Strategic and Priorities [Depends on the policy priorities of the administration] REQUIREMENTS COMPETENCIES Requirements Advanced degree in public policy, public health or military strategy More than 25 of experience in strategy formulation and management, as well as prior assignments in senior federal service (a plus) Understanding of how the legislative process works and awareness of the legislative issues impacting the agency Closeness and alignment with the secretary Experience in health care, insurance or military industries (preferred) Familiarity with statistics and actuarial processes (a plus) Competencies Strong communication and interpersonal skills Ability to coordinate among all areas of VA (essential to the strategic planning process) Excellent leadership skills Strong policy skills Ability to deal with short deadlines from Congress with detailed data accuracy Ability to handle sensitive matters Ability to work in a matrixed agency Willingness and ability to be part of a committed leadership team, since there is a great deal of interaction with the undersecretaries to coordinate the VA strategic plan and respond to data requests from Congress Strong track record in turnarounds and change management Willingness to meet with direct reports and the secretary, but also with those one to two levels down Willingness to spend time learning the history of the VA Strong relationships with the secretary and the House so policy formulation and decision-making are integrated across VA, the Office of Management and Budget, the National Security Council and the Office of the President Ability to network within VA and with counterparts in DOD (a plus) CURRENT AND PAST APPOINTEES Melissa Sue (2017 to Present): Managing Director, Alvarez and Marsal; Principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Co-Director of the Center for the Management of Information at the University of Arizona Dr. Linda Schwartz (2014 to 2017) Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs; Associate Clinical Professor of Nursing at the Yale School of Nursing; caseworker in the Office of the Field Director of the American Red Cross at Rhein-Main Air Base Raul Perea-Henze, MD, MPH (2010 to 2013): Head of Global Medical and Regulatory Policy at Merck & Co.; Team Leader for Global Medical Affairs and Science Policy at Pfizer, Inc.; Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget, Department of Commerce
Strategic and Priorities [Depends on the policy priorities of the administration] REQUIREMENTS COMPETENCIES Requirements Advanced degree in public policy, public health or military strategy More than 25 of experience in strategy formulation and management, as well as prior assignments in senior federal service (a plus) Understanding of how the legislative process works and awareness of the legislative issues impacting the agency Closeness and alignment with the secretary Experience in health care, insurance or military industries (preferred) Familiarity with statistics and actuarial processes (a plus) Competencies Strong communication and interpersonal skills Ability to coordinate among all areas of VA (essential to the strategic planning process) Excellent leadership skills Strong policy skills Ability to deal with short deadlines from Congress with detailed data accuracy Ability to handle sensitive matters Ability to work in a matrixed agency Willingness and ability to be part of a committed leadership team, since there is a great deal of interaction with the undersecretaries to coordinate the VA strategic plan and respond to data requests from Congress Strong track record in turnarounds and change management Willingness to meet with direct reports and the secretary, but also with those one to two levels down Willingness to spend time learning the history of the VA Strong relationships with the secretary and the House so policy formulation and decision-making are integrated across VA, the Office of Management and Budget, the National Security Council and the Office of the President Ability to network within VA and with counterparts in DOD (a plus) CURRENT AND PAST APPOINTEES Melissa Sue (2017 to Present): Managing Director, Alvarez and Marsal; Principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Co-Director of the Center for the Management of Information at the University of Arizona Dr. Linda Schwartz (2014 to 2017) Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs; Associate Clinical Professor of Nursing at the Yale School of Nursing; caseworker in the Office of the Field Director of the American Red Cross at Rhein-Main Air Base Raul Perea-Henze, MD, MPH (2010 to 2013): Head of Global Medical and Regulatory Policy at Merck & Co.; Team Leader for Global Medical Affairs and Science Policy at Pfizer, Inc.; Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget, Department of Commerce
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