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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Director for Administration (Executive Officer) | NIDCD | $141,022 - $212,100 | |
| Director, Division for Research Capacity Building | NIGMS | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Scientific Director | CC | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Director, Division of Extramural Science Programs | NEI | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Scientific Director | NIAMS | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Associate Director for AIDS Research/Director, Office of AIDS Research | OD | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Director, Office of Strategic Coordination | OD | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Scientific Director, Center for Cancer Research, NCI | NCI | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Scientific Director, NIMHD | NIMHD | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Scientific Director, NCATS | NCATS | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Clinical Director, NCCIH | NCCIH | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |
| Scientific Director of the Division of Translation Toxicology | NIEHS | 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, NINR | NINR | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | Open until filled |