Public Affairs Specialist
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Job Description
Qualifications
- Submit resume or curriculum vitae with cover letter by November 8, 2024, to: CDER-OCOMM-AMT@FDA.HHS.GOV On the subject line, please reference “Public Affairs Specialist-Band B”
- Candidates can opt out of this process by annotating resume with “do not share”
- Candidates may be evaluated based on an interview, review of requested work samples, writing samples, most recent performance evaluation(s), professional references, results of an oral presentation or work-related test
Responsibilities
- The Office has a variety of responsibilities including advising Center leadership on communications strategies and providing leadership and direction for all Center internal/external communications
- The Division of Health Communication (DHC) is a multi-faceted organization with responsibility for a full-spectrum messaging and outreach efforts within the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDER)
- The division has a variety of responsibilities including informing and educating CDER offices and programs about topics affecting their work, developing, and implementing appropriate messaging to external audiences (industry, health care professionals, media, patients, and consumers)
- As a Public Affairs Specialist, the incumbent in the Division of Health Communication within the Office of Communication (OCOMM) is responsible for the coordination of trade press media relations activities for assigned “beat” areas of issue specialization that is reported in industry Trade publications
- These media relation activities are instrumental in providing communications counsel and technical writing support to the CDER super offices
- Assist with arranging press conferences, media briefings, media availabilities, interviews and other news events
- Develop and cultivate strong working relationships with all CDER offices and employees in order to collaborate on the development of communication materials
- Provide media relations advice to CDER staff and leadership about newsworthy and controversial issues involving CDER’s work and regulated products
- Facilitate media interviews with subject matter experts and assist in providing guidance to interview subjects on advisable conduct during media contacts
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the trade press and other external stakeholders and provide timely and accurate information
- Respond to questions and/or criticism from members of the trade press with supervisor input only when necessary or on a high-profile topic
- Work with CDER super offices, senior officials and the DHC Strategic Communication Team to develop clear, concise key message and reactive Q&A (Questions and Answers) and other communication documents
- Consult with photographers, illustrators, and audio-visual personnel to use photographs, illustrations, animation, video and/or sound files to help explain scientific concepts covered in written material
- Use new media/social networking tools and platforms to communicate to lay audiences about FDA programs, actions and accomplishments
- Serve as the point of contact for news media at advisory committee meetings, workshops, Congressional hearings or other meetings as required
- Conduct media training for CDER staff to improve subject matter expert interaction with reporters
- Monitor trade press publications and distribute relevant articles to CDER staff
- Arrange press conferences, media briefings, media availabilities, interviews and other news events
- Independently develop and cultivate strong working relationships with all CDER offices and employees in order to collaborate on the development of communication materials
- Provide media relations advice to CDER staff and leadership about newsworthy and controversial issues involving CDER’s work and regulated products
- Facilitate media interviews with subject matter experts and provide guidance to interview subjects on advisable conduct during media contacts with minimal supervisor input
- Initiate, develop and maintain effective working relationships with the trade press and other external stakeholders and provide timely and accurate information
- Respond to questions and/or criticism from members of the trade press, with supervisor input when necessary, or on a high-profile topic
- Work independently, when appropriate, with CDER super offices, senior officials and the DHC Strategic Communication Team to develop clear, concise key message and reactive Q&A (Questions and Answers) and other communication documents
- Consult with photographers, illustrators, and audio-visual personnel to use photographs, illustrations, animation, video and/or sound files to help explain scientific concepts covered in written material
- Use new media/social networking tools and platforms to communicate to lay audiences about FDA programs, actions and accomplishments
- Serve as the point of contact for news media at advisory committee meetings, workshops, Congressional hearings or other meetings as required
- Conduct media training for CDER staff to improve subject matter expert interaction with reporters
- Monitor trade press publications and distribute relevant articles to CDER staff
- Coordinate internal trade press team processes including maintaining and organizing a shared inbox
- Update and maintain the Trade Press Standing Operating Procedure
- Maintain and update the internal CDER subject matter expert list
- Maintain an understanding of the trade publications the DHC subscribes to and coordinate for renewals at the appropriate times
- Coordinate trade press team coverage throughout the day to be responsive to incoming media inquiries
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