Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement/Executive Resources)

FDA; North Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

FDA in the United States seeks a Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement/Executive Resources) to support staffing and recruitment advisory services under Title 21 authority. The role involves advising senior leadership on HR matters, coordinating evaluation panels, and managing vacancy announcements and salary recommendations.

Requirements emphasize experience with executive resources for SES/SLS/SBRBPAS personnel, and the ability to interpret complex HR laws and policies.

Qualifications

• Provide staffing and recruitment advisory and technical services.
• Interpret and apply complex HR laws, executive orders, policies, and mandates.
• Advise senior leadership on complex HR matters.
• Coordinate rating and ranking panels and prepare vacancy announcements.
• Conduct compensation analyses and develop salary recommendations.
• Administer pay, processing personnel actions, and recruitment submissions.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive staffing and recruitment advisory and technical services.
• Advise on executive resources for SES/SLS/SBRBPAS personnel.
• Coordinate rating/ranking panels and prepare announcements.
• Support compensation analyses and salary recommendations.
• Administer pay actions and recruitment/relocation/retention submissions.

Skills

Staffing advisory

Recruitment advisory

HR law interpretation

Executive resources

Job description

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 Title 21 Pay Table 7, Band C (equivalent to GS-13).

Duties

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 Title 21 Pay Table 7, Band C (equivalent to GS-13).

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 Title 21 Pay Table 7, Band C (equivalent to GS-13).

Requirements

In order to qualify for the Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement/Executive Resources) position which falls under the 0201 occupational Series, you must meet the following requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 10/30/2026: In order to qualify for the Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement/Executive Resources), AD-0201-C, you must demonstrate in your resume at least six (6) years of qualifying experience: providing comprehensive staffing and recruitment advisory and technical services, including interpreting and applying complex HR laws, executive orders, policies, and mandates; advising senior leadership and management officials on complex HR matters; coordinating rating and ranking panels; preparing vacancy announcements; conducting compensation analyses and developing salary recommendations; administering pay, processing personnel actions; and preparing recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive submissions. Experience in executive resources supporting Senior Executive Service (SES), Senior Level/Scientific and Professional (SL/ST), and Senior Biomedical Product Assessment Service (SBRBPAS) personnel is preferred. NOTE: Applicants must submit all relevant transcripts that demonstrate you possess the required education to meet the Basic Qualifications.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for the Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement/Executive Resources) position which falls under the 0201 occupational Series, you must meet the following requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 10/30/2026: In order to qualify for the Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement/Executive Resources), AD-0201-C, you must demonstrate in your resume at least six (6) years of qualifying experience: providing comprehensive staffing and recruitment advisory and technical services, including interpreting and applying complex HR laws, executive orders, policies, and mandates; advising senior leadership and management officials on complex HR matters; coordinating rating and ranking panels; preparing vacancy announcements; conducting compensation analyses and developing salary recommendations; administering pay, processing personnel actions; and preparing recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive submissions. Experience in executive resources supporting Senior Executive Service (SES), Senior Level/Scientific and Professional (SL/ST), and Senior Biomedical Product Assessment Service (SBRBPAS) personnel is preferred. 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 Operations (OO), Office of Talent and Workforce Solutions (OTWS), Office of Talent Operations and Service (OTOS).