Clarification from the agency

You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. Foreign nationals or legal permanent residents are not eligible for consideration. This is a 21st Century Cures Act authority announcement. Traditional federal rules regarding rating, ranking, and veterans' preference do not apply.

• Develop Agency policies for risk management of imported products and promotion and development of national and international standards, procedures, and guidance.
• Coordinates and collaborates with the FDA Foreign Office Director, Deputy Director, and other senior program/policy staff.
• Provides expert guidance in the resolution of complex problems or issues impacting FDA programs, such as those associated with gaining consensus on significant policies and international goals.
• Collects, analyzes, and disseminates intelligence on the current and potential new regulatory, scientific, political, social, cultural, economic, geographic, religious, and ethical state-of-affairs of countries and regions, as relevant to FDA's mission.
• Coordinates, and collaborates with leadership and experts within FDA to augment FDA's awareness of country conditions, to inform and develop risk-based decisions and policy actions.
• Develops position papers, briefings, speeches, articles, cables, and other communication to support FDA, HHS and U.S. Embassy leadership.
• Identifies and monitors international trends and positions that could potentially affect FDA and U.S. consumers by following in-country developments within the foreign government's public health regulatory infrastructure.
• Represents FDA and the U.S. Government in meetings, conferences, and/or symposiums with other FDA officials, foreign governments, international organizations, private industry, trade organizations, and consumer groups.
• Organizes and/or conducts expert analysis and recommendations for programs, initiatives, strategies, options, and alternatives to meet current and evolving regulatory challenges, and prepares recommendations, reports and briefings for leadership.
• Manages projects that include research and analysis of issues affecting the Agency's strategic plan and priorities that pertain to FDA regulated commodities in the foreign country or region.
• Stays up to date on current public health policies and priorities to advance the agency's global public health mission.
• Participates with the FDA Foreign Office Director and/or Deputy Director in the development of the office's operations, policies, program initiatives, and objectives that pertain to FDA regulated commodities.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• The candidate selected for this position will serve under a Temporary or Term appointment within the excepted service and does not provide permanent placement upon completion or termination of the overseas assignment.
• 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.
• 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.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with the Selective Service. Please go to http://www.sss.gov for more information.
• Financial Disclosure may be required.
• Ethics Clearance may be required.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Appointment to the position will be contingent upon a negative applicant drug test result.
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• A Top-Secret Clearance is required for China and a Secret Clearance for India, Argentina, and Costa Rica.
• Selectees for temporary/term assignments may begin and remain stateside until all required clearances and training (security, medical and applicable training) are completed before being deployed to an overseas location.
• A Statement of Understanding is required to be signed by the selected candidate indicating they understand the terms and conditions of this temporary appointment.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for the Public Health Advisor position which falls under the 0685 occupational Series, you must meet the following requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 07/06/2026:

To be placed into a Cures position, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Highly skilled in developing Agency policies for risk management of imported products and promotion; and development of national and international standards, procedures, and guidance.
• Strong knowledge of FDA policies, procedures, and statutory authorities as well as an understanding of how products are regulated by foreign counterparts.
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills in assessing information, issues, and initiatives, translating findings into actionable policy advice.
• Possesses strong negotiation and communication skills, both verbal and written, for engaging with internal and external officials at all levels.
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective relationship with U.S. and foreign governments and other in-country stakeholders.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. This is a Title 21 announcement. Traditional rating and ranking of applications, and veterans' preference does not apply to this vacancy.

If you are referred to the hiring manager for consideration, you may be further evaluated based on an interview; review of requested work samples, writing samples, most recent performance evaluation(s), or professional references; or results of an oral presentation or work-related test.
Failure to comply with any of the additional assessment requirements will result in removal from further consideration.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Resume: At a minimum, your resume should list the position title, employer name, start and end dates (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 information to meet these resume requirements.

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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 dates (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed education and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion date).

• Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service
• Disability Letter (Schedule A)
• Disability Letter (VA)
• License
• PHS Commissioned Corp Appointment Letter
• PCS Orders
• Performance Appraisal
• Professional Certification
• Resume
• Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-15
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript

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