A Presidential Memorandum, Improving the Federal Recruitment and Hiring Process, May 11, 2010, requires that managers and supervisors with responsibility for hiring are “accountable for recruiting and hiring highly qualified employees and supporting their successful transition into Federal service.” Development of this on-boarding program supports the successful transition of new employees into CBER service. TBD A. Evaluate CBER’s current on-boarding process and the report from the contractor 11/30/2010 Completed 11/10/2010 B. Benchmarking research including new employees, outside agencies, and private industry 12/31/2010 Completed 12/30/2010 C. Initial draft of project 2/15/2011 Completed 2/11/2011 D. Draft of the on-boarding program for OM review 3/31/2011 Completed 3/31/2011 E. Present final draft of the on-boarding program to Senior Center Management 5/31/2011 Completed 5/27/2011 F. Implement CBER’s on-boarding program with draft Standard Operating Procedures and Policies (SOPP) 6/30/2011 Completed 6/30/2011 G. Evaluation – 3 months distributed (1) 9/30/2011 <i>(10/17/2011)</i> Completed 10/17/2012 H. Evaluation – 6 months distributed (1) 12/30/2011 <i>(1/17/2012)</i> Completed 1/17/2012 I. Finalize SOPP (1) 6/30/2012 <i>(7/17/2012)</i> Completed 7/17/2012 (1) First participant Entrance on Duty date was July 17, 2011. Subsequent evaluations are measured from that date. Molecular Epidemiology Molecular epidemiology is a branch of medical science that focuses on the contribution of potential genetic and environmental risk factors, identified at the molecular level, to the etiology, distribution and prevention of disease within families and across populations. http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/Transparency/track/ucm206804.htm#OCOD_KP FDA-TRACK CBER Cross Management Support Offices Dashboard ਍††਍਍਍਍਍਍਍