Deputy Director

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, the world’s largest medical research facility, is seeking applications from exceptional candidates for the challenging position of Deputy Director, Office of AIDS Research (OAR). The Deputy Director of OAR provides scientific leadership in areas including policy development and program management for the diverse, highly complex NIH HIV research program; they also provide scientific advice to the NIH Associate Director for AIDS Research on the entire NIH HIV research portfolio across the broad range of scientific disciplines. OAR has an annual operating budget of approximately $67 million and a staff of 48 federal employees. The Deputy Director of OAR provides overall day-to-day management of OAR operations and programs and guides a diverse group of government and contract professionals in the office’s efforts to coordinate the NIH HIV research program. The Deputy Director develops and analyzes policies and program initiatives to enhance HIV research objectives that have national and global impact; provides effective leadership in the implementation of management policies and guidelines; participates with the OAR Director in establishing goals, objectives, plans, and priorities for OAR, and communicate goals and priorities to staff.

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