recognition; approves leave; implements performance modifications and takes corrective actions as appropriate. * Provides equal opportunity in all Federal human capital and employment programs regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, affiliation or non-affiliation with a labor organization, political affiliation, status as a parent or gender identity. * Provides employees resources and information that insures a safe and healthy work environment.

How to Apply

Submit resume or curriculum vitae, cover letter, and copy of all college transcripts and/or foreign education evaluation (if applicable) by the closing date as identified above to CFSAN-CURES@fda.hhs.gov and include the job reference ID: Staff College, Branch Chief. Candidate resumes may be shared with hiring official within the CFSAN with a similar job vacancy. Candidates can opt out of this process by annotating resume with “do not share”. For questions, please contact CFSAN-CURES@fda.hhs.gov and include the job reference ID: Staff College, Branch Chief.

Announcement Contact

For questions regarding this Cures position, please contact CFSAN-CURES@fda.hhs.gov.

The Department of Health and Human Services is an equal opportunity employer with a smoke free environment.

FDA is an equal opportunity employer.