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This position is located at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of Markets. As a Senior Policy Strategist (Medical Debt) Fellow, you will be responsible for monitoring, anticipating, and explaining within the Bureau the rapid evolution of the medical billing and revenue industry's business models and technology as it relates to companies that issue medical credit, consumer debt collections agencies, and debt buyers.
Learn more about this agency10/25/2024 to 11/14/2024
$132,432 - $255,000 per year
CN 71
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes
Not applicable, this is a remote position.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Term - Not to exceed 2 years, may be extended an additional 2 years.
Full-time
Excepted
71
No
No
Yes
25-CFPB-13-X
816032200
U.S Citizens or U.S. Nationals; No prior federal experience is required.
This is a time-limited Fellowship position located in the Research, Monitoring & Regulations (RMR) Division, Office of Markets, Consumer Credit, Payments, and Deposits (CCPD) Section. RMR is responsible for bringing an empirical, data-driven approach to the regulation of consumer financial markets. The Office of Markets brings a grounded perspective of how markets, firms, and products function; the challenges financial services providers face; and keys to market performance. Markets staff work directly with research economists and regulatory attorneys and play central and leading roles in rulemaking efforts; and advise offices responsible for implementing sandbox policies, consumer education, supervision, enforcement, and fair lending.
As a Senior Policy Strategist (Medical Debt) Fellow, you will:
Key Requirements:
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Our comprehensive benefits are among the most generous in the federal government. They include:- Challenging and rewarding work benefiting American consumers - Opportunities for development and advancement- Comprehensive Federal health, vision, dental, life, and long-term care insurance programs- Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/201706_cfpb_benefits.pdf
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other information, to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by contacting: Ana.GuzmanEvans@cfpb.gov
What are criminal history inquiries?
Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your résumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.
Qualifications and Rating:
If you meet the eligibility and specialized experience requirements, you will be required to participate in an assessment exercise to determine qualifications and category rating for this position. An Assessment Specialist from the Bureau's Office of Human Capital will email you at the email address associated with your USAJobs account and you will have at least 48 hours to submit your assessment response back to the CFPB_Assessments@cfpb.gov inbox. It is advised to routinely check your "junk mail"/SPAM folders within your email to ensure you do not miss an email from the Assessment Specialist. You may request reasonable accommodation to complete the exercise through your Assessment Specialist. Your submitted assessment response will be reviewed and assessed by a panel of trained Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to determine your level of proficiency in the following competencies:
A complete application includes 1. A résumé, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents.
Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible). Please ensure all required documents, including any required work samples, narratives, or other materials as stated in this announcement, are attached to your application package
All applicants are required to submit a résumé either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your résumé. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your résumé to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view résumé tips.
VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: If you are claiming veterans preference, please see applicant guide for required documentation. In order to be considered for veterans preference, you must submit all required documentation as outlined in the applicant guide.
See our tips on the application process and printable checklist to ensure each step of the application is completed.
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.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has partnered with the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service to provide certain personnel services to its organization. Fiscal Service's responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applications, and extending job offers.
Please review the entire announcement before applying.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
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Once the online application is submitted, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. We will review your résumé and transcript(s) (if appropriate) to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and may interview the best-qualified applicants. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct any required suitability and/or security background investigation.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/816032200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Our mission is to make markets for consumer financial products and services work for all consumers. Join us! We offer exciting, innovative, challenging, and rewarding opportunities.
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