Division Director (Affirmative Employment & Special Emphasis Programs)

Summary:The position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Operation, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity Management Staff and being filled under FDA’s Title 21 hiring authority. This hiring authority was passed by Congress in December 2016, to improve FDA’s ability to recruit and retain scientific, technical, and professional experts in certain occupational series that “support the development, review, and regulation of medical products.” The FY23 Omnibus Appropriations Bill expanded the hiring authority to include cross-cutting positions and individuals that support the development, review, and regulation of food and cosmetics in addition to medical products. Both statutes amended the FD&C Act 21 USC. This hiring authority is a streamlined hiring authority, outlined in 21 USC 379d-3a, as amended by the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016, § 3072 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, § 3624.Learn More About This Agency:Become a part of the Department that touches the lives of every American.At the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) you can give back to your community, state, and country, by making a difference in the lives of Americans everywhere! HHS is the principal agency for protecting the health of citizens. Join HHS and help to make our world healthier, safer, and better for all Americans.The Food and Drug Administration is the regulatory, scientific, public health, and consumer protection agency responsible for ensuring that all human and animal drugs, and medical devices are safe and effective; that cosmetics, foods, food additives, drugs and medicated feeds for food producing animals, and radiation emitting devices are safe; and that all such products marketed in the U.S. are adequately, truthfully and informatively labeled and safely and properly stored, transported, manufactured packaged and regulated.The Mission of the Office of Operations (OO) is to ensure the timely and effective delivery of high quality and cost effective mission support services across the FDA and its Centers and Offices, and coordinate emergency preparedness and response activities for incidents involving FDA-regulated products across FDA and its stakeholders.Version: 05/2024The incumbent functions as a Division Director located in the Office of Operations (OO), Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO), Diversity Management Staff. OEEO administers, oversees, and implements the US Food and Drug Administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Diversity, Compliance (EEODC) programs. The policy and administration aspects of the EEO program impacts all FDA employees regardless of location (nationally or internationally). In addition, to the enterprise-wide function. EEODC has an operational arm that provides EEO services to approximately 19,000 employees nationwide. The incumbent of this position performs a variety of duties in support of the EEO Office. The primary statutes involved are Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1991, as amended; and the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended. The Civil Rights Act of 1991, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, as well as the Supreme Court decisions involving sexual harassment, disability discrimination and affirmative action, have significantly altered the landscape, making the processing of employment complaints and the drafting of final agency decisions interpreting the law and adjudicating employment complaints even more complex. The incumbent performs data analytic duties in support of the management and staff, agency leader for the management and oversight of employee resource group operations, and advisor to FDA DEIA Center of Excellence which provides governance and oversight of the DEIA Strategic Plan Implementation. Provides authoritative technical advice in alignment with the 2018 Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Evidence Act) for identifying how data can be used to support the organization's most important priorities and has authority and responsibility for harmonizing and overseeing data governance, data management, and data sharing within FDA and across Center/Offices; in this role, the incumbent engages regularly with the Director, Deputy Director, OO Directors, HHS EEODI and EEO Directors, Department counterparts, and stakeholder leaders in the field. FDA is committed to fostering a culture that embraces and sustains a diversity management framework that supports an inclusive environment at its core.This job is: Open to the PublicHiring Path Clarification: 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.Duties• Responsible for the management and implementation of Special Emphasis Programs (SEP) and initiatives impacting the FDA/HHS diversity strategy and works closely with senior leaders to carry out key program initiatives.• Ensures EEO Diversity and Compliance is collecting the right data and is well positioned to make data driven decisions.• Monitors and ensures consistent implementation of policies related to data collection, release, and dissemination, and maximizing EEO Diversity and Compliance data for internal/external users.• Serves as key liaison with external stakeholders, communicating EEO Diversity and Compliance data vision and establishing partnerships to advance EEO Diversity and Compliance mission.• Serves as a senior advisor on the EEO Diversity and Compliance Senior Leadership Team and provides guidance on developing data tools and sharing of information related to the EEODI mission and vision, including strategic and resource planning.• Serves as the primary liaison for HHS EEODI within FDA regarding data governance and access issues.• Ensures EEO Diversity and Compliance-wide data efforts adhere to the Privacy Act, ensuring full analysis of privacy, confidentiality, and security issues.Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly and through a staff of subordinate team and/or project leads, manages the planning, direction, and execution of all organizational operations; and provides administrative and technical oversight to subordinate staff. Planning work to be accomplished and establishing priorities and deadlines directly and through subordinate projects and/or team leaders for employees based upon workload and abilities. Providing advice and counsel to staff by interviewing, and selecting candidates for positions within the organization, making promotions and reassignments, hearing and resolving complaints from employees, initiating disciplinary action if required, and ensuring specialized training is provided to enhance individual and collective operational effectiveness of personnel commensurate with their responsibilities.