Senior Advisor; Part-Time

Job Details:

Level: Experienced,

Job Location:

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Rockville Campus - Rockville, MD 20852, Position Type:
Part Time, Education Level: Bachelors Degree, Salary Range: $125.00 - $135.00

Hourly, Travel Percentage:
None, Job Shift: Day, Job Category:
Public Health, Position Objective:
The Senior Advisor will provide support services to the Office of the Director (OD) within the National Institutes of Health.

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the ECHO Program by cultivating and sustaining relationships across health care, education, research, and stakeholder communities.
• Provide senior level advice to support the translation of ECHO's scientific findings into actionable, prevention focused strategies addressing childhood chronic disease.
• Provide senior level strategic and operational advice to support Government leadership in aligning program resources with mission-critical needs and ensuring scientific activities meet established performance standards.
• Provide senior level advice and recommendations regarding compliance with applicable federal transparency, reporting, and data-sharing requirements, including the FDA Modernization Act, the Open Government Data Act of 2018, and the NIH Public Access Policy, and support Government oversight of processes governing public access to research findings.
• Provide senior level guidance and recommendations on data governance and privacy protections related to ECHO's handling of sensitive personal health information, supporting adherence to HIPAA and the data privacy provisions of the National Pediatric Research Network Act.
• Provide senior level advisory support for strategic engagement with partners across research, programmatic, and community sectors to strengthen program credibility, inform decision making, and support the early identification of risks, opportunities, and emerging issues.
• Provide strategic advice and recommendations to identify and help mitigate social, environmental, and political factors that may affect the ECHO Program before they escalte.
• Strategic status reports summarizing progress on cross sector partnership development, stakeholder engagement, and alignment with ECHO's operational objectives.
• Compliance summaries addressing federal transparency, reporting, and data sharing obligations (FDA Modernization Act, Open Government Data Act of 2018, NIH Public Access Policy).
• Data governance and privacy review documentation, confirming continued adherence to HIPAA and National Pediatric Research Network Act privacy provisions related to ECHO's handling of sensitive personal health information
• Stakeholder engagement summary, including partnership development activity across research, programmatic, and community sectors, and identification of emerging risks or opportunities
• Advisory memoranda on emerging strategic, scientific, or compliance issues as they arise, at the request of the ECHO Program Director or designated Federal Task Leader

• Master degree in a related field
• Three (3) years of specialized experience
• Bachelor's degree plus additional specialized experience is equivalent to a Master's degree, per Government determination

• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with non-technical and technical staff
• Detail-oriented and possess strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects

* This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required by this position. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

This position is contingent upon contract award.