The Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Chief Information Officer. This is a career Federal position in the Senior Executive Service - a talented team of men and women charged with leading the continuing transformation of our government. See "Duties" section for a list of the major responsibilities.

Duties

The CIO serves as a principal advisor to the Director of the NIH and the Associate Director for Information Technology, Cyberinfrastructure and Cybersecurity, NIH on issues related to information technology, information security, and information resources. The CIO's responsibilities may include:

Requirements

• Position is subject to a background investigation.
• This position requires completion of a public financial disclosure report.
• This position requires the selectee to be a U.S. citizen and obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

The NIH seeks candidates who have a commitment to managerial excellence and the energy, enthusiasm, and innovative thinking necessary to lead within a dynamic and diverse organization. All competitive candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive-level management capability. Executive Officers at NIH provide leadership and direction in the development of sound business management strategies and the execution of good business management practices across their Institute. Applicants must meet the requirements for the GS-2210 series as defined by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Standards Manual for General Schedule Positions, which is available at: OPM Qualifications Standards GS-2210 Website and demonstrate in your five (5) page resume that you possess the Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs) listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) (Mandatory for Selectee): If selected, you MUST submit a narrative statement in response to each of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) listed below. It is STRONGLY recommended that you visit the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) webpage for more information regarding the Fundamental Competencies and how to write your ECQs.https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/#url=Overview Candidates must possess experience at the senior level (GS-14/15 level or equivalent) in the following job-specific Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs). 1. Senior-level experience in developing strategic vision/plans/roadmaps and IT policies and procedures that ensure enterprise-level compliance with federal IT requirements and regulations as well as developing and implementing governance frameworks, in support of biomedical or other scientific research. 2. Demonstrated expertise in assessment and alignment of IT strategies, technologies, and services with current and emerging customer, collaborator, and stakeholder expectations and requirements. 3. Expert ability to manage large complex multi-site IT resources and investments and ability to establish and execute an annual and multi-year IT planning, programming, and budgeting process. 4. Expert ability to communicate effectively with executives representing other disciplines to infer IT requirements, expectations, and to convey IT vision, strategies, directions, and technologies to meet current and emerging requirements and expectations. 5. Senior-level experience which demonstrates a commitment to building strong working relationships that advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Political, Schedule C, Non-career SES Appointee*: In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5, where the legal authorities are listed. (Please confirm whether or not you have this experience within your 5-page resume) - A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213. 3102(z)). - A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR213.3302). - A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: Lynnita Spears
• Phone: 301-402-4077
• Email: [email protected]