Ensure the safety, purity, potency, and effectiveness of biological products including vaccines, allergenics, blood and blood products, and cells, tissues, and gene therapies for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human diseases, conditions, or injury.
Protect and improve public and individual health in the United States and, where feasible, globally; facilitate the development, approval of, and access to safe and effective biological products and promising new technologies; and strengthen CBER as a preeminent regulatory organization for biological products.

CBER Overview

The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) regulates biological products, including blood and blood products, blood derivatives, vaccines, allergenics, gene therapies, cellular therapies, and xenotransplantation, certain drug products, HIV test kits, medical devices involving blood and human cells and tissue products.

CBER is comprised of the Office of the Director and seven program offices. Three of the program offices are responsible for regulatory oversight of biological products—vaccines and allergenics; blood and blood products; and tissues and advanced therapies. The four remaining offices provide cross-cutting support in the areas of compliance; surveillance, epidemiology and biostatistics; communication, outreach and development; and management, budget and administrative services. The Office of the Director provides leadership and policy direction to the program offices and coordinates Center activities and resource management.

Meet Peter Marks MD, PhD, Center Director
Info on Vaccines, Blood & Biologics

Agenda

FDA CBER

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Welcome Message

Speakers:

Deirdre Hussey

Office of Management

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Welcome Message

Speakers: 

Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D.

Office of the Director

 

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Who Are We: FDA Edition - FDA Overview

Speaker: John Swann, Ph.D.


Office of the Commissioner

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Who Are We: CBER Edition - Center Overview

Speaker: Irene Carroll


Office of Communication, Outreach and Development (OCOD)

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Exhibit Hall

  • Office of the Director (OD)
  • Benefits
  • CBER Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility (DEIA)
  • CBER Intramural Research Program
  • CBER Recruitment
  • FDA Ethics
  • Office of Biostatistics and Pharmacovigilance (OBPV)
  • Office of Blood Research and Review (OBRR)
  • Office of Communication, Outreach and Development (OCOD)
  • Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality (OCBQ)
  • Office of Management (OM)
  • Office of Regulatory Operations (ORO)
  • Office of Therapeutic Products (OTP)             
  • Office of Vaccines Research and Review (OVRR)
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CBER STEM Professionals Panel Discussion

Speakers:

Rondine Allen, Ph.D., Senior Biologist

Office of Therapeutic Products (OTP)    

        

CDR Rod Barrais, D.H.S.c, Regulatory Officer

Office of Vaccines Research and Review (OVRR)

 

Cinque Soto, Ph.D., Lead Bioinformatics Reviewer

Office of Therapeutic Products (OTP)     

       

Adam Spanier, M.D., Physician (Team Lead)

Office of Vaccines Research and Review (OVRR)

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Break

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Exhibit Hall with Office Representatives

  • Office of the Director
  • Benefits
  • CBER Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility (DEIA)
  • CBER Intramural Research Program
  • CBER Recruitment
  • FDA Ethics
  • Office of Biostatistics and Pharmacovigilance (OBPV)
  • Office of Blood Research and Review (OBRR)
  • Office of Communication, Outreach and Development (OCOD)
  • Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality (OCBQ)
  • Office of Management (OM)
  • Office of Regulatory Operations (ORO)
  • Office of Therapeutic Products (OTP)             
  • Office of Vaccines Research and Review (OVRR)
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Career Options & The Federal Hiring Process

Speaker: Karen Donnelly, M.B.A.

Office of Talent Solutions

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Application Roadmap

Speaker: LuDrean Peterson, M.S.M, M.B.A.

Office of Talent Solutions

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Closing Message

Speaker: Deirdre Hussey

Office of Management

Frequently Asked Questions


Individuals interested in opportunities and to learn more about FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
  • Interact with CBER professionals and learn about our Center
  • Learn about federal employee benefits.
  • Understand FDA’s unique ethics requirements as part of employment.
  • Learn about the CBER employee experience.
  • Get specific questions answered.
Yes, people must register to attend by 11:59PM EDT on Friday, August 9th.
No, individuals do not need to apply to a job advertisement or vacancy announcement before attending the event. While individuals may submit their resume/CV during the Career Fair, they will need to apply via USAJobs.
Include a recent copy of your resume/CV. Ensure your resume does not include the following: classified or government sensitive information, Social Security Number (SSN), photo, or personal information such as date of birth, gender, and religious affiliation. Other documents may be required as part of the hiring process but will be requested later. Please note, attendees will still need to formally apply to a job advertisement to be considered for a position.
After formally applying to a job announcement, and if selected for a position, official transcripts may be required prior to appointment. Applicants who obtain a degree at a foreign university in another country will be required to have their education evaluated by a credential evaluation service. To be accepted for Federal employment, foreign education must be equivalent to education or degrees acquired at accredited colleges, universities, or educational institutions in the United States
While anyone is welcome to register and attend this event, the information that will be shared (e.g., FDA benefits and CBER Office overviews) is overview content you may already be familiar with. This recruitment event is targeted for external hires to grow our CBER team. All job opportunities in the Career Fair will be posted and announced via USAJobs and CBER Human Capital's Job Opportunity Announcement emails.

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