Director, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health

Bethesda, MD

Posted 11/11/2025

The National Institutes of Health (NIH ), the world’s premier biomedical research institution, is seeking applications from exceptional candidates for the exciting position of Director, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS ). The Director, NIGMS, provides leadership, and administers, fosters, and supports research in the basic and general medical sciences and in related natural or behavioral sciences. The Director develops Institute goals, priorities, policies, and program activities, and keeps the Director, NIH, abreast of NIGMS developments, accomplishments, and needs as they relate to the overall mission of the NIH.

In exercising the Director’s responsibilities for program planning, implementation and evaluation, the incumbent works with and seeks the advice of a wide range of groups within the scientific community including investigators, institutions, scientific societies, and relevant commercial organizations.

The Director is responsible for managing a high-level, complex organization and serving as the chief visionary for the Institute. The Director actively engages others to create a shared vision of the purpose and direction of the organization and works collaboratively within the Institute, across the NIH, and with external entities to generate, gain commitment for, and accomplish NIGMS goals. The Director must demonstrate a keen awareness of the workings of the public sector and successfully navigate with that environment to promote and reach NIGMS and NIH objectives.

To carry out its mission, the NIGMS has a staff of approximately 220 employees and an annual budget of approximately $3.2 billion.