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The Congressional Budget Office is a small nonpartisan agency that provides economic and budgetary analysis to the Congress. CBO's Budget Analysis Division seeks an analyst for its Low-Income Health Programs and Prescription Drugs Cost Estimates Unit. The analyst's work will focus on the Food and Drug Administration, policies affecting competition in pharmaceutical markets, and prescription drug payment issues.
08/10/2022 to 09/06/2022
$75,000 - $140,000 per year
AD 11 - 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
Excepted
0
No
No
23-02
670515600
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The analyst's work will focus on the Food and Drug Administration, policies affecting competition in pharmaceutical markets, and prescription drug payment issues. The following are among the analyst's wide-ranging responsibilities:
-Prepare multiyear spending projections for federal health programs;
-Prepare cost estimates for legislation involving, for example, changes to patents and the exclusive rights of manufacturers to market particular drugs;
-Work closely with Congressional staff as they develop federal health care policy, providing nonpartisan technical assistance; and
-Analyze the Administration's budget proposals.
CBO's health analysts are significantly involved in budget and legislative processes. They work closely with key Congressional staff members as the Congress prepares its annual budget plans, considers the President's budget proposals, and evaluates the budgetary effects of legislation.
Tier One Background Investigation
See Qualifications above
Applicants must have a graduate degree in public policy, public administration, public health, economics, or a related field; or a bachelors degree in one of those fields with at least four years of relevant work experience and a strong interest in health policy.
This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a not qualified determination. Those who aren't qualified will be informed and not considered further. Others will be referred to the hiring division for further consideration.
NOTE: To ensure consideration you must submit a complete application by September 6, 2022 at www.cbo.gov/careers (not USAJobs). Although we may continue to accept applications beyond that date, we are only ensuring that those who submitted by the deadline above will be considered. Should the hiring division wish to review candidates who applied after that date, we will then process those applications to determine if they are qualified and should be forwarded for management review.
Please submit a cover letter explaining your interest in the position, resume (no more than three pages), brief writing sample (no more than three pages), and contact information for three references online at www.cbo.gov/about/careers. Recent graduates must submit an unofficial copy of academic transcripts.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
DO NOT APPLY THROUGH USAJOBS or EMAIL- APPLY ONLINE AT www.cbo.gov/careers
Please submit a cover letter explaining your interest in the position, resume (no more than three pages), brief writing sample (no more than three pages), and contact information for three references online at www.cbo.gov/about/careers. Recent graduates must submit an unofficial copy of academic transcripts. Only complete applications will be considered. This position may be closed any time after September 6, 2022.
You will receive an email confirming that you have applied to the position. Once your application is reviewed, it will be forwarded to the hiring division if you are qualified. If you don't meet qualifications, you will be informed by email and your application will not be considered further. All qualified candidates will be informed by email when the position has been filled.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/670515600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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