Lead Human Resources Specialist Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administrion Office of Operions Summary This position is being filled under a stream-lined hiring authority, Title 21 of the United Stes Code (21 US Code 379d-3a) as amended by the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016, section 3072 and the Consolided Appropriions Act of 2023, Section 3624. The candide selected for this position will serve under a career or career-conditional appointment and be paid under the provisions of this authority. This position is being recruited based on the Title 21 Pay Table 7, Band C. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is being filled under a stream-lined hiring authority, Title 21 of the United Stes Code (21 US Code 379d-3a) as amended by the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016, section 3072 and the Consolided Appropriions Act of 2023, Section 3624. The candide selected for this position will serve under a career or career-conditional appointment and be paid under the provisions of this authority. This position is being recruited based on the Title 21 Pay Table 7, Band C. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions This job will close when we have received 150 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Locion Many vacancies in the following locion: North Bethesda, MD No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $121,785 - $169,583 per year Pay scale & grade AD 00 Promotion potential 00 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0201 Human Resources Management Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

FDA-OO-26-T21-13078152-KEH

Control number 887035800 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Nional. Foreign nionals or legal permanent residents are not eligible for considerion. This is a 21st Century Cures Act authority announcement. Traditional federal rules regarding ring, ranking, and veterans' preference do not apply. Duties Help Leads the team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload among employees. Conducts quality and audit reviews of case files; review and verify the qualificion determinions for applicants; review and verify the adjucion of veteran's preference; verify the qualificion determinions have been adequely documented in the automed systems. Conducts review of on-boarding new hire records, tenive and final offer letters, selection paperwork, case files for closed cases. Ensures th all staffing and recruitment actions, compension and pay-settign determinions, and other named personnel actions are quality reviewed in a timely manner. Meets with staff individually and as a team to ensure workload is balanced, deadlines are met, and initiives are implemented. Applies knowledge of the full rane of pay administrion policies, principles, and practice under Title 5, Title 21, and other stutes and legal authorities, as applicable, in advising ona variety of compension issues. Prepares reports and maintains records of work accomplishments and supporting informion. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. Nional must be met by closing de. The candide selected for this position will serve under a career or career-conditional appointment within the competitive service.

Direct Deposit:

You required to have all federal salary payments electronically deposited into a bank account with a financial institution of your choice. FDA participes in e-

Verify:

All new hires must complete the I-9 form; this informion processed through e-Verify to determine your employment eligibility. If a discrepancy arises, you must take affirmive steps to resolve the mter. Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with the Selective Service.

Please go to http:

//www.sss.gov for more informion.

Background Investigion Requirement:

All employees must pass a security investigion. Failing to pass the background check may be grounds for removal or legal action. If hired, you may be subject to additional investigions a ler time.

Certificion of Accuracy:

All informion concerning eligibility and qualificion is subject to investigion and verificion. False represention may be grounds for non-considerion, non-selection, or approprie legal action. Probionary periods are required for new employees appointed to competitive service positions for the first time; or reinsted employees who return after a break in service of 30-days or more and who have not completed a probionary period. Qualificions In order to qualify for the Lead Human Resources Specialist position which falls under the 0201 occupional Series, you must meet the following requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 10/08/2026 : In order to qualify for the Lead Human Resources Specialist, AD-0201-C, you must demonstre in your resume least six (6) years of qualifying experience: advising managers on the full range of human resources functions such as recruitment and placement, compension and pay administrion, and position management; experience supporting team coordinion, monitoring compliance with processing timeliness, and assisting senior offiials in ensuring accountability and operional continuity. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities approprie for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience th would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by sisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documention must indice whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the percentage of times the other duties were performed. It is expected th this documention is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume th is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the approprie documention of such experience as indiced above. PHS Commissioned Corps Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps may apply online to this announcement. Candides referred to (CC) personnel and not as candides for conversion to a permanent career or career-conditional appointment. You must submit documention to verify your eligibility to apply for this vacancy. For most applicants, an SF-50 required. However, if you are applying based as a Veteran, person with a disability, or a displaced former employee, you required to provide other supporting documents as applicable. See the Required Documents section for more details. Educion There is no educion substitution for this position the Band C level. Additional informion The applicion limit, if applicable, for this advertisement is: 150 applicants .

Additional Conditions of Employment :

Pre-employment physical required: No Drug testing required: No License required: No Mobility agreement required: No Immunizion required:

No Bargaining Unit:

No Telework eligible position : Telework is the discretion of the supervisor. Financial disclosure stement, OGE-450, required: Please be advised th this position may be subject to FDA's prohibited financial interest regulion and may require the incumbent of this position to divest of certain financial interests. Applicants are advised to seek additional informion on this requirement from the hiring official before accepting this position. This position may require financial disclosure reporting and subject to FDA's prohibited financial interest regulion. If you are hired, you may be required to divest of certain financial interests. You are advised to seek additional informion on this requirement from the hiring official before accepting any job offers. For more informion please the FDA Ethics web page: https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/jobs-and-training-fda/ethics .

Additional Informion :

Additional selections may be made for similar positions within the commuting area(s) of the locions listed through this vacancy announcement. Incentives may be authorized; however, this is contingent upon funds availability . If authorized, certain incentives will require you to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a period of up to 3 years.

Note:

This stement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive offered and paid.

Incentives include the following:

moving expenses, recruitment or relocion incentive; student loan repayment, superior qualificions appointment, creditable service for annual leave for prior non-federal work experience or prior uniformed military service, etc. If you are serving, or have served in the last 5 years (from 10/08/2026 ) as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee, HHS/FDA may be required to obtain approval by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prior to beginning employment. You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed. If you have served or are currently serving, you must provide a copy of your SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, documenting this appointment. In addition, you required to respond to the question in the assessment and certify your responses to the questionnaire. See Political Appointee

FAQ - OPM

for more. ??????? Active-duty U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officers are encouraged to apply. If selected, officers may either (1) remain on active duty assigned to the designed billet for PHS assignment, or (2) separe or retire from the Commissioned Corps before entering a Title 21 civilian appointment. All requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement ( 10/08/2026 ); only educion and experience gained by this de You must continue to meet all requirements throughout the entire hiring process. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. This is a Title 21 announcement. Traditional ring and ranking of applicions, and veterans' preference does not apply to this vacancy. If you are referred to the hiring manager for considerion , you may be further evalued based on an interview; review of requested work samples, writing samples, most recent performance evaluion(s), or professional references; or results of an oral presention or work-reled test. Failure to comply with any of the additional assessment requirements will result in removal from further considerion. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents

Required Documents Help Resume :

At a minimum, your resume should list the position title, employer name, start and end des (including month and year), salary (or grade and step), hours worked per week, and a list of duties performed or accomplishments, for EACH position listed. A CV (curriculum vitae) may not contain enough informion to meet these resume requirements. USAJobs - Wh to Include USAJobs - Page Limit Your two (2) page RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of each employer; start and end des (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed educion and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion de). Additional Documents (if applicable): Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other supporting documention not listed above PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are optional and will not be scored or red. Your answers reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection considerion. You asked to certify th your responses are written in your own words and th you did not use a consultant or artificial intelligence (AI) tool (such as ChGPT or Copilot). Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. To apply for positions with the Food & Drug Administrion, you must have a https://secure.login.gov/ account, and be signed in to th account, before you click "Apply Online". See the USAJOBS Help Site article " How does the applicion process work? " for more on this process. Additionally, you must provide a resume and any required supporting documention listed on the announcement, and you must complete all assessment questionnaires

BEFORE 11

59 pm Eastern Time on the closing de of this announcement, 10/08/2026. We recommend th you start the applicion process early enough th you can complete and submit your applicion before this deadline. Please note th you cannot submit documention or make changes to your applicion after the close de. If you would like to learn how to use USAJOBS including: accessing and managing your account, adding saved documents, building a resume, or starting an applicion; we recommend you the USAJOBS How To site, and read up on any topic th you need help with. This site is loced : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to . Additionally, if you need technical assistance with USAJOBS (such as account issues) please the main USAJOBS Contact us : USAJOBS - Contact us FDA's Applicant Help Desk is not able to support USAJOBS-reled issues. The Food & Drug Administrion uses a system called Applicion Manager (USA Staffing) to post jobs and accept applicions. If you are not familiar with Applicion Manager or you encounter any difficulty with the site, we recommend th you the

Applicant HELP Site :

https://appsupport-usastaffing.opm.gov/hc/en-us

. This help site contains step-by-step instructions for completing the applicion process, submitting documention, and completing questionnaires, and should be very helpful to you! You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. The FDA will provide reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities who are not able to apply online. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion process, please contact the Applicant Help Desk. Decisions on granting a reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. If after reviewing the USAJOBS and Applicion Manager help sites, you're not able to find the answer to your question or concern, or if you wish to request a reasonable accommodion, please contact the FDA Applicant Help Desk 866-807-3742 , or e-mail ERIC@fda.hhs.gov. The Applicant Help Desk is staffed between the hours of 7am and 6pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except for government holidays. If you contact the Applicant Help Desk, please provide the following Vacancy Identificion Number (VIN) 13078152 s o th we may assist you faster. To preview the applicion questionnaire, click the link below.

https:

//apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13078152 Agency contact informion FDA Applicant Help Desk Phone 866-807-3742 eric@fda.hhs.gov Address FDA Office of Operions 10903 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring, MD 20993 US Next steps Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. You will receive applicion stus updes via email and via USAJOBS as the process unfolds. Your feedback mters. Please complete this brief survey and let us know how we are doing. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request

Required Documents Help Resume :

At a minimum, your resume should list the position title, employer name, start and end des (including month and year), salary (or grade and step), hours worked per week, and a list of duties performed or accomplishments, for EACH position listed. A CV (curriculum vitae) may not contain enough informion to meet these resume requirements. USAJobs - Wh to Include USAJobs - Page Limit Your two (2) page RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of each employer; start and end des (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed educion and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion de). Additional Documents (if applicable): Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other supporting documention not listed above PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are optional and will not be scored or red. Your answers reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection considerion. You asked to certify th your responses are written in your own words and th you did not use a consultant or artificial intelligence (AI) tool (such as ChGPT or Copilot). Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. To apply for positions with the Food & Drug Administrion, you must have a https://secure.login.gov/ account, and be signed in to th account, before you click "Apply Online". See the USAJOBS Help Site article " How does the applicion process work? " for more on this process. Additionally, you must provide a resume and any required supporting documention listed on the announcement, and you must complete all assessment questionnaires

BEFORE 11

59 pm Eastern Time on the closing de of this announcement, 10/08/2026. We recommend th you start the applicion process early enough th you can complete and submit your applicion before this deadline. Please note th you cannot submit documention or make changes to your applicion after the close de. If you would like to learn how to use USAJOBS including: accessing and managing your account, adding saved documents, building a resume, or starting an applicion; we recommend you the USAJOBS How To site, and read up on any topic th you need help with. This site is loced : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to . Additionally, if you need technical assistance with USAJOBS (such as account issues) please the main USAJOBS Contact us : USAJOBS - Contact us FDA's Applicant Help Desk is not able to support USAJOBS-reled issues. The Food & Drug Administrion uses a system called Applicion Manager (USA Staffing) to post jobs and accept applicions. If you are not familiar with Applicion Manager or you encounter any difficulty with the site, we recommend th you the

Applicant HELP Site :

https://appsupport-usastaffing.opm.gov/hc/en-us

. This help site contains step-by-step instructions for completing the applicion process, submitting documention, and completing questionnaires, and should be very helpful to you! You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. The FDA will provide reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities who are not able to apply online. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion process, please contact the Applicant Help Desk. Decisions on granting a reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. If after reviewing the USAJOBS and Applicion Manager help sites, you're not able to find the answer to your question or concern, or if you wish to request a reasonable accommodion, please contact the FDA Applicant Help Desk 866-807-3742 , or e-mail ERIC@fda.hhs.gov. The Applicant Help Desk is staffed between the hours of 7am and 6pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except for government holidays. If you contact the Applicant Help Desk, please provide the following Vacancy Identificion Number (VIN) 13078152 s o th we may assist you faster. To preview the applicion questionnaire, click the link below.

https:

//apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13078152 Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion FDA Applicant Help Desk Phone 866-807-3742 eric@fda.hhs.gov Address FDA Office of Operions 10903 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring, MD 20993 US Next steps Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. You will receive applicion stus updes via email and via USAJOBS as the process unfolds. Your feedback mters. Please complete this brief survey and let us know how we are doing. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions This job will close when we have received 150 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Locion Many vacancies in the following locion: North Bethesda, MD No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $121,785 - $169,583 per year Pay scale & grade AD 00 Promotion potential 00 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

FDA-OO-26-T21-13078152-KEH

Control number 887035800