Skip to main content

Workforce Planning and Analytics

The Workforce Planning and Analytics Section of the NIH Office of Human Resources helps NIH build a strong, future-ready workforce. We partner with Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) to provide data-driven insights and deliver strategic support through consultations, dashboards, and analytic tools, helping the NIH community understand its current workforce and plan for the future.

Our services include:

  • Customized workforce planning consultations
  • Analytics dashboards through the Workforce Analytics Workbench
  • Strategic and succession planning
  • Workforce snapshots, trends, and forecasting
  • Gap and risk analysis
  • Tailored survey design and implementation

Federal colleagues outside the NIH may request more information at [email protected].

Key Information

Strategic Workforce Planning aligns the workforce with NIH’s goals by analyzing supply and demand, identifying gaps, and guiding targeted talent interventions. It ensures the workforce directly supports the organization's long-term goals and strategic objectives, while aligning factors such as people, skills, positions, resources, and timing.

Workforce planning involves six key steps:

  1. Strategic Direction – Define mission goals and workforce alignment.
  2. Supply Analysis – Review the current workforce and projected changes.
  3. Demand Analysis – Forecast future workforce needs.
  4. Gap Analysis – Identify gaps and risks between supply and demand.
  5. Solution Implementation – Apply strategies to close workforce gaps.
  6. Monitoring Progress – Track and measure results.

Last Updated: