Senior Policy Advisor
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Washington, DC - USA
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Job Summary
This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Administrator (OA)
As a Senior Policy Advisor GSyou will provide authoritative recommendations on key health care financing policy issues affecting the operations of the Agency and CMS programs.
- Provide expert advice guidance and support to OA leadership on key policy mission-critical issues initiatives and agency functions.
- Conduct complex and high-priority special assignments at the direction of the OA leadership involving extensive research fact-finding and analysis on a variety of high-level Policy issues of critical importance to the Agency.
- Review evaluate and draft recommendations on policy and operations.
- Provide executive level liaison and coordination for projects spanning CMS components with impact on an Agency-wide level.
- You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
- You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
- Time-in-Grade restrictions apply.
- If you are selected for this position the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form 1-9 will be verified through the DHS E-Verify System.
- All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to financial institution of their choice.
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31 1959 certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further.
In order to qualify for the GS-14 you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal government obtained in either the private or public sector to include:
- Leading studies projects qualitative or quantitative analyses to implement or recommend drug policy improvements; AND
- Advising senior leadership on policy issues regarding pharmaceutical pricing payment coverage or access programs; AND
- Analyzing new or proposed statutes policies or regulations to determine the impact on program operations.
Time-in-Grade: To be eligible current or former Federal employees and current or former Federal employees applying under the VEOA eligibility who hold or have held a permanent General Schedule position in the previous year must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying.
Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Bargaining Unit Position: No.
Tour of Duty: Flexible
Recruitment Incentive: No.
Relocation Incentive: No.
Financial Disclosure: Not Required.
Workplace Flexibility at CMS: This position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement. CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate in alternative work schedules at the managers discretion.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced federal employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit the required documentation and be rated well-qualified for this vacancy. Click here for a detailed description of the required supporting documents. A well-qualified applicant is one whose knowledge skills and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements of the position. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPMs Career Transition Resources website at should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
