Physician (Medical Officer)

Open 10/30/2026 to 11/05/2026

***This job will close when we have received 200 applications which may be sooner than the closing date.***

***THIS POSITION IS NOT REMOTE. ONLY ONSITE***

*U.S. Citizenship required***

***Few vacancies in the following locations:

• Los Angeles, CA
• San Francisco, CA
• Denver, CO
• Washington, DC
• Atlanta, GA
• Chicago, IL
• Boston, MA
• New York, NY
• Cleveland, OH
• Philadelphia, PA
• Nashville, TN
• Dallas, TX

***YOU MUST APPLY ON USAJOBS.***

***Link to USAJOBS Vacancy Announcement: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/890641000

***PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE USAJOBS ANNOUNCEMENT.***

***This is a senior level position.***

For questions regarding the position or application process, please contact the point of contact listed under “Agency Contact Information” in the USAJOBS vacancy announcement.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

As a(n) Physician (Medical Officer), you will:

• Provide authoritative advice on policy and programmatic options and recommend courses of action on complex or sensitive matters.
• Evaluate the potential effects of policies and technical approaches on providers, patients, public health, Federal programs, and the broader health care ecosystem.
• Maintain collaborative and effective relationships with private-sector advocates, technology developers and vendors, clinicians and physician organizations, standards organizations, researchers, and other stakeholders to identify implementation issues, inform policy development, and advance coordinated solutions.
• Communicate complex medical, scientific, technical, and regulatory concepts clearly to clinical, technical, policy, executive, and public audiences.
• Provide expert clinical and policy support to Federal advisory committee or successor advisory activities within ONC's statutory responsibilities, with emphasis on standards, interoperability, clinical quality, and related priorities.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Basic Requirements:

Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Transcripts Required)

OR

Degree from Foreign Medical School: A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United States. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination. (Transcripts Required)

AND

Licensure: Applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. (Proof of License Required)

AND

Graduate Training Requirement: (Must be documented within Resume): Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, a candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training. For purposes of this standard, graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are described below.

• An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training by a recognized body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)or American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
• A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association (AMA),American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
• A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital or an institution accredited in the United States for such training.

AND

Additional Requirement for GS-15: 5 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training.

AND

Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following:

• Leading or directing clinical informatics, interoperability, or health IT standards initiatives at a national, enterprise, or federal level.
• Conducting independent analyses of medical, public health, or scientific issues and producing policy/technical documents that inform senior leadership decisions.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders (e.g., standards bodies, federal agencies, professional associations) to align clinical requirements with health IT standards or data exchange policies.
• Representing an organization's clinical or health IT interests in high visibility settings, including committees, working groups, or interagency collaborations.
• Advising senior leadership on medical, clinical workflow, or health IT policy implications of emerging technologies, changes to standards, or federal program requirements.