Director , Office of Organizational Performance and Integration

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. This is a 21st Century Cures Act authority announcement. Traditional federal rules regarding rating, ranking, and veterans' preference do not apply.

• Provides day-to-day leadership and operational oversight of OOPI, including directing staff supervision, setting priorities, evaluating performance, and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation.
• Ensures effective recruitment, development, and retention of talent and communicates organizational priorities clearly across the office.
• Directs enterprise-wide performance planning, tracking, and reporting, including the FDA Performance Plan and organizational assessments.
• Oversees development of data-driven performance frameworks, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms to inform executive decision-making and assessing organizational impact.
• Advances FDA-wide Enterprise Services transformation across HR, financial management, IT, procurement, and administrative functions.
• Leads implementation of shared services strategies and innovation initiatives, translating high-level vision into actionable plans, milestones, and performance measures.
• Serves as a key integrator across divisions, coordinating activities, aligning resources, and driving accountability for results.
• Aligns Commissioner priorities with strategic initiatives and operational work plans, and ensure initiatives are effectively prioritized, resourced, and executed.
• Fosters internal collaboration across the Agency and Office of Operations, breakdown organizational silos, and leads initiatives that enhance customer engagement and service delivery.
• Oversees enterprise customer service strategies and strengthens relationships with Centers and Operating Programs (COPs).
• Maintains strategic partnerships with HHS components (ASPE, ASFR, ASA) and OMB.
• Represents FDA's shared services and organizational performance interests at the Department and interagency levels, ensuring alignment with government-wide initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• The candidate selected for this position will serve under a career or career-conditional appointment within the competitive service.
• 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.
• 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.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with the Selective Service. Please go to http://www.sss.gov for more information.
• 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.
• 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.
• Probationary periods are required for new employees appointed to competitive service positions for the first time; or reinstated employees who return after a break in service of 30-days or more and who have not completed a probationary period.
• Ethics Clearance and Financial Disclosure is required.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for the Director , Office of Organizational Performance and Integration position which falls under the 0340 occupational Series, you must meet the following requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 10/07/2026:

The candidate must meet the following qualifications for this Title 21 position:

1. Scientific, Technical, and/or Professional Fields
2. Qualified and Outstanding Candidates

a. Qualified applies to all candidates for Cures appointments. The FDA OTS will use the technical qualifications defined below as a baseline for comparing experience levels and other candidate attributes for relevant positions

b, Outstanding candidates can be defined by existing outstanding work experience, outstanding performance rating, or both.

Technical Qualifications (Applicants do not need to submit a narrative, these qualifications must be evident within your two (2) page resume:

1. Experience establishing organizational policy, including the implementation of new legislative authorities or other significant mandates.
2. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both internally and externally to large staff located in different geographic areas.
3. Demonstrated ability and experience coordinating complex work and priorities and building coalitions with partners in other organizations.
4. Ability to promote accountability, communication, coordination, and facilitation of cooperative corporate decision-making among senior management and high-level officials on management, operational, and programmatic issues that cross-cut organizational components with diverse functions and activities.
5. Ability to advance enterprise-wide modernization of operational functions through integrated, customer-focused solutions that improve efficiency, effectiveness, and mission delivery. This includes overseeing performance tracking frameworks, data-driven dashboards, and cross-organizational reporting mechanisms that instill accountability and support evidence-based executive decision-making across the Agency.

Active-duty U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officers are encouraged to apply. If selected, officers may either (1) remain on active duty assigned to the designated billet for PHS assignment, or (2) separate or retire from the Commissioned Corps before entering a Title 21 civilian appointment.

Background Investigation/Security Clearance Requirements: Non-Sensitive/Low Risk

This is not a Testing Designated Position. Applicants selected for this position will be
subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing upon hiring. To demonstrate
commitment to the HHS goal of a drug-free workplace and to set an example for other
Federal employees, employees not in a testing designated position may volunteer for
unannounced random testing by notifying their Drug-free Federal Workplace Program
Point of Contact upon hiring.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Exercises full supervisory authority over OOPI staff and subordinate personnel engaged in organizational performance management, shared services transformation, strategic planning, process improvement, and interagency coordination. Directs work through
subordinate supervisors and managers, planning and adjusting priorities, assigning responsibilities, and ensuring timely accomplishment of organizational objectives. Prepares and reviews performance standards, provides performance ratings, approves incentive awards, and takes corrective actions as appropriate. Interviews candidates, recommends selections and promotions and oversee recruitment and hiring activities for OOPI. Fosters an inclusive, high-performing work environment that promotes accountability, professional growth, and innovation.

Provides reasonable accommodations needed to best utilize qualified people with disabilities.

How you will be evaluated

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

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.

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.

Resume: At a minimum, your resume should list the position title, employer name, start and end dates (including month and year), salary (or grade and step), hours worked per week, and a list of duties performed or accomplishments, for EACH position listed. A CV (curriculum vitae) may not contain enough information to meet these resume requirements.

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Your two (2) page RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of each employer; start and end dates (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed education and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion date).

Additional Documents (if applicable):

• Cover Letter
• Other supporting documentation not listed above
• Resume
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action

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