Management and Program Analyst

• Maintains current knowledge of new programs studies regulations policy statements and enacted legislation affecting the Center and Office and serves as a resource on program analysis issues for managers and junior analysts.
• Performs high-level analytical functions including comprehensive analysis of Center/Office work processes policies operations and procedures giving full consideration to complex legislative programmatic and management issues.
• Plans and conducts comprehensive analytical surveys and special studies acting as the team leader when other analysts are involved.
• Prepares and coordinates Center/Office responses to sensitive requests from Congress OMB GAO and the Office of Inspector General ensuring responses accurately reflect Center policy.

• Citizenship Requirement: You must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for this advertisement unless explicitly stated otherwise.
• 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.
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• 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.
• Time-in-Grade Requirement: If you are applying as a current Federal employee you must meet the time-in-grade requirements described in the Qualifications section generally 52-weeks of comparable experience at the next lowest grade.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and be subject to random reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing upon hiring.
• 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.
• Trial periods are required for all excepted service employees. Trial periods served in the same position and agency with no break in service will satisfy the requirement.

The position of Management and Program Analyst falls within the 0343 occupational series. To qualify for this position at grade GS-13 you must meet Time-in-Grade requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 07/30/2026.

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-13: You must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 in the Federal service which includes: leading studies of organizational programs policies or operations developing findings and recommendations to improve program effectiveness; coordinating responses to sensitive inquiries from oversight or legislative entities.

In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employees position is creditable however when documented by satisfactory evidence such as a signed memorandum from the employees supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or if part time the percentage of times the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employees official personnel order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

PHS Commissioned Corps Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps may apply online to this announcement. Candidates will be referred to (CC) personnel and not as candidates for conversion to a permanent career or career-conditional appointment.

NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete log into your USAJOBS accounthttps:// select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application the documentation received and processed and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of addition to describing duties performed applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

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.

You must submit supporting documentation to verify your eligibility to apply for this vacancy.
For internal applicants an SF-50 will be required. If Educational requirements are listed you must submit a Transcript even if you occupy the series/grade in question. See the Required Documents section for full details...