Associate Director for Management

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the largest biomedical research funding organization in the world. NIH is made up of 27 Institutes and Centers (ICs). The Office of the Director (OD), in the NIH, is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Associate Director for Management. This is a career Federal position in the Senior Executive Service. See "Duties" section for a list of the major responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities: Listed below are areas that an NIH Associate Director for Management (Executive Officer) may oversee: Serves as principal advisor to the Institute/Center (IC) Director and senior staff on all phases of business management involved in operating the IC. Executes business management policies of the IC, with full authority, and commits the resources of the Institute to management activities. Directs and supervises the financial management, workforce planning and human resources management, management analysis, information technology management, general administrative management, procurement, and contracting. Develops and formulates new programs and evaluates existing programs with particular emphasis on efficient utilization of resources to assure the greatest probability of success while minimizing risk. Serves as the IC's focal point for the coordination, preparation, and analysis of a wide variety of administrative reports and other documents associated with NIH, HHS, and other Federal agencies. Oversees the IC's annual budget and monitors the budget process to ensure the timely, appropriate, and efficient expenditure of funds against the annual allotment; anticipates changes in funding levels; prepares proposals and justifies current and increased expenditures; and alerts the IC Director and senior managers when significant changes in funding will impact the mission. Establishes major administrative policies and procedures for the management and conduct of IC programs.