Operational Medicine Program Manager

Drug Enforcement Administration•Quantico, VA

About The Position

This position is located in the DEA, Office of Training (OT), Operations Training Section (OTS), Emergency Medical Training Staff (OTSM). The position manages the DEA Operational Medicine Program, a major global program of approximately 400 members who perform medic duties as a collateral duty, and serves as its ultimate technical expert. The Program Manager formulates medical operational and training policy and procedural guidelines, drafts and updates training manuals, and oversees OTSM administrative functions. These functions include calculating and submitting grades, maintaining and managing the program, providing materials appropriate to members’ scope of practice, preparing data and reports, and approving materials for dissemination to SES managers. The role also initiates and manages contracts for augmented Operational Medicine services and purchasing; prepares and delivers medical training as a senior instructor; supervises course participants and assistant instructors; and provides technical, logistical, and administrative management to subordinate CORs overseeing OTSM contracts and services.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successful completion of a background investigation.
Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Subject to random drug testing.
Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
Meet Selective Service registration or exemption requirements if applicable.
Possess and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator’s license and operate vehicles in accordance with applicable OPM and DOJ/DEA requirements.
Be an NREMT Paramedic or hold a similar high-level medical credential and maintain that certification.
For GS-14, have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level.
For GS-14, specialized experience must demonstrate at least three of the following: assisting in developing requirements for new contracts and managing existing contracts; drafting and updating training manuals, medical operational guidelines, and procedural documents for review and approval; assisting with acquisitions, including developing requirements for critical equipment and material purchases; preparing and delivering medical training modules and courses; or maintaining a program database to identify enforcement support augmentation assets and track competency requirements and performance metrics.
Meet applicable time-in-grade and time-after-competitive-appointment requirements by the announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

Formulate medical operational and training policy and procedural guidelines as a technical expert.
Compose and routinely update training manuals to ensure program compliance.
Oversee OTSM administrative functions, including calculating and submitting grades, maintaining and managing the program, providing materials appropriate to members’ scope of practice, preparing data and reports, and approving dissemination to SES managers.
Initiate new contracts and manage existing contracts for augmented Operational Medicine services and purchasing.
Prepare and deliver medical training modules and courses at OT and other sites as a senior instructor.
Supervise course participants and assistant instructors during training.
Provide technical, logistical, and administrative management to subordinate CORs and oversee their management of OTSM contracts and services.