REIMBURSABLE DETAIL

Center for Tobacco Products

The Center for Tobacco Products, Office of Science, Immediate Office, is offering a Detail 

opportunity for Unclassified Duties (RUF Plan Implementation Coordinator, GS-14). Applicants 

and current employees at the GS-14 level are encouraged to apply. The Detail is available 

immediately for a period of 90 days. PHS Commissioned Corps Officers may apply. A 

temporary promotion will not be considered. 

Bargaining Unit Status: Bargaining Unit Position

Position: Unclassified Duties 

Office Location: FDA

Center for Tobacco Products

 Office of Science

11785 Beltsville Drive

Beltsville, MD 20705

Duty Location: Anywhere in the U.S. (REMOTE JOB)

Opening Date: January 24, 2024

Closing Date: February 06, 2024

Area of Consideration: FDA-Wide

The CTP Office of Science (OS), Immediate Office offers a fast-paced, dynamic environment 

and an opportunity to work with dedicated, energetic people who want to make a difference to 

improve public health. The position is ideal for someone who wishes to play a critical role in the 

organization.

Duties Include:

The incumbent will serve as a Reagan Udall Foundation (RUF) Plan Implementation 

Coordinator reporting to the OS Deputy Director for Regulatory Management. The incumbent 

will be responsible for the following:

• Leads OS’s efforts in operationalizing the RUF results.

• Keeps track of action items and recommendations and ensuring tasks are properly triaged 

and assigned to relevant staff to lead.

• Provides status updates to the Office of the Center Director on OS’s progress.

• Oversees planning, coordination, and execution of public workshop and/or webinars.

• Coordinates oversight and advancement of commitments made by OS to improve public 

transparency and efficiency.

• Identifies and prioritizes opportunities to improve transparency of the tobacco program, 

particularly with respect to the regulatory process and its scientific underpinnings.
• Facilitates discussions with internal and external subject matter experts to identify 

programmatic challenges and opportunities to improve efficiency and transparency.

• Provides technical advice and consultation to OS/OLT and other management officials on 

strategies, plans, priorities, and significant problems/issues related to review.

• Develops recommendations for program improvements to address recurring challenges 

and manages implementation of recommended strategies.

• Provides technical advice and oversight to facilitate the office’s ability to produce timely 

and consistent reviews.

• Prepares reports and presentations that detail situation analyses, opportunities for 

improvements, and recommended strategies.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Desired Knowledge and Skills:

The ideal candidate will exhibit a willingness and ability to quickly get up-to-speed on all the 

key, ongoing activities across the Office and Center and understand the roles of all parties 

involved. The position may entail assigning tasks and directing work, so the ideal candidate will 

feel comfortable interacting with various groups in the Office, including the Office leadership 

team.

• Work effectively with SLT to help move progress along.

• Have meticulous detail to attention and reporting.

• Project and self-management skills – ability to get things done and deliver in a complex 

environment (high visibility, deadlines, accelerated timelines).

• Expertise in meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple 

priorities.

• Articulates and communicates to the team the project, problem to be solved, actionable 

events, milestones, and program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for 

completion.

• Excellent organizational skills

• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Application Procedure: 

This opportunity is open to all candidates currently at or eligible for the GS-14 grade level or 

Commissioned Corps Officers. Supervisory concurrence is required in order to accept this detail; 

however, is not required to apply. Applicants should submit the following by the closing date of 

the announcement:

Please enter Detail: CTP, OS Unclassified Duties (RUF Plan Implementation Coordinator

GS-14) (January) in the subject line of e-mail.

Interested applicants should submit a copy of their resume, most recent copy of SF-50, and 

statement of interest via email to:
CTP-Recruitment@fda.hhs.gov

Detail is reimbursable. 

Travel Expenses will not be paid. 

Candidates must express interest by February 06, 2024. 

*This is not an official vacancy announcement under the Merit Promotion System.