SMG 1117.30

FDA STAFF MANUAL GUIDES, VOLUME I - ORGANIZATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

FOOD AND DRUG ADMISTRATION

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER

OFFICE OF OPERATIONS

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND HUMAN CAPITAL PROGRAMS

Effective Date: 01/13/2009

1. OFFICE OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND HUMAN CAPITAL PROGRAMS (DAMBD ).

The Office of Business Operations and Human Capital Programs is responsible for planning and directing Agency management programs to include administering the FDA administrative policy programs. Specifically:

1. Provides leadership and direction regarding all aspects of a variety of Agency management programs, including strategic human capital, organization management, delegations of authority, competitive sourcing, executive resources management, performance management, rewards and recognition, workforce development and succession planning.

2. Provide executive leadership and direction to coordinate and operationalize the agency’s business process improvement initiatives to increase quality, productivity, and transparency.

3. Provides administrative leadership and oversight to FDA’s global public health programs that support the deployment of oversees assignees in a variety of countries abroad.

4. Provides administrative and policy support to the FDA Fellowship Program.

2. STRATEGIC PROGRAMS STAFF (DAMBD1).

A. Oversees the development, prioritization and implementation of business process improvement recommendations to provide predictable, consistent and efficient application of decision-making standards, increase internal and external process transparency resulting in process clarity for internal and external stakeholders and improve the overall operation and effectiveness of FDA resulting in productivity and efficiency gains.

B. Provides administrative leadership and oversight to FDA’s global public health programs that support the deployment of oversees assignees in a variety of countries abroad.

C. Provides oversight and guidance to the Assistant Commissioner for Management, FDA Senior Management and staff on the deployment and support of overseas assignees.

D. Responds to highly technical questions from various sources related to policy and regulatory issues and problems with the overseas deployment.

3. AUTHORITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

The functional statements for the Office and Staff were approved by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, effective on January 13, 2009.

STATUS (I, R, C)	DATE APPROVED	LOCATION OF CHANGE HISTORY	CONTACT	APPROVING OFFICIAL
Initial	01/13/2009	N/a	OC/OO/OM/OMP	Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration