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Summary Applicants please note: Additional selections may be made across the Department of Health and Human Services through this vacancy announcement. Responsibilities This position is located in the Health Resources and Services Administration, Health Systems Bureau. This position is 100% virtual and the US location is negotiable after selection. Work sites outside of the U.S. are prohibited. Your salary will be based upon the locality pay of your work site after selection. For salary information based on locations, please visit this link to the OPM 2024 Salary Tables As a Supervisory Business and Industry Analyst you will serve as an Acquisition Program Manager, responsible for leading the development, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring of contractual, financial, and technical aspects of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Modernization Initiative. Your major duties and responsibilities include: Providing expert advice, guidance and oversight of a complex acquisition portfolio containing high-visibility healthcare and information technology programs undergoing major modernization initiatives. Leading acquisition portfolio strategic management for HSB procurements, including maintaining accurate metrics, monitoring cost/schedule/performance risks, aligning and implementing organization strategies, continuously reviewing, and assessing program and milestone status, and ensuring performance management and contractor oversight processes are robust and relevant. Serving as an acquisition life cycle subject matter expert, providing authoritative contracting guidance, insight, and direction to all levels of administrative and technical management in areas that require extensive interpretation of acquisition policies and data. Proactively recognizing and alerting management (using sound judgement) upon awareness of issues requiring attention in either the administration or implementation of acquisition activities and offering recommendations and solutions that are in compliance with program policies. Providing technical and administrative supervision to a growing team managing the complex healthcare, professional services, and IT acquisition portfolio for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). NOTE: Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications THESE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE: 12/04/2024 Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position, you MUST meet all of the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 1. SELECTIVE FACTOR: In order to meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you MUST possess a Level III Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer's Representative (FAC-COR) or equivalent certification such as Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III or FAC-C Professional Certification. As verification that you meet this selective factor requirement, you MUST provide BOTH a copy of your current FAC-COR certification showing Level III AND a copy of your Continuous Learning Individual Progress (CLIP) Dashboard from Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD) as part of your online application package by the closing date of the announcement. Please refer to the FAI Employee Task Aids for assistance in obtaining the required documentation. OR Current DAWIA certification OR Acquisition Career Record Brief (ACRB) showing proof of a DAWIA certificate (which shows that you are currently certified through at least the closing date of this announcement) OR DOD Contracting Professional/Foundational Certification along with your DAU transcript. 2. In addition to the above mandatory selective factor, to qualify for this position your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of the minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-14 level in the federal service. MINIMUM QUALIFYING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance. Examples of minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-14 level include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis: Serving as a Contracting Officer Representative responsible for leading, reviewing and analyzing federal contract, acquisition, and/or procurement management, programs and operations based on new or evolving federal legislative and policy changes. 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; community; student; social). If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. Applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate the required minimum qualifying specialized experience will be evaluated based on the occupational assessment competencies listed below. A COMPETENCY is defined as a measurable pattern of knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors, and other characteristics that an individual needs to perform work roles or occupational functions. LEADERSHIP - Inspires, motivates and guides others toward goal accomplishment; coaches and mentors subordinates; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations; models high standards of honesty, integrity, trust, openness, and respect for individuals by applying these values to daily behaviors. ACQUISITION PLANNING - Develops and guides program management through a comprehensive plan for fulfilling acquisition needs in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost in accordance with Federal and Departmental regulations, policies and procedures. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT - Designs, implements and manages multiple or ongoing programs/projects, and directs the related resources, personnel and activities. TO PREVIEW THE OCCUPATIONAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE, please click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12599197 Current status candidates must meet Time-in-Grade (TIG) by the closing date of this announcement. To allow us to verify that you meet TIG requirements, provide any of the following SF-50s: Please Note: Current year pay adjustments are not acceptable for verifying TIG (ex. 2024 general increases cannot be used to verify TIG). Competitive or Career-ladder promotion to your highest grade (this does not include 120 day temporary promotions) Regular Within Range Increase (WRI) or With In Grade (WGI) increase at your highest grade (this does not include quality step increases (QSIs). Competitive career/career-conditional appointment to your highest grade. SF-50 at your highest grade held, that is at least one year older than the announcement closing date of 12/04/2024. Not sure which SF-50 to submit? Check out our video... Go here to watch the video on the SF50s to submit in your application package. Education Additional Information HHS is an equal opportunity employer. Selection for this position will be based solely on merit without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, marital or family status or other differences. Security and Background Requirements: If not previously completed, a background security investigation will be required for all appointees. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection and/or appropriate disciplinary action. E-Verify: HRSA participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their social security numbers. Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Creditable Service: A newly appointed or reappointed employee may receive service credit for annual leave for prior work experience directly related to the duties of the position being filled. The use of this service credit is at the discretion of the selecting official and must be finalized prior to selectee's entrance on duty. For more information, please click here. Financial Disclosure: This position requires you to file a public or confidential financial disclosure report prior to receiving a final offer letter as well as within 30 days of your appointment. This will require you to report information such as recent sources of income, financial interests you hold, and outside activities you participate in, as well as similar information from a spouse or any dependent children. If you have questions, please contact your HRSA Ethics Advisor at AskHR@hrsa.gov. Recruitment Incentives: Recruitment incentives are may be authorized. Student Loan Repayment Incentive: Student loan repayment incentive is not authorized.