Are you looking for a senior or executive level career at NIH? These positions include:
- Institute & Center Directors
- Deputy Directors
- Senior Executive Service positions
- Other Senior Level positions at the NIH
Scroll below to view current vacancies.
Criteria for posting an 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.
If you have an executive position at the NIH that you would like advertised on this page, please contact Mariela Light, (301) 496-9788.
In addition, there is a template with specific fields of information that should appear on all announcements. Please reach out to Mariela Light for the template.
Current NIH Executive Vacancies
| Position | IC | Pay | Close Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Director, National Institute of Nursing Research | NINR | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | |
| Director Office of Mission Integration and Financial Management | NIAID | $135,468 - $203,700 | |
| Chief Financial Officer | CC | $135,468 - $203,700 | |
| Director Legislative and Governmental Affairs Office | OD | $135,468 - $203,700 | |
| Director, Tribal Health Research Office | OD | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Clinical Director, National Eye Institute | NEI | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Director, Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences (DTMC) | NIDA | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Clinical Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | NICHD | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Scientific Director | NIAAA | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Director, Vaccine Research Center | NIAID | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Clinical Director, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | NIDCD | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Director, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) | OD | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Director, Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology | NIGMS | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Scientific Director, National Eye Institute (NEI) | NEI | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Scientific Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | NINDS | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Scientific Director, National Library of Medicine | NLM | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Clinical Director | NIDDK | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Clinical Director | NINR | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Director, Office of Dietary Supplements | OD | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |