Chief Technology Officer_

Atlanta

Summary As a global leader in public health & health promotion, CDC is the agency Americans trust with their lives. In addition to our everyday work, each CDC employee has a role in supporting public health emergency management, whether through temporary assignments to emergency responses or sustaining other CDC programs and activities while colleagues respond. Join our team to use your talent, training, & passion to help CDC continue as the world's premier public health organization. Visit www.cdc.gov Responsibilities The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is looking for dynamic and energetic leaders to join the Senior Executive Service (SES) - a talented team of men and women charged with leading the continuing transformation of our government. This position is SES, an elite group of senior government leaders who possess a diverse portfolio of experience and expertise required to lead across organizations. This cadre of dedicated executives is charged with providing strategic leadership and upholding a commitment to public service that transcends loyalty to a specific agency mission or individual profession. As an SES member, you will influence the direction of innovation and transformation of the federal government and lead the next generation of public servants. As part of the SES at HHS, you will be among a group of highly skilled executives, contributing to one of the most important missions in the federal government. So, don't just make a career move...make a difference! The Department of Health and Human Services Senior Executive Service - Leaders who touch lives. As Chief Technology Officer, you will: Define the technology strategy, vision and roadmap in alignment with the CDC's IT, Data and PH strategies. Lead technology innovation to explore how these emerging technologies can transform the business. Partner with CIOs so they can work with senior leaders to identify, rationalize and roadmap new digital business models and capabilities, and how technology can enable them. Collaborate with business functions to understand customer and market requirements in order to translate them into digital products and services that enable new business models and drive strategic business outcomes. Serve as the central point for technology innovation within IT. Establish and communicate requirements in acquiring technology applications, services, systems and equipment; negotiating and managing vendor contracts to cost, safety and performance standards Lead or work collaboratively with the product and engineering teams on the development of new products, product enhancements and product redesign Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES), you must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that indicates senior-level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and job-specific Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQ) listed below. The ECQs assess executive experience and potential, not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. Typically, applicants gain this type of experience in positions at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. If you fail to meet this basic qualification requirement and all executive and technical qualification factors, you will be excluded from further consideration. This executive experience includes serving in a managerial capacity to a large and diverse organization with responsibility for promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of programs and operations. To meet the qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the six Fundamental Competencies, the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs) listed below. Your resume should emphasize levels of responsibility, scope, and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, and results. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT You must have one year of specialized experience directly related to the position and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, such as experience which includes technology leadership and strategic planning, enterprise architecture and IT Modernization, stakeholder engagement, research, development and innovation, collaborative leadership and building and maintaining a diverse and effective staff. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) 1. Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. 2. Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. 3. Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. 4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. 5. Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Fundamental Competencies: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation. PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (PTQs) This position also requires applicants have experience for the PTQs that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. The following PTQs must be evident in your resume. A narrative response is not required separately for the ECQs, PTQs, and characteristics but your resume should contain sufficient information to demonstrate your level of experience and qualifications related to the position. 1. Senior level experience leading people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals for public health IT focusing on enterprise digital transformation and technology innovation. 2. Senior level experience managing an enterprise IT architecture program, to include establishing future state strategic plans and policies, funding technology investments, and evaluating emerging technologies to transform the digital technology model. 3.Demonstrated ability to develop, coordinate, and evaluate research and development (R&D) activities to evolve technology innovation to support the public health IT, public health and healthcare environment. 4.Formulates health IT policies built on experience with health science, public health, and current and future computer science and technologies. It is strongly recommended that you visit the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) webpage for more information regarding the Fundamental Competencies and ECQs. pm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/#url=Overview You can find additional information on the proper preparation of ECQs on OPM's website at pm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals\_2012.pdf. You are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action, and Result model outlined in the guide. If selected, you will be required to complete an ECQ package by drafting narratives for each of the ECQs to be certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) prior to being appointed to the position. If you are currently serving in a career SES appointment, eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), you will not need to draft ECQs. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education Major study--computer science, information science, information systems management, mathematics, statistics, operations research, or engineering, or course work that required the development or adaptation of computer programs and systems and provided knowledge equivalent to a major in the computer field. Additional Information Salary for SES positions varies depending on qualifications. The annual salary range is at the top of this announcement. This position might be eligible for performance bonuses and performance-based pay adjustments. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT/FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE CDC Financial Disclosure: HHS fosters a work environment committed to government ethics. Through its ethics program, HHS seeks to prevent conflicts of interest on the part of executive branch employees. A conflict-free HHS allows its public servants to make impartial decisions based on the interests of the public when carrying out governmental responsibilities, to serve as good stewards of public resources, and to loyally adhere to the Constitution and laws of the United States. As an executive branch employee, you will be subject to the Standards of Ethical Conduct and the criminal conflict of interest statutes. An introduction to federal ethics will be available during orientation. You must complete the remainder of your initial ethics training during your first three months at HHS. Further details on this will be provided during orientation. You might be required to a file a public or confidential financial disclosure report within 30 days of your appointment. You will receive formal notification if a disclosure report is required. This can require information such as recent sources of income, financial interests you hold, and outside activities you participate in, as well as similar information from a spouse or any dependent children. If you have questions, please contact the Deputy Ethics Counselor or Ethics Coordinator for your office, which you can find here: hs.gov/about/agencies/ogc/contact-ogc/agency-deputy-ethics-counselors-and-ethics-coordinators/index.html Security and Background Requirements If you have not previously completed a background security investigation, one will be required. Appointment will be subject to your successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements may be grounds for appropriate personnel action. In addition, if hired, a background security reinvestigation or supplemental investigation might be required at a later time. All information concerning your qualifications is subject to investigation. False representation can be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection, or appropriate disciplinary action. E-Verify: If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System. Federal law requires DHS to use the E-Verify System to verify employment eligibility of all new hires, and as a condition of continued employment obligates you to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an E-Verify Participant. Veteran's Preference does not apply to SES. To view the questionnaire, click on the following link: sastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12447630 If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document(s), view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application