Management Analyst

Food and Drug Administration•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

This position is in the Office of Inspections and Investigations, Office of Medical Device and Radiological Health Inspectorate. The office protects and promotes public health through oversight, primarily by inspecting and investigating medical devices and radiological health products, and by providing inspectional oversight of mammography facilities. The Management Analyst performs progressively higher-level analytical work in collaboration with senior staff, providing analytical support to the office. The role advises, guides, and assists management across a broad range of management services; compiles data and prepares administrative status reports for review at all levels; helps develop policies, guidelines, instructions, and procedures for administrative and management requirements; and works with senior staff to evaluate the quality, effectiveness, and responsiveness of management services and identify opportunities for improvement. The position is at the GS-09 level. Applicants must meet the applicable specialized-experience, education, or combined-experience-and-education qualification pathway, as well as federal time-in-grade requirements where applicable. The position is with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. A career with the federal government provides access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefit eligibility depends on appointment type and work schedule.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship, unless explicitly stated otherwise in the announcement.
Pass a security investigation; additional investigations may be required after hiring.
Meet the applicable time-in-grade requirement if applying as a current federal employee.
For GS-09 qualification through experience: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-07, including applying analytical and evaluative methods to improve administrative operations, applying qualitative and quantitative techniques to recommend actions for resolving problems and issues, and compiling data and preparing reports.
Alternatively, qualify through a related master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.B. or J.D.; a combination of qualifying experience and education totaling 100% of the requirement is also acceptable.
Meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the announcement closing date, 10/22/2026, and continue to meet them through the hiring process.
Provide accurate application information and supporting documentation to verify eligibility and qualifications; federal applicants must provide an SF-50, and applicants using education where required must provide transcripts.
Applicants must provide exact employment dates and, for part-time work, hours worked per week when describing experience.
Applicants born male on or after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service System or have an approved exemption.
Federal salary payments must be made by direct deposit.
New competitive-service employees and certain reinstated employees are subject to probationary periods; excepted-service employees are subject to trial periods.
The position may require financial disclosure reporting and compliance with FDA prohibited-financial-interest regulations, including possible divestiture of certain financial interests.
If currently serving or having served within the last five years as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or non-career SES appointee, applicants must provide the relevant SF-50 and may be subject to OPM approval before beginning employment.

Responsibilities

Perform progressively higher-level analytical work in collaboration with senior staff and provide analytical support to the office.
Advise, guide, and assist management in a wide variety of management services areas.
Compile data and prepare administrative status reports for review at all levels.
Assist in developing policies, guidelines, instructions, and procedures for administrative and management requirements.
Collaborate with senior staff to evaluate the quality, effectiveness, and responsiveness of management services and identify areas for potential improvement.