Title 21: 21st Century Cures Act Positions
The 21st Century Cures Act was enacted on December 13, 2016 and Section 3072 of the Act grants the Commissioner of Food and Drugs the authority to appoint and set the annual rate of pay for outstanding and qualified candidates to scientific, technical, or professional positions that support the development, review, and regulation of medical products.
The positions listed below are being filled under an excepted hiring authority, Title 21, Section 3072 of the 21st Century Cures Act. The candidate selected for these positions will serve under a career or career-conditional appointment and be paid under the provisions of the authority. Additional information on 21st Century Cures Act can be found here.
Title 21 Open Vacancies
Associate Director for Digital Health Technologies
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Office of New Drugs (OND), Office for Drug Evaluation Science (ODES) is recruiting for an Associate Director for Digital Health Technologies to serve as the principal advisor to the ODES Office Director in matters relating to Digital Health Technologies.
Scientific Redactor
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Office of Regulatory Policy (ORP), Division of Information Disclosure Policy (DIDP) are recruiting for a Scientific Redactor to apply professional redaction skills and judgment in appropriately redacting scientifically rich information and documents by identifying and removing confidential information before public disclosure.
Interdisciplinary Scientist
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Office of Translational Sciences (OTS), Office of Clinical Pharmacology (OCP), Division of Applied Regulatory Science (DARS) is recruiting for an Interdisciplinary Scientist to work on a multi-disciplinary team performing reviews of the literature, assist in designing clinical studies, and interpreting and analyzing clinical study data.
Lead Physician
The Office of New Drugs (OND), Office of Non-Prescription Drugs (ONPD), Division of Non-Prescription Drugs II (DNPDII) is recruiting for a Lead Physician to be responsible for assisting the supervisor with administrative direction and oversight in their assigned clinical division.
Branch Chief (Supervisory Physician)
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Office of Compliance (OC), Office of Scientific Investigations (OSI) is hiring for a Branch Chief (Supervisory Physician) to serve as a technical and scientific authority in the area of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), including data integrity and clinical trial conduct, evaluating the reliability of clinical data relating to the safety and effectiveness of a broad range of drugs pending approval before CDER.
Associate Director for Counter-Terrorism and Emergency Preparedness (CTEP)
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Office of the Center Director, Immediate Office is recruiting for an Associate Director for Counter-Terrorism and Emergency Preparedness to provide oversight, direction, and supervision to the Counter-Terrorism and Emergency Coordination Staff (CTECS) which includes a staff of scientists, physicians, and program managers.
Deputy Division Director
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories (OSEL), Division of Biomedical Physics (DBP) is recruiting a Deputy Division Director to be responsible for providing leadership, administrative management, and exercising sound scientific and evidenced-based technical judgement in the review of in-scope medical products throughout their total product lifecycle.