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Summary
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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.
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Overview
- Reviewing applications
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Open & closing dates
08/10/2022 to 09/06/2022
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Salary
$75,000 - $140,000 per year
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Pay scale & grade
AD 11 - 14
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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Remote job
No
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Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
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Travel Required
Not required
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Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
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Appointment type
Permanent
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Work schedule
Full-time - Full Time
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Service
Excepted
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Promotion potential
0
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Job family (Series)
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Supervisory status
No
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Security clearance
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Drug test
No
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Announcement number
23-02
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Control number
670515600
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Duties
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.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- US citizenship or current permanent residents seeking citizenship
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Tier One Background Investigation
Qualifications
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. The position requires the following:
- Strong quantitative skills;
- Ability to develop and maintain analytical models;
- Ability to learn new programmatic concepts quickly and with limited supervision;
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills, especially the ability to clearly explain analytical results to other CBO and Congressional staff and
Members of Congress;
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a team of health analysts;
- Facility with handling multiple projects simultaneously, often under tight deadlines; and
- A desire to contribute directly to the analysis of health policy in a nonpartisan setting.
The following skills and experience are desirable, but not required:
- Knowledge of the regulation of the prescription drug market;
- Knowledge of private insurance markets, Medicare, or other health programs;
- Knowledge of the federal budget, federal regulatory, and federal legislative processes; and
- Familiarity with data analysis software and programming, such as SAS, Stata, Python, or R.
- Strong quantitative skills;
- Ability to develop and maintain analytical models;
- Ability to learn new programmatic concepts quickly and with limited supervision;
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills, especially the ability to clearly explain analytical results to other CBO and Congressional staff and
Members of Congress;
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a team of health analysts;
- Facility with handling multiple projects simultaneously, often under tight deadlines; and
- A desire to contribute directly to the analysis of health policy in a nonpartisan setting.
The following skills and experience are desirable, but not required:
- Knowledge of the regulation of the prescription drug market;
- Knowledge of private insurance markets, Medicare, or other health programs;
- Knowledge of the federal budget, federal regulatory, and federal legislative processes; and
- Familiarity with data analysis software and programming, such as SAS, Stata, Python, or R.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
See Qualifications above
Education
EDUCATION:
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.
Additional information
This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
See https://www.cbo.gov/about/careers/benefits.
Health/Dental/Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts
Retirement Benefits
Life Insurance
Transit Subsidies
Long-Term Care Insurance
Annual/Sick Leave
Holidays
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
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.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
See https://www.cbo.gov/about/careers/benefits.
Health/Dental/Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts
Retirement Benefits
Life Insurance
Transit Subsidies
Long-Term Care Insurance
Annual/Sick Leave
Holidays
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Documents
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
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.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
How to Apply
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.
Agency contact information
Annita Gulati
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Congressional Budget Office
2nd and D St SW
Washington, Dist of Columbia 20515
US
Next steps
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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Required Documents
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.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
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How to Apply
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.
Agency contact information
Annita Gulati
- Address
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Congressional Budget Office
2nd and D St SW
Washington, Dist of Columbia 20515
US
Next steps
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.
Fair & Transparent
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Agency contact information
Annita Gulati
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Congressional Budget Office
2nd and D St SW
Washington, Dist of Columbia 20515
US