Office Director, Office of Surveillance Strategy and Risk Prioritization

This position is being filled under a stream-lined hiring authority, Title 21 of the United States Code (21 US Code 379d-3a) as amended by the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016, section 3072 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Section 3624. The candidate 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 4, Band G. . The Office of Surveillance Strategy and Risk Prioritization (OSSRP) is responsible for leading overall surveillance strategy development, oversight, and associated activities through a comprehensive and integrated approach. Detects and assesses hazards (new and emerging risks), and to assess the overall state of the food supply, including prevalence of various hazards across commodities. The Office Director manages subordinate staff units and performs the following: Responsible for the overall planning and evaluation of OSSRP programs. Oversees the day-to-day administration of the Office through the supervision of three Division Directors and one Staff Director. Reviews and makes recommendations regarding budget allocation, spending, personnel requests and proposals. Serves as the principal advisor to the Deputy Commissioner for Food on a wide variety of HFP responsibilities including microbial and chemical risk/hazard assessment and ranking and surveillance and the detection of risks in the food system. Provides direction for strengthening systems for conducting and coordination of risk analysis and surveillance activities and related research associated with national and international issues involving HFP-regulated products. Designs and evaluates dynamic, integrated work planning approach that optimizes HFP resource allocation. Includes the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) activities and ensures coordination with state and other regulatory partners Serves as a spokesperson and liaison for the HFP on surveillance and risk management activities at the local, state and federal levels. Provides leadership and direction to full range of risk assessment activities that covers both pathogenic and chemical sharing expertise from data collection to model building to end-use analysis.