Job Posting: Deputy Director, National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders

Summary

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Deputy Director, National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). NIDCD is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers (ICs) at the NIH, is a $534 million organization that conducts and supports biomedical research, behavioral research, and research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. The Institute conducts and supports research and research training related to disease prevention and health promotion; addresses special biomedical and behavioral problems associated with people who have communication impairments or disorders; supports research evaluating approaches to the identification and treatment of communication disorders and patient outcomes; and supports efforts to create devices that substitute for lost and impaired sensory and communication function. To support its mission, the NIDCD has a workforce of approximately 263 staff, including FTEs, contractors, trainees, and Commissioned Corps Officers.

This position offers a unique and exciting opportunity for an exceptional leader, in conjunction with the Director of NIDCD, to provide visionary leadership and strategic direction to develop research and education programs to reduce the direct and indirect economic burden of communication disorders on individuals, families, and society to improve the quality of life for people living with a communication disorder. The Deputy Director will assist the Director with the oversight of seven NIDCD program areas and lead the administrative and scientific management of all NIDCD programs. The Deputy Director will strategize and implement the Institute’s scientific policies and provide leadership, oversight, and guidance for NIDCD’s administrative policies, management, and operations. The Deputy Director also provides oversight and leadership for two programs in the NIDCD OD: the Clinical Trials Section (CTS) and the Epidemiology, Statistics, and Population Sciences (ESPS) program. CTS manages and oversees the Institute’s clinical trials portfolio, including the development, review, and stewardship of investigator-initiated and NIH-supported clinical research, ensuring scientific rigor, compliance with NIH policies, and alignment with Institute priorities.

The Deputy Director represents the Institute on several trans-NIH committees and working groups, as either sole representative or as a shared responsibility with the Director. Groups for which the Deputy Director provides representation and input include All of Us Brain Trust, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Working Group, the Tackling Acquisition of Language in Kids (TALK) initiative, among others. The Deputy Director also looks for further opportunities for trans-NIH collaboration, both to share resources and to expand NIDCD research capabilities. The Deputy to the Director, NIDCD, will coordinate all activities related to the mission and function of the Institute in the execution of the policies of the Director, and in the allocation of resources to carry out these policies. The Deputy Director will serve as the Director, NIDCD in the absence of the Director. More information regarding the NIDCD may be found: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/

Who Can Apply

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

This position requires an M.D., or Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral degree in the areas of supporting the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, language, and/or other related disciplines. The incumbent must be an experienced scientific manager with a broad medical and scientific background who is conversant with the mechanisms involved in accomplishing research that falls within the NIDCD portfolio, including clinical research and progress, and with the general area of biomedical research operations within the Federal government, states, universities, non-profit research institutions, and/or with industry. In addition, the individual must have demonstrated ability to provide leadership in the planning, design, and implementation of innovative strategies for directing biomedical research programs that are of national and international interest, scope, and impact. The incumbent must possess organizational and managerial skills, and negotiation skills with respect to complex, sensitive issues and can represent the organization at the highest levels within the government as well as with nationally and internationally recognized scientific leaders and high-level officials/representatives of academic, research, and other institutions and organizations, as well as professional and advocacy groups. A demonstrated capability to communicate effectively, maintain collaborations and networks, identify issues and develop resolutions, and present scientific information that will impact the Institute and external audiences is required.

The incumbent in this position has significant scientific responsibilities for oversight, leadership, and collaboration, and is expected to be a thought leader and innovator, and capable of engaging a wide variety of stakeholders - both within and external to NIH - in NIDCD interest areas. The successful candidate is expected to possess deep scientific expertise in one or more focus areas (e.g., hearing and balance, voice, speech, and language, or taste and smell); this level of expertise is typically acquired through an established record of laboratory research, clinical investigation as a clinician-scientist, or equivalent scientific leadership experience.

This position requires the selectee to be a U.S. citizen and obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.

Benefits

The Deputy Director, NIDCD will be appointed at a salary commensurate with the selectee’s qualifications, experience, and NIH salary guidelines. Full Federal benefits will be provided, including leave, health and life insurance, retirement, and savings plan (401K equivalent). A recruitment or relocation incentive may be available, and relocation expenses may be paid.

Please read the following guidance on Selective Service requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for federal employees & job applicants.

Standards of Conduct/Financial Disclosure

The National Institutes of Health inspires public confidence in our science by maintaining high ethical principles. NIH employees are subject to Federal government-wide regulations and statutes as well as agency-specific regulations described at the NIH Ethics Website. We encourage you to review this information. The position requires the completion of a public financial disclosure report prior to the effective date of the appointment.

Foreign Education

Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the United States must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is equivalent to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. We will only accept the completed foreign education evaluation. For more information on Foreign Education verification, visit the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website. Verification must be received prior to the effective date of the appointment.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

HHS has a critical preparedness and response mission: HHS protects the American people from health threats, research emerging diseases, and mobilizes public health programs with domestic and international partners. In support of this mission, HHS offers its employees the opportunity to volunteer to become Federal Civilian Detailees and contribute their unique skills through voluntary temporary assignments to humanitarian emergencies or Departmental priorities countering new and emerging health, safety, and security threats.

If selected, you will be subject to a two-year trial period under this appointment.

Reasonable Accommodation

You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application or hiring
processor while on the job. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to note the position they are applying for in the subject line of the application package email. If this is not annotated, the application will not be considered.

Applicants must submit a 1) current curriculum vitae, 2) bibliography (if not included in your curriculum vitae), 3) supplemental narrative statement (no more than four pages) that addresses their vision for the Institute, their qualifications and interest in the position, and includes a description of mentoring and outreach activities in which they have been involved, 4) a photocopy of their doctoral degree, and 5) acknowledgement of U.S. Citizenship on their CV or within the body of their application package email.

Email the complete application package to: Katie Tucker at [email protected] by the closing date noted below. Questions may also be directed to Katie Tucker by calling 301-402-1285. Applicants are encouraged to browse the NIDCD website: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/

All information provided by applicants will remain confidential and will be reviewed only by officials authorized by NIH.

DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR BIRTH DATE OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN) ON APPLICATION MATERIALS.

NIDCD NIH AND DHHS ARE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERS.