Program Manager
What you'd do
About the Position: Serves as a Program Manager and Alternate Public Health Emergency Officer (APHEO) within the Defense Health Agency's (DHA) Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM) program; the position is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
Major duties
Analyze, integrate, and synthesize scientific, epidemiologic, operational, and response-related information to assess emerging public health threats, inform enterprise-wide response efforts, and provide recommendations to senior DHA leaders. Coordinate multidisciplinary military and civilian public health subject matter experts and enterprise-wide rapid response teams in assessing and responding to emerging public health threats. Exercise delegated authority and independent judgment to address complex, novel, and potentially controversial public health issues affecting DHA readiness and operations. Prepare and deliver executive-level briefings and recommendations to senior DHA leadership, military and civilian stakeholders, and external partners concerning emerging threats, response options, operational risk, and recommended courses of action. Coordinate communications and information exchange across DHA, Defense Health Networks, military organizations, and external partners to synchronize preparedness and response activities and resolve complex operational issues. Develop and maintain processes for managing the quality of public health emergency management information and products, ensuring consistency, scientific soundness, timeliness, and alignment with applicable public health guidance. Integrate contributions from multiple subject matter experts and organizational stakeholders to develop enterprise-wide solutions, resolve complex operational challenges, and establish best practices across Defense Health Networks. Evaluate, manage, and coordinate preparedness and response initiatives; monitor significant actions and emerging issues; and advise senior management on planning and implementing response strategies. Analyze complex, incomplete, or conflicting scientific, epidemiologic, policy, and operational guidance to determine appropriate courses of action for novel or unprecedented public health emergencies. Develop new processes, analytical approaches, methodologies, and operational strategies when existing guidance is insufficient or not directly applicable to emerging threats and public health emergencies. Build consensus and influence senior leaders, subject matter experts, and organizational stakeholders to accept and implement recommendations involving significant, complex, or controversial public health emergency preparedness and response issues.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes, managing public health emergency response activities to mitigate emerging, complex, or high-consequence public health threats; applying public health emergency management principles or epidemiologic information to assess threats or appropriate interventions; coordinating multidisciplinary teams or stakeholders across enterprise-level partners to manage public health emergency program elements; AND analyzing complex or often incomplete public health emergency information to provide authoritative recommendations or briefs to senior leaders. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).
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