Supervisory Health Care Administrator, Division Director PD15R609 - Maternal and Child Health Bureau

These positions will be filled as a competitive temporary appointment not to exceed 1 year. The appointments may be extended for an additional 1 year and can be made permanent without further competition. These are supervisory positions, and the selectees may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period.

As a Supervisory Health Care Administrator for the Office of Epidemiology's Division of Research or Division of Epidemiology, you use extensive knowledge and expertise in research methodology, maternal and child health, and leadership to serve as a program administrator, senior scientist, and supervisor.

Your major duties and responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing new and innovative research grant categories in response to program effectiveness data and identified needs.
• Exercising principal administrative responsibility for the overall monitoring and programmatic review as well as budget, planning and accountability for appropriated funds designated for research programs.
• Assessing and identifying the issues, concerns, and difficulties in achieving maternal and child health research program objectives and in advancing the state of the art of cutting-edge research.
• Establishing long- and short-term program goals, performance measures, policies, objectives, and priorities based on knowledge of and professional experience in the field of maternal and child health and maternal and child health research and needs assessment.
• Providing national leadership and serving as an authoritative source of information on maternal and child health research.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with and collaborates as appropriate with other Federal entities administering research and other relevant programs to further maternal and child health research objectives.