Deputy Office Director (Supervisory General Health Scientist)

This position is filled under a streamlined hiring authority (21 U.S. Code § 379d-3a) and offers a career or career-conditional appointment under Title 21 Pay Table 1, Band F.

About the Role

The Deputy Office Director (Supervisory General Health Scientist) serves as a technical authority in clinical evidence evaluation, regulatory science, or engineering. The role provides scientific and technical leadership and oversight for clinical evidence and analysis programs supporting medical device regulation, including comprehensive reviews of clinical data, real-world evidence, and regulatory submissions related to medical device safety and effectiveness.

The position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). CDRH promotes and protects public health by ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medical devices and radiological products, facilitating innovation, and providing science-based information to consumers.

Requirements

To qualify for this 0601 occupational series position, you must meet the following requirements by 11:59 PM EST on 08/24/2026:

Basic Qualification Requirements

You must have a bachelor’s or graduate/higher-level degree in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences, or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position.

Experience Requirements

In addition to the basic requirements, applicants must meet one of the following minimum years of experience:

• Bachelor’s degree: 7 years of comparable experience providing scientific and technical leadership and oversight for clinical evidence and analysis programs supporting medical device regulation.
• Master’s degree: 6 years of comparable experience providing scientific and technical leadership and oversight for clinical evidence and analysis programs supporting medical device regulation.
• Doctorate and/or J.D. degree: 4 years of comparable experience providing scientific and technical leadership and oversight for clinical evidence and analysis programs supporting medical device regulation.
• MD, DO, DDS, DPM, or DVM degree: 4 years of comparable experience providing scientific and technical leadership and oversight for clinical evidence and analysis programs supporting medical device regulation.

Experience must include serving as a technical authority in clinical evidence evaluation, regulatory science, or engineering, and overseeing comprehensive scientific reviews of clinical data, real-world evidence, and regulatory submissions related to medical device safety and effectiveness.

Applicants must submit all relevant transcripts demonstrating the required education to meet the basic qualifications.