Jobs

Health Scientist Administrator/ Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator/ Program Officer

Posted 28 Mar 2023

Employer

National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Location

Bethesda, Maryland

Contact

Please send resume and letter of interest to niajobs@mail.nih.gov

To view specific position details, visit the Careers at NIA website, https://www.nia.nih.gov/about/careers.

Description

NIA is the primary federal agency supporting and conducting Alzheimer's disease research. NIA is looking for scientists to develop and administrator research to combat age-related conditions to promote health longevity.

Position duties include:

• Developing, expanding, and overseeing programs, performing computational research, and managing clinical trial portfolios.
• Collaborating with other NIA Divisions to address common research challenges.
• Devising programs, overseeing applications and awards, and interacting with the scientific community at meetings and workshops and participating in the NIA and NIH.
   

Requirements

• A degree (preferably a Ph.D. or equivalent) in health or pertinent sciences (i.e., neuroscience, biology, genomics, etc.) allied to health, health related research, behavioral and/or social sciences.
• Recognizable accomplishment and career progression in a research activity related to health or biomedical/behavioral sciences.
• Ability to communicate effectively, to plan, initiate, administer, and evaluate a scientific program successfully.
• Familiarity with the dynamics of health-related research.