Section Chief, Contracts and Acquisition Management (O-6 Billet) Supervisory

ICE Health Service Corps seeks a supervisory Contracts and Acquisition Management Section Chief to lead acquisition planning, cybersecurity and privacy compliance coordination, and contract governance for health care technology. The role supervises three office leads, manages risk and performance, drives process improvement, and advises leadership on priorities. This position is only open to current USPHS officers. USPHS Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates are not eligible for this position.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Leads the Contracts and Acquisition Management Section and is accountable to HITU leadership for the overall performance, capacity, quality, risk posture, and mission support of the Section. Supervises three Supervisory Leads responsible for the Acquisition Planning Office, Cybersecurity Compliance Office, and Contract Governance Office. Establishes objectives, assigns work, evaluates performance, provides coaching and developmental feedback, and develops subordinate supervisors for increasing responsibility. Establishes the strategic direction, annual priorities, performance expectations, and operating plans for CAMS. Translates HITU, IHSC, and agency direction into executable work for the three CAMS offices. Integrates the work of the Acquisition Planning Office, Cybersecurity Compliance Office, and Contract Governance Office so acquisition planning, cybersecurity and privacy compliance coordination, contract award support, post-award governance, and closeout activities operate as a unified acquisition lifecycle. Establishes and enforces Section-wide standards for documentation, quality review, risk identification, escalation, recordkeeping, information protection, acquisition integrity, and performance reporting. Ensures standards are applied consistently across all CAMS offices. Represents CAMS to HITU leadership, IHSC executive leadership, contracting leadership, program officials, technical personnel, privacy and cybersecurity officials, and other agency stakeholders. Communicates Section performance, capacity, commitments, constraints, emerging risks, and recommended actions. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with contracting leadership and other acquisition partners. Ensures acquisition-planning work is complete, actionable, and ready for appropriate contracting action and that post-award performance information is available to support authorized contract-administration activities. Provides executive leadership with timely and accurate information on Section performance, workload, staffing capacity, acquisition and contract risks, dependencies, compliance posture, and resource requirements. Develops recommendations supporting prioritization, resourcing, and executive decision-making. Coordinates with the Portfolio Management Office to ensure CAMS commitments, acquisition milestones, compliance dependencies, contract-performance constraints, and portfolio risks are accurately reflected in enterprise planning and schedules. Represents CAMS in governance forums and decision-making bodies affecting HITU acquisitions, technology contracts, privacy, cybersecurity, and portfolio activities. Ensures decisions, priorities, and required actions are communicated to the CAMS offices responsible for implementation. Evaluates Section-wide organizational performance, identifies systemic weaknesses, and directs process improvements to improve quality, efficiency, accountability, continuity, and mission outcomes. Ensures recurring issues are addressed through sustainable process, staffing, training, or governance improvements. Establishes workforce-development priorities for the Section. Ensures subordinate Supervisory Leads provide appropriate training, mentoring, performance management, and developmental opportunities for assigned staff. Ensures sensitive procurement, proprietary, financial, privacy, cybersecurity, source-selection, and system information is appropriately protected. Establishes controls to maintain complete, retrievable, and defensible records supporting acquisition and contract-governance decisions. Performs other duties as assigned.