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Posted: 4/4/24

FDA Task Force Program Manager – JOB OPENING

Doctors for America (DFA) was founded on the principle that physicians are the natural stewards of public health for ALL patients. Over the years, DFA has grown to encompass
27,000+ physicians and medical students across the country addressing access to affordable care, community health and prevention, and health justice and equity. DFA focuses solely on what is best for our patients, not on the business side of medicine, and does not accept any funding from pharmaceutical or medical device companies, which uniquely positions DFA as the organization that puts patients over politics and patients over profits.

JOB OVERVIEW
Doctors for America has an immediate opening for the position of Program Manager for the FDA Task Force. DFA’s FDA Task Force is a multispecialty group of volunteer physicians from across the country working together to educate, mobilize, and empower other clinicians and stakeholders to evaluate and respond to the FDA regulatory process in a way that maximizes meaningful clinical outcomes for our patients.

The FDA Task Force Program Manager will be responsible for serving as the policy and administrative lead of this group. DFA is looking for an experienced strategic organizer to advance this initiative by leading the following goals:
● Educating physicians and other stakeholders on the strengths and weaknesses of current FDA regulatory processes and policies. The position involves overseeing, developing, and implementing components of the initiative stated below and working closely with DFA’s FDA Task Force.
● Mobilization of physicians and other stakeholders in enforcing and developing FDA
regulatory processes and policies centered around robust scientific evidence and the
interest of patients
● Empowering physicians and other stakeholders to advocate for improving and recentering FDA regulatory processes and policies around robust scientific evidence
that serves patients.

JOB DUTIES
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Work closely with the DFA Board of Directors, Executive Director, DFA Team Members, FDA Task Force Chair and members of the FDA Task Force including through regular virtual and when possible, in-person meetings to coordinate DFA’s response on FDA regulatory processes and policies.
2. Manage several components of DFA’s FDA Task Force at the federal level as well as our mobilization efforts with key stakeholders, including representatives from medical professional societies, patient advocacy groups, and regulatory science experts to discuss current regulatory science policy updates to national policy reform.
3. Oversee, implement, and assist in the coordination and planning of meetings, events and workshops, develop briefs and reports, and recruit physician members to present at FDA Advisory Committee meetings or other stakeholder forums (e.g., legislative committees).
4. Develop and evaluate pilot curriculum on the history of the FDA, the regulatory process, and current policy proposals related to the FDA.
5. Develop materials alongside the Digital Strategist, FDA Task Force Chair, and Task Force members including policy briefings, sign-on letters, social media posts, and other communications projects for immediate and long-term use by DFA.
6. Track ongoing policy activities related to the FDA including Advisory Committee meetings to engage and support physician members to provide oral or written testimony and public comments.
7. Oversee and grow our Physician Story Portal collecting personal and patient stories related to FDA impacts on patients in collaboration with our communications staff, and national partners.
8. Engage in administrative duties including scheduling, routine check-ins with the FDA Task Force co-chairs and Executive Director as well as the FDA Task Force, assisting with grant
reports, seeking out and applying to other possible grant opportunities, and growing our membership.
9. Attendance at evening and weekend events is essential and some travel will be required.
10. Contribute to DFA’s overall development and additional duties as assigned.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
● At least 2 years of quality grassroots advocacy, targeted constituent organizing, or research around current FDA regulatory processes and policies.
● Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work well on a diverse team, and previous experience supervising other staff.
● Administrative proficiencies: excellent writing and editing of reports, briefs, emails, organizational materials, communications to membership.
● Excellent writing skills and prior experience in developing external reports as well as policy briefs for a broad audience.
● Strong oral skills in communicating technical concepts to a broad audience.
● Ability to work well within a diverse team including prior experience working with doctors as an added plus.
● Strong organizational and administrative skills and attention to detail.
● Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced, changing environment.
● Strong work ethic, creativity, and tenacity in achieving objectives.
● Commitment to Doctor for America’s mission and goals.

RECOMMENDED EXPERIENCE
● Communications experience, working with the media and strong social media skills.
● Having experience with remote working, especially as part of a team.
● Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, VoterVoice/Action Network or compatible database, Google Drive, Google Docs, PowerPoint, and website functions.
● Prior nonprofit and policy experience—with both 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations—are a plus.

DOCTORS FOR AMERICA
DFA is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization of over 27,000 physicians and medical students in all 50 states, representing all medical specialties. DFA mobilizes doctors, other health professionals, and medical trainees to be leaders who put patients over politics to improve the health of patients, communities, and the nation. DFA’s work focuses on access to affordable care, community health and prevention, and health justice and equity. DFA focuses solely on what is best for patients rather than the business side of medicine and does not accept any funding from pharmaceutical or medical device companies. This uniquely positions DFA as a medical organization that puts patients over politics and patients over  profits.”