Deputy Director, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services • Woodlawn, MD

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About The Position

This position is in the Office of Acquisition and Grants Management (OAGM), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The Deputy Director provides executive leadership and serves as a principal source of CMS expertise on acquisition and financial assistance authorities, operations, and policy compliance, as well as a senior advisor to CMS and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services leadership.

The Deputy Director exercises delegated CMS Head of Contracting Activity authorities, leads acquisition planning, and oversees $20–$30 billion annually in contracts and financial assistance from development through closeout, along with interagency agreement processes and the purchase card program. The role directs acquisition reform strategies, policies, procedures, and risk-based controls; leads OAGM strategy; and supports CMS enterprise planning and supply chain risk management. It also oversees procurement systems, analytics, reporting, post-award administration, contractor performance evaluations, and monitoring of obligations, expenditures, closeout, and unliquidated obligations.

The position represents CMS at HHS councils and interagency forums; directs small and disadvantaged business strategies, goals, reporting, and corrective actions; and coordinates with auditors and contractor support on Cost Accounting Standards administration. It leads approximately 170 staff and oversees OAGM’s $11.5 million FY 2026 budget, excluding staffing costs. The Deputy Director also leads IT modernization and supports human capital, facilities, performance management, recognition, and business operations. In support of the Director, the role assists with hiring, recruitment, retention, succession, and workforce continuity, and coordinates staffing, training, certifications, and resources and best practices for the acquisition workforce and Contracting Officer’s Representatives.

Requirements

• Demonstrate the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications in a resume of no more than two pages.
• Demonstrate executive experience leading and developing a high-performing acquisition workforce and managing enterprise-wide acquisition programs, including high-dollar, complex acquisitions, in a large, geographically dispersed organization.
• Demonstrate experience leading strategic acquisition planning, process improvement, and technology implementation, and ensuring compliance with federal and agency acquisition laws, regulations, requirements, and policies.
• Demonstrate experience serving as a senior advisor to executive leadership on enterprise-wide acquisition matters.
• Demonstrate experience building effective working relationships with federal agencies, program offices, industry, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrate experience overseeing budgets, workforce recruitment and succession planning, contractor performance, and enterprise risk management for a large-dollar, high-visibility acquisition portfolio.
• Be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Complete a one-year supervisory probationary period unless already completed.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment when requested by the agency.
• If a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify registration with the Selective Service System or exemption.
• May be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
• May be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance before entering on duty.
• Submit an OGE-278e financial disclosure statement before assuming the SES position, annually, and upon termination of employment.
• Status applicants must submit their most recent SF-50 verifying status.
• Initial SES appointments are contingent on approval by OPM’s Qualifications Review Board unless the selectee successfully participated in an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program.
• Only experience obtained by the announcement closing date will be considered.
• Demonstrate the five ECQs for new career SES entrants: commitment to the rule of law and principles of the American Founding; driving efficiency; merit and competence; leading people; and achieving results.
• SES members, OPM-certified SES Candidate Development Program graduates, or applicants with SES reinstatement eligibility may submit proof of eligibility for noncompetitive SES appointment instead of responding to the ECQs.
• Current or former (within the last five years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or non-career SES executive-branch employees must disclose that status to the Human Resources Office; OPM must authorize employment offers to such applicants.

Responsibilities

• Advise the CMS Administrator, CMS and HHS leaders, and components on acquisition and financial assistance.
• Serve as accountable executive for OIG and GAO procurement matters within the position’s purview.
• Exercise delegated CMS Head of Contracting Activity authorities and lead acquisition planning.
• Oversee $20–$30 billion annually in contracts and financial assistance from development through closeout, as well as interagency agreement processes and the purchase card program.
• Direct acquisition reform strategies, policies, procedures, and risk-based controls to support executive and legislative initiatives and ensure efficient, ethical, accountable, and compliant operations.
• Lead OAGM strategy and support CMS enterprise planning and supply chain risk management.
• Serve on the Continuity of Operations (COOP) senior leadership team to support CMS Mission Essential Functions and OAGM Essential Supporting Activities.
• Oversee procurement systems, analytics, and reporting; monitor obligations, expenditures, closeout, and unliquidated obligations; and ensure compliant post-award administration and contractor performance evaluations.
• Represent CMS at HHS councils and interagency forums.
• Direct small and disadvantaged business strategies, goals, reporting, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate with auditors and contractor support on Cost Accounting Standards administration.
• Lead approximately 170 staff and oversee OAGM’s $11.5 million FY 2026 budget, excluding staffing costs.
• Lead IT modernization and support human capital, facilities, performance management, recognition, and business operations.
• Assist the Director with hiring, recruitment, retention, succession, and workforce continuity.
• Coordinate CMS staffing, training, and certifications, and strengthen acquisition workforce and COR oversight through resources, forums, and best practices.

Benefits

• The selectee may be eligible for annual performance bonuses and performance-based pay adjustments.
• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed