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Deputy Director for Operations

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS]

(Bethesda MD / Hybrid)

Open date: May 5, 2026

Closing date: May 18, 2026

Pay scale & grade: ES 00

Salary: $151,661 - $228,000 per year

1 vacancy in Bethesda, MD

Telework eligible? Yes, as determined by agency policy

This position is located in the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

As the Deputy Director for Operations, you will provide executive direction, leadership, and support to CCIIO's program operations with a primary focus on the operational implementation and continuing management of the federal health insurance exchange.

Duties

• Oversees the development and implementation of the operational policies governing Federally facilitated and state-based marketplace exchanges.
• Oversees the consumer information assistance provided to enable consumers to obtain maximum benefits from the new health insurance system; and establishes and issues consumer assistance grants to states.
• Serves on high-level committees/groups and participates in congressional hearings and other legislative interactions to provide authoritative information, advice, and counsel on HHS health care programs and activities.
• Collaborates with the CMS Office of the Administrator and HHS Office of the Secretary to identify, analyze, develop, and implement policies and strategies addressing major program and operational issues tied to health insurance reform implementation.
• Represents the CMS and HHS senior leadership in conferences, testimonies, and negotiations with executive-level officials.

Open to all groups of qualified individuals from the public, including current employees within the Federal Excepted Service, current employees within the Federal Competitive Service, and current career SES and SES reinstatement eligibles. SESCDP graduates may also apply for noncompetitive consideration.

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