Director Division of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders
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Duties

Major duties include:

• Responsible for planning, developing, and implementing the Divisions policy and program objectives, developing operating plans, and evaluating progress. Develops projects and activities from broad program goals through the application of sound managerial and leadership concepts and practices.
• Directs national surveillance for birth defects and infant disorders, coordinates surveillance activities amongst appropriate agencies and provides technical assistance. Applies epidemiological principles and procedures to investigate, review, analyze and determine the causation of disease or public health issues or situations.
• Initiates and monitors research, epidemiologic studies and program activities to produce new scientific knowledge that informs policies, practice, and programs related to strategies and interventions to reduce birth defects and infant disorders.
• Serves as an expert and leader in the field regarding prevention and clinical birth defects and infant disorders. Consults and collaborates with international and domestic agencies. Represents NCBDDD and CDC at official professional and scientific meetings that address birth defects. Serves as a spokesperson for CDC on birth defects.
• Develops an affirmative action plan for the area supervised, including appropriate objectives and goals; and monitors and periodically assesses progress.
• Determines allocation of human and financial resources for the Division and assures compliance with related legal requirements; Deals with personnel management matters affecting the organization.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Security and Background: If not previously completed, a background security investigation will be required. Appointment will be subject to successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• E-Verify: Documentation presented for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS E-Verify System.
• Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
• Public Trust/Moderate Risk Background Investigation is required.
• A 2-year trial period may be required.

Qualifications

Current federal employees must be at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or above to be considered for this position.

Basic Qualifications for RF-0602:

Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, Liaison Committee on Medical Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Degree from Foreign Medical School: A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United States. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.

Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, a candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training.

Additional Requirements:

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, applicants must also possess five years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or one year of specialized experience which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position, such as experience providing scientific leadership as it relates to surveillance, epidemiologic research and program design, execution and evaluation of public health programs, and communicating with various community stakeholders. Typically, experience of this nature is gained at or above the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit transcripts or a list of applicable courses with their application package. This also applies to status applicants who are applying to a position in a different occupational series than they are currently or were previously appointed. Applicants who do not submit their transcripts (or list of applicable course work) will be evaluated based on the information provided in their application package along with their responses to a self-certification question asking if they meet the basic qualifications listed in the vacancy announcement. Those deemed tentatively qualified will be referred for consideration. If selected, applicants will be required to provide an official transcript prior to the final job offer.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements as outlined above to be eligible for further consideration. You must provide detailed evidence of the experience, knowledge, skill, ability, and other personal characteristic requirements, and show how and when they were used.