Global Recruitment: Recruiting for all of NIH!

The Global Recruitment Unit (GRU) serves the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) 27 Institutes and Centers (ICs) with global recruitments for positions such as; Physicians, Biologist, Grants Management Specialist, Contracting Specialist, Health Scientist Administrators, Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrators and Pathways (Student Trainees). Applying to one of the global recruitments below could provide an avenue for consideration across many of the participating ICs at NIH. Any participating IC can review eligible candidates for their vacancies and set up interviews. Your application may be reviewed by participating hiring officials throughout all of NIH.

Please review the upcoming announcements below to see if you’d like to join our NIH team!

Current Global Recruitment Vacancies

PositionPayPay Scale & GradeLocation
Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer & Scientific Review Officer) $183,500–$82,830 PA GS-12/14 Multiple Locations
Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer & Scientific Review Officer) $183,500–$82,830 PA GS-12/14 Multiple Locations
Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer & Scientific Review Officer) $183,500–$136,908 PA GS-15 Multiple Locations
Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer & Scientific Review Officer) $183,500–$136,908 PA GS-15 Multiple Locations
Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer & Scientific Review Officer) $183,500–$82,830 PA GS-12/14 Multiple Locations
Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer & Scientific Review Officer) $183,500–$136,908 PA GS-15 Multiple Locations
Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer & Scientific Review Officer) $183,500–$136,908 PA GS-15 Multiple Locations
Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer) $172,075–$94,199 PA GS-12/14 Montgomery County, Maryland

Future Global Recruitment Vacancies

Position Pay Plan, Series, Grade(s) Open Date Close Date
Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer/Scientific Review Officer) GS-0601-12/13/14/15 9/18/2023 9/27/2023
Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer/Scientific Review Officer) GS-0601-15 9/18/2023 9/27/2023
Grants Management Specialist GS-1109-9/11/12 10/2/2023 10/6/2023
Grants Management Specialist GS-1109-13 10/2/2023 10/6/2023
Biologist GS-0401-9 10/18/2023 10/27/2023
Biologist GS-0401-11/12 10/18/2023 10/27/2023
Biologist GS-0401-13 10/18/2023 10/27/2023
NIH Premier College Graduate TBD 10/23/2023 10/27/2023
NIH Premier College Student (Administrative Support) GS-0399- 3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11 10/23/2023 10/27/2023
Contract Specialist GS-1102-9 10/30/2023 11/3/2023
Contract Specialist GS-1102-11/12 10/30/2023 11/3/2023
Contract Specialist GS-1102-11/12/13 10/30/2023 11/3/2023
Physician GS-0602-12/13/14/15 10/30/2023 11/8/2023

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