Information Technologist (Program Manager)

Title 21 Vacancy AnnouncementU.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation (OST) Application Period : March 27, 2024 – April 26, 2024 Area of Consideration: United States Citizenship is required. You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. Foreign nationals or legal permanent residents are not eligible for consideration. Position: Information Technologist (Program Manager) Series: AD-2210 Location(s): Remote Eligible Salary: Salary is commensurate with education and experience and starts Work Schedule: Full-Time at $139,395.00 Cures Band(s): Band D Full Performance Band Level: Band D Travel Requirements: Less than 25% Supervisory: No Relocation Expenses Reimbursement : No Bargaining Unit: 3591 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: 21st Century Cures Act InformationIntroduction The Food and Drug Administration FDA 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 Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) is to protect and promote the public health by performing essential public health tasks by making sure that medical devices and radiological health products are safe for people in the United States. The Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation | FDA (OST) provides leadership for all scientific collaborative and emerging technology related activities at CDRH. We represent CDRH with a broad and diverse array of national and international entities including other government agencies, Congress, industry, academia, consumer and patient organizations, and healthcare professional organizations, with mutual interests in medical devices and radiation-emitting products. Duties/Responsibilities The Information Technologist serves as a technical authority and subject matter expert for the CDRH business process. The incumbent leads, coordinates, communicates, integrates and is accountable for the overall success of the program, ensuring alignment with critical agency priorities. Ensure that work efforts achieve the outcome specified within the agency’s business strategy, including appropriate strategic, lifecycle management and capital IT investment plans. Work includes project selection, prioritization, evaluation and monitoring, cost schedule management, risk management, quality management and resource allocations. Independently performs work in the administration, development, delivery and support of IT systems and services for the Center. Leads the development and direction of CDRH’s digital transformation and data modernization efforts, projects, and programs, ensuring alignment with the Center’s Information Technology (IT), business services, and data strategy development. The efforts will aid in streamlining the systems that manufacture and review staff use to facilitate safe and effective medical devices are available to the US public in a timely manner. Provides integrated program and product management by ensuring investment justification or business case development, solution analysis, resource management, performance monitoring and adapting plans and future responses to address feedback. Communicates formally and informally through existing forums to stakeholders at all levels, including senior management. Leads program meetings with cross functional team to communicate the status of various program activities, discuss issues/risks, and understands the impact of any changes to business requirements. Enables strategic approaches for creating consensus with CDRH governance regarding major initiative project plans and funding streams ensuring alignment of IT with the organization’s operations and initiatives. How to Apply Submit resume or curriculum vitae with cover letter and unofficial transcripts by April 26, 2024, to: CDRHRecruitment@fda.hhs.gov. Candidate resumes may be shared with hiring official within the CDER with a similar job vacancy. Candidates can opt out of this process by annotating resume with “do not share”. Please reference Job Reference ID: CDRH/OST/IO Information Technologist PBM-5365Announcement Contact For questions regarding this Cures position, please contact CDRHRecruitment@fda.hhs.gov. The U.S Department of Health and Human Services is an equal opportunity employer with a smoke free environment. FDA is an equal opportunity employer.