FDA is Now Accepting Applications for the Position of Director, Center for Tobacco Products (CTP)
January 27, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration is currently advertising nation-wide and accepting applications for the position of Director, Center for Tobacco Products from 01/26/2022 to 02/25/2022.
About the Role
The leadership role of the Director, Center for Tobacco Products reports directly to the U.S. FDA Commissioner and is responsible for planning, managing, directing, and coordinating major tobacco program objectives to implement the Tobacco Control Act (TCA) and related regulations.
This senior-level FDA position advises the Commissioner, senior FDA officials and others on all matters involving tobacco product regulation that have an impact on policy development and execution and long-range program goals. The Director develops and executes the strategies for compliance outreach, enforcement, regulations and guidance formulation, science-based application review and other product regulation activities.
The individual selected for this position will represent the Agency and establish/maintain relationships in meetings and conferences with top level FDA and HHS officials, national industry representatives, Members of Congress, counterparts from Federal, state, local and foreign governments.
How to Apply
There are THREE different announcements in which interested candidates may apply:
- Title 42: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/633219300
- Senior Executive Service: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/633183100
- Senior Executive Service (Scientific): https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/633183900
All announcements will close at 11:59 p.m. on February 25, 2022. All applicants must have completed their application(s) and provided any required documentation by that point in time to be considered. This includes education transcripts.
Why Three Announcements?
There are differences in the education qualifications for each announcement, so we strongly recommend reading through each announcement in its entirety. One may apply to all three announcements should they choose or if unsure they meet the qualifications for a specified announcement.
About the Center for Tobacco Products
The Center for Tobacco Product’s (CTP) mission is to make tobacco-related disease and death part of America's past, not America's future, and, by doing so, ensure a healthier life for every family. Established in 2009, under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, CTP regulates the manufacture, distribution, promotion, and sale of tobacco products.