Dear NIH applicants/grantees,

 

Our Branch in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at NIGMS/NIH has an opening for a Program Officer position.  I’d like to ask you for a favor of forwarding the message below to any relevant PIs and societies so we can reach a broad audience for this opening.

 

Thanks a lot for spreading the words!

 

Best regards,

 

Han

 

Han Nguyen, PhD, Program Director

Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences

National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH

 

 

Subject: NIGMS Recruiting Program Officer in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

 

Greetings,

 

We are looking to hire a Program Officer with experience in bioinformatics, computational biology, and/or biostatistics to join our Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) Branch of the Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences (BBCB) at NIGMS. The successful candidate will be responsible for scientific and administrative management of grants portfolio in development and integration of computing, data modeling, statistics, and mathematics approaches into biomedical sciences. Applicants should have broad expertise in one or more of the following areas: computational biology, bioinformatics, applied mathematics or data science in biomedical sciences, biostatistics, and biophysics. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and should have a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree in one of the sciences underlying these research areas. Familiarity with NIH extramural funding as an applicant, reviewer, or NIH scientific administrator is a plus, and outstanding written and oral communication skills are essential.

 

Interested candidates are encouraged to read this Program Officer post, send an email of interest that describes your specific interests in BCB-managed programs to Jean Yuan (jean.yuan@nih.gov) and Dorothy Beckett (dorothy.beckett@nih.gov).

 

Prepare to apply to the upcoming NIH Global Recruitment announcement for Health Scientist Administrators (HSA) position through USAjobs.gov, which will only be open between September 21 through September 30, 2022. There will be two GS-12/13/14 HSA (Program Officer) vacancy announcements: One for current federal employees and one for the public.

 

Please help us to spread the news.

 

The NIH encourages the application and nomination of qualified women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities. HHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers.

 

More Information?

Submit your application starting September 21 through September 30, 2022 --> Global Recruitment: Recruiting for all of NIH: https://hr.nih.gov/jobs/global-recruitment.

 

NIGMS “Tip Sheet”

https://www.nigms.nih.gov/about/job_vacancies/Documents/Global-Recruitment-Tips.pdf

 

Applying for Scientific Administration Jobs at NIGMS

https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/2013/04/applying-for-scientific-administration-jobs-at-nigms/

 

Best Regards,

Jean Yuan, PhD

Chief, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Branch

Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health

Email: Jean.Yuan@nih.gov