Job Specifications
Silver spring, MD
$120,000 - $160,000 PA
7 days ago
Full Time
Senior Level
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Regulatory Policy Analyst
This position is located in the Office of Policy, Legislation, and Internation Affairs (OPLIA), Office of Policy (OP), Regulations Policy and Management Staff (RPMS). The primary responsibility of the staff is to serve as the agency focal point for developing and maintaining communications, policies, and programs with regard to regulations development.
- Reviews and analyzes Federal Register documents, policy memoranda and documents to assure that all reasonable alternatives have been identified and explored.
- Determines whether recommended course of action is in conformance with most current Agency policy.
- Performs assignments involving the most difficult, unusual, novel, and/or precedent-setting policy issues.
- Conducts evaluative studies to analyze the substantive effect of regulation and policy issues that are fragmented among the various organizational entities of the Agency.
- Identifies changes in regulation policy or the development of new policy and Federal Register documents that require coordination at the Agency level.
- Monitors the progress of the development and implementation of these policies and regulations.
- Represents the Regulations Policy and Management Staff at Agency meetings.
- Reviews Federal Register documents and accompanying action memoranda and decision documents prepared within the assigned component Centers to assure that the alternatives presented have been clearly identified and explained.
- Compares and contrasts regulation policies and strategies in force throughout the Agency to determine effectiveness and consistency.
- Oversees the collection and analysis of Agency communications with the Department and the public for their appropriateness involving major regulation policy issues.
Requirements
The position of Regulatory Policy Analyst falls within the 0301 occupational series. To qualify for this position at grade GS-13, you must meet Time-in-Grade requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 09/18/2026. Minimum Qualifications: Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. The specialized experience must demonstrate one year of full-time work experience, or the equivalent if part-time (for example, an employee working 20 hours per week for a 12-month period should be credited with 6 months of experience.) Experience may have been obtained in either the federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. GS-13: You must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12, in the Federal service, which includes: providing guidance regarding regulation policies and approaches; analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of program operations in meeting goals; and developing and recommending appropriate courses of action to resolve policy issues. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the percentage of times the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. PHS Commissioned Corps Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps may apply online to this announcement. Candidates will be referred to (CC) personnel and not as candidates for conversion to a permanent career or career-conditional appointment. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account,https://secure.login.gov/ select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must submit supporting documentation to verify your eligibility to apply for this vacancy. For internal applicants an SF-50 will be required. If Educational requirements are listed, you must submit a Transcript, even if you occupy the series/grade in question. See the Required Documents section for full details...