Executive Careers at NIH
This website is designed to host advertisements of senior and executive-level positions such as Institute & Center Directors, Deputy Directors, Senior Executive Service positions and many others with similar characteristics. View current NIH Executive vacancies below and the NIH Executive Onboarding section.
If you have an executive position at the NIH that you would like advertised on this page, please contact Mariela Light at mariela.light@nih.gov or (301) 496-9788.
Criteria for Posting an NIH Executive Position
The position must be of an executive level (SES or Equivalent) within the respective IC; having significant authority and oversight in leading/directing a program and staff, working across a broad spectrum impacting the internal NIH community as well as working with external partners and stakeholders, often times having national/international impact. Positions are typically at the Division Director level or higher.
In addition, there is a template with specific fields of information that should appear on all announcements. Please reach out to Mariela Light at mariela.light@nih.gov for the template.
Current NIH Executive Vacancies
This list is not comprehensive and represents only currently and recently advertised positions.
| Position | Pay | Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| Director, Division of Extramural Research, NIAMS | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Thu, May 30th 2019 |
| Scientific Director, National Library of Medicine (NLM) | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Sat, May 18th 2019 |
| Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Tue, Apr 30th 2019 |
| Deputy Director, Division of Extramural Activities (NINDS) | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Director, Office of Pain Policy and Planning (NINDS) | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Director, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Director of the NIH BRAIN Initiative (NINDS) | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| NIH Chief Data Strategist and Director, Office of Data Science Strategy, DPCPSI, NIH | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Director, Environmental Science Cyberinfrastructure (NIEHS) | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |