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Program Support Specialist

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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Summary
This position is located in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Office of Regulatory Science (ORS), Office of Medical Products Tobacco and Specialty Laboratory Operations (OMPTSLO). The incumbent assists the laboratory director and senior management in the lab by analyzing and evaluating daily operations, special projects, and data inquiries affecting laboratory operations.

Duties
  • Performs a variety of activities for the assigned organization related to the preparation and coordination of documentation and provides other special program support related activities.
  • Identifies actual or potential areas of imbalance or deficiency and recommends corrective action.
  • Compiles and prepares a wide variety of continuing or one-time special statistical and narrative reports from records maintained.
  • Serves as the Liaison to various FDA information resources management staff on projects.
  • Obtains and coordinates responses for general programmatic information requested by members and committees of Congress, officials of other government agencies, industry and consumer representatives.

Requirements
Conditions of Employment
  • Citizenship Requirement: You must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for this advertisement unless explicitly stated otherwise.
  • Selective Service Registration: All applicants born male, on (or after) 12/31/1959, must be registered with the Selective Service System OR have an approved exemption. Visit www.SSS.gov for more info.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • You must meet ALL requirements by the closing date of this announcement to be considered. Only education, experience, and qualifications attained by this date will be considered. You must continue to meet all requirements through the hiring process.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Additional selections may be made from this vacancy, within the same geographical area, by other organizational elements from within FDA, through shared corporate recruiting activities.

Qualifications
The position of Program Support Specialist falls under the 0301 occupational series. To qualify for this position at grade GS-9, you must meet all requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 10/24/2022.

Minimum Qualifications:
Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. The specialized experience must demonstrate one year of full-time work experience , or the equivalent if part-time (for example, an employee working 20 hours per week for a 12-month period should be credited with 6 months of experience.) Experience may have been obtained in either the federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations.

GS-09: You must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07, in the Federal service, which includes: assisting senior management by analyzing and evaluating daily operations, special projects and data inquiries; conducting administrative process improvement studies; providing recommended solutions for review and evaluation of new administrative processes supporting programs.
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Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.
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Combination of specialized experience and graduate level education in a field related to the duties of this position that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.

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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.

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