The National Institutes of Health seeks applicants for a professional career currently available in one of the 24 Institutes and Centers. Come join the nation’s premier medical research agency, where they are making important medical discoveries that improve health and save lives. The National Institutes of Health has a number of Health Scientist Administrator vacancies. The salaries for these positions are based upon individual qualifications and professional experience.  A full benefits package is available, which includes retirement, Thrift Savings Plan participation, health, life, and long-term care insurance.

• As a Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer), you will stimulate, plan, direct, and evaluate activities for a portfolio of research projects, research program and other grant/awards, cooperative agreements, and/or contracts in the assigned program area and the discovery, development and evaluation of associated prevention and therapeutic strategies.

• As a Health Scientist Administrator (Scientific Review Officer), you will be responsible for the initial administrative and scientific merit review of grant applications for research programs and/or research training and career development grants through interaction with established scientists in a variety of fields.  You will assure the fairness and consistency of the scientific peer review process and provide guidance on peer review policies and procedures to applicants, reviewers, and Institute staff.

The Health Scientist Administrator positions will be accepting applications from September 19 – September 29 for Montgomery County, MD.

For scientific specialties, qualification requirements, evaluation criteria, and application instructions, view the vacancy announcements at http://jobs.nih.gov/globalrecruitment. For Health Scientist Administrator questions, please contact Keyonna Butler at 301-594-4570 or butlerke@mail.nih.gov.

HHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers