National Institute of
General Medical Sciences

Division Director

Division for Research Capacity Building (DRCB)

This position offers an exciting opportunity to set scientific priorities, lead change, and improve the biomedical research enterprise. The DRCB director is a key member of the NIGMS senior leadership team and supervises a staff of approximately 15 program officers.

DRCB seeks to enhance the research, research training, research infrastructure, and faculty development of institutions in states and jurisdictions that have historically received low levels of NIH support. DRCB is thus responsible for both broadening the distribution of NIH biomedical research funding and supporting the NIGMS' commitment to developing a broad and diverse biomedical research workforce. To that end, among the programs that DRCB supports are those that seek to increase the research competitiveness of faculty at resource-limited institutions and medical/health professional schools having an explicit historical mission focused on training and graduating students from historically underrepresented groups (e.g., HBCUs, TCUs, and HSIs). Additionally, DRCB programs support capacity building within communities, such as student and faculty enhancement and health research needs identified and selected by American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribal Communities. Lastly, DRCB supports educational activities that enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical and clinical research needs.

The ideal candidate will have considerable research experience in biomedical science in one of the areas supported by the division, recognized research management and leadership abilities, and knowledge related to the NIGMS mission.

Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree in a field related to the division portfolio.

This position is being advertised under the Title 42 hiring authority.

Workplace Flexibilities such as Telework will be offered.

Interested candidates should visit the Vacancy Announcement for information on how to apply.

Division Director

Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity (TWD)

This position offers an exciting opportunity to set scientific priorities, lead change, and improve the biomedical research enterprise. The TWD director is a key member of the NIGMS senior leadership team.

TWD funds research training, career development and diversity-enhancing activities through a variety of programs at the undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, faculty and institutional levels. TWD is comprised of three branches listed below. The overarching goal of the division is to support the development of a diverse pool of individuals with the skills to be successful in the biomedical research workforce and have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the nation.

The Undergraduate and Predoctoral Cross-Disciplinary Training Branch manages individual fellowship, institutional research training, and research education grants at the undergraduate, post baccalaureate, and predoctoral levels.

The Predoctoral Basic Biomedical and Medical Science Training Programs Branch manages individual predoctoral fellowships as well as institutional basic biomedical research training and medical science training programs.

Postdoctoral, Early Career, and Workforce Development Branch manages individual and institutional research training grants at the postdoctoral level, as well as career development awards. The branch also manages research project grants, professional meetings, research education grants and diversity supplements.

The ideal candidate will have a broad spectrum of scientific knowledge in fields related to the NIGMS mission and considerable experience in research, research training and activities aimed at developing a diverse biomedical and behavioral research workforce. Beyond that, NIGMS is looking for someone who has vision and experience leading change; is innovative, and has exceptional leadership, management, strategic and collaborative skills.

Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree in a field related to the division portfolio.

This position is being advertised under the Title 42 hiring authority.

Workplace Flexibilities such as Telework will be offered.

Interested candidates should visit the Vacancy Announcement for information on how to apply.​