Senior Investigator I
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should use those exact headings if content matches. We have Duties Summary -> could be Responsibilities. Requirements -> Requirements. Qualifications -> Qualifications. Also maybe Skills? Not explicit. Benefits, Pay, Schedule not present, so we should not include those sections. Also we should not repeat job title. No metadata like Job ID. We need to preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate: The streamlined hiring authority paragraph maybe considered metadata? It's part of duties summary? It's about hiring authority; maybe we keep as part of About the role? The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." The hiring authority paragraph could be considered minor metadata; we could fold into a short
under About the role or drop? It's substantive? It describes appointment type and pay table. Might be relevant to Pay? But we cannot create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It does mention pay under Title 21 Pay Table 1, Band B (GS-12 equivalent). That's pay info. So we could include a Pay section with that info. However instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state pay: "This position is being recruited based on the Title 21 Pay Table 1, Band B (GS-12 equivalent)." So we can include Pay section. Also schedule? Not mentioned. Benefits? Not mentioned. So we include Pay. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We'll have:
About the role
maybe containing the hiring authority paragraph and description of role? The Duties Summary includes description of what the candidate will do. That could be Responsibilities. Actually Duties Summary is essentially responsibilities. So we could put that underResponsibilities
. The "About the role" could be generic overview; but we have no separate overview. We could use About the role for the hiring authority paragraph and maybe the mission statement. But better to follow the headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have content for Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Pay. Possibly Skills? Not explicit. We'll omit Skills. Thus output:Responsibilities
... duties summary ...
Requirements
... basic qualification requirements description ... maybe the paragraph about Investigator job family ...
Qualifications
... Education and/or Experience Requirement details ...
Pay
... This position is being recruited based on the Title 21 Pay Table 1, Band B (GS-12 equivalent). ... maybe also mention career or career-conditional appointment and paid under provisions of this authority.
We need to preserve all substantive info. Let's extract the relevant paragraphs. Original text: "Duties Summary This position is being filled under a stream-lined hiring authority, Title 21 of the United States Code (21 US Code 379d-3a) as amended by the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016, section 3072 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Section 3624. The candidate selected for this position will serve under a career or career-conditional appointment and be paid under the provisions of this authority. This position is being recruited based on the Title 21 Pay Table 1, Band B (GS-12 equivalent)." That's actually part of Duties Summary but includes hiring authority and pay. We'll split: maybe About the role gets the hiring authority and appointment info; Responsibilities gets the rest of duties summary after that? But the duties summary sentence continues: "The candidate selected for this position will serve under a career or career-conditional appointment and be paid under the provisions of this authority. This position is being recruited based on the Title 21 Pay Table 1, Band B (GS-12 equivalent)." That's more about appointment and pay. Then after that: "The candidate selected for this position will serve under a career or career-conditional appointment and be paid under the provisions of this authority. This position is being recruited based on the Title 21 Pay Table 1, Band B (GS-12 equivalent)." Actually the text repeats? Let's read original: "Duties Summary This position is being filled under a stream-lined hiring authority, Title 21 of the United States Code (21 US Code 379d-3a) as amended by the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016, section 3072 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Section 3624. The candidate selected for this position will serve under a career or career-conditional appointment and be paid under the provisions of this authority. This position is being recruited based on the Title 21 Pay Table 1, Band B (GS-12 equivalent). Requirements Qualifications In order to qualify for the Senior Investigator I position which falls under the 0696 occupational Series, you must meet the following requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 10/01/2026: Basic Qualification Requirements: This Investigator job family covers professional positions that conduct inspections in FDA regulated industries and prepare and submit reports accompanied by supporting evidence documenting violations of the FD&C Act and other laws, regulations, and requirements administered by FDA. The position investigates and/or inspects FDA-regulated industry globally and evaluates compliance with U.S. laws and regulations in order to promote a culture of safety and quality with the objective of preventing unsafe, ineffective and/or defective products from becoming available to patients and consumers or used in clinical trials while facilitating appropriate development of novel products. FDA's enforcement of the laws and regulations protects patients and consumers from products that are impure, unsafe, ineffective, improperly or deceptively labeled or packaged, or in some other way dangerous or defective. Investigators routinely examine products; collect samples; conduct inspections of establishments that design, make, process, hold, or distribute FDA-regulated products; and otherwise gather information and evidence to document objectionable conditions and assess compliance with U.S. law and regulations. Investigators apply critical thinking to evaluate manufacturing processes, design practices, facility and material controls, supply chains, quality management systems, laboratory analyses, and clinical investigation programs to assess compliance with U.S. laws and regulations and to support advancements and innovations. Investigators continuously maintain required certification and credentials; provide internal and external stakeholder outreach, assistance, and education; and may mentor less experienced personnel. These positions require knowledge of various scientific fields such as biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, data science, digital health, engineering, epidemiology, food engineering, food processing technologies, food safety, healthcare, medical technology, microbiology, nutrition, pharmaceutical science, pharmacology, public health, quality assurance, and quality management. Education and/or Experience Requirement: Candidates must meet one of the following: Bachelor's degree in quality assurance/management, data science, statistics, computer forensics, epidemiology, pharmacy, public health, engineering, food science, law or regulations, or related healthcare or science field. The degree must be from an accredited program or institution AND three years of comparable experience with FDA, a state or federal partner agency, or in an FDA-regulated industry or organization providing investigative or compliance services to an FDA-regulated industry, focused on evaluating or ensuring compliance with FDA or related public health laws and regulations; -OR- Master's degree or higher in quality assurance/management, data science, statistics, computer forensics, epidemiology, pharmacy, public health, engineering, food science, law or regulations, or related healthcare or science field. The degree must be from an accredited program or institution AND two years of comparable experience with FDA, a state or federal partner agency, or in an FDA-regulated industry or organization providing investigative or compliance services to an FDA-regulated industry, focused on evaluating or ensuring compliance with FDA or related public health laws and regulations; -OR- Doctorate degree or higher in quality assurance/management, data science, statistics, computer forensics, epidemiology, pharmacy, public health, engineering, food science, law or regulations, or related healthcare or science field. The degree must be from an accredited program or institution AND one year of comparable experience with FDA, a state or federal partner agency, or in an FDA-regulated industry or organization providing investigative or compliance services to an FDA-regulated industry, focused on evaluating or ensuring compliance with FDA or related public health laws and regulations; -OR- Five years of comparable experience with FDA, a state or federal partner agency, or in an FDA-regulated industry or organization providing investigative or compliance services to an FDA-regulated industry, focused on evaluating or ensuring compliance with FDA or related public health laws and regulations. NOTE: Applicants must submit all relevant transcripts that demonstrate you possess the required education to meet the Basic Qualifications. Become a part of the Department that touches the lives of every American. At the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) you can give back to your community, state, and country, by making a difference in the lives of Americans everywhere! HHS is the principal agency for protecting the health of citizens. Join HHS and help to make our world healthier, safer, and better for all Americans. The Food and Drug Administration is the regulatory, scientific, public health, and consumer protection agency responsible for ensuring that all human and animal drugs, and medical devices are safe and effective, that cosmetics, foods, food additives, drugs and medicated feeds for food producing animals, and radiation emitting devices are safe, and that all such products marketed in the United States are adequately, truthfully and informatively labeled and safely and properly stored, transported, manufactured packaged and regulated. The position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Inspections and Investigations (OII), Office of Import Operations (OIO). The Office of Inspections and Investigations (OII) is at the forefront of building a public health safety net for today's complex, global regulatory environment. OII professionals work in a range of program areas and locations, with 196 offices throughout the United States." We need to strip boilerplate like "Become a part..." maybe that's motivational but still substantive? It's about HHS mission; could be considered part of About the role. It's not boilerplate like EEO. We'll keep. We need to avoid duplication. The "Duties Summary" heading we will not use; we will use Responsibilities for the duties description. The duties description includes the paragraph about investigations etc. That is after "Basic Qualification Requirements:" Actually the duties description starts after "Basic Qualification Requirements:"? Let's parse: After "Basic Qualification Requirements:" there is a description of the Investigator job family. That seems like duties. So we will put that under Responsibilities. The Requirements section: The paragraph starting "In order to qualify for the Senior Investigator I position..." includes deadline and then "Basic Qualification Requirements:" but we already used that for duties? Actually the "Basic Qualification Requirements:" heading appears before the duties description. The text: "In order to qualify for the Senior Investigator I position which falls under the 0696 occupational Series, you must meet the following requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 10/01/2026: Basic Qualification Requirements: This Investigator job family covers professional positions that conduct inspections..."