Position Description:

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a major research component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services, is inviting applications for a Senior Clinician in the Clinical Research Branch (CRB), Division of Intramural Research (DIR) at the NIEHS campus in Research Triangle Park, NC to serve as Medical Director of the Clinical Research Unit (CRU) and Director of Clinical Operations for the NIEHS Personalized Environment and Genes Study (PEGS). The position of Senior Clinician at NIH is equivalent to Associate or full Professor in the Clinical Track at academic institutions. The CRU is a fully staffed, stand-alone facility that sees over 1,000 research participants a year. As Medical Director of the CRU, the successful candidate will collaborate with a strong cadre of basic researchers to develop and implement translational research at the NIEHS CRU, serving as the protocols’ Principal Investigator as needed; will advise and assist clinical researchers in the development and performance of their research protocols; will direct the NIEHS CRU core staff (including nursing, respiratory therapy, phlebotomy, front office, laboratory, data management and research assistant staff); and will assist the NIEHS Clinical Director in developing and implementing plans for programmatic growth of the NIEHS CRU. Active CRU-based studies are shown at: https://joinastudy.niehs.nih.gov/.

The incumbent will also serve as Director of Clinical Operations for the Personalized Environment and Genes Study (PEGS). PEGS is a large cohort of over 19,000 participants, initiated in 2002 to study interaction between genes, the environment and health. PEGS offers outstanding research opportunities to intramural scientists and extramural collaborators interested in personalized environmental medicine. The position involves oversight of all study participant-facing activities including recruitment, annual re-contact, recall for additional studies, regular communication with participants and human studies regulatory activities in addition to overseeing relevant CRU-based studies and interfacing with academic health care systems. Information on PEGS can be found at: https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/clinical/studies/pegs/index.cfm. It is expected that the successful candidate will be able to collaborate broadly on projects utilizing the CRU and/or PEGS cohort, resources will also be made available for conducting self-initiated research projects.

The successful candidate will require evidence of strong leadership skills and significant experience in patient-oriented research, defined as research that requires direct interaction with human subjects. The individual will have a track record of national presentations and publications in respected journals in their field. Research areas may include understanding the mechanisms of human disease, genotype-phenotype studies, therapeutic interventions, and/or clinical trials.

Salary/Benefits: This is a federal full-time equivalent position, and a comprehensive benefits package is available. Salary will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, and accomplishments.

Foreign Education: Applicants who have completed all or part their education outside of the United States must provide an evaluation by an accredited organization to ensure its equivalence to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. For more information on foreign education verification, visit the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website at http://www.naces.org/. Verification must be received prior to the effective date of the appointment.
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Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: Applicants should have an M.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. The individual must possess a current, active, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States and be eligible to be credentialed for patient care by the NIH Clinical Center. The person selected for this position will need to have experience working in and managing teams and experience with mentoring in clinical and research settings. Advanced training in Patient-Oriented Clinical Research is preferred but not required.

To Apply:

Interested candidates must apply by responding to the Supervisory Physician (Clinical) announcement posted on the USAJobs website https://www.usajobs.gov/. Candidates will be able to submit their application on USAJobs.gov for a “Supervisory Physician (Clinical)” beginning June 26, 2023 through July 5, 2023. Applicants should submit the following:

• Cover letter highlighting key qualifications.
• Full Curriculum Vitae with Bibliography.
• Clinical and Research Statement. Include a 2-3 page description of your past accomplishments and your future research and clinical goals.
• Diversity Statement.
• Include a description of your mentoring and outreach activities, especially those involving women and person from racial/ethnic or other groups that are underrepresented in biomedical research, and your commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. This should be a minimum of one-half page.

For further information about the position, please contact Dr. Janet Hall at [email protected]. Review of the applications will begin on August 7, 2023.

Commitment to Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity: The NIH NIEHS encourages the application and nomination of traditionally underrepresented groups in the sciences, including women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities. The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. NIH NIEHS will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities as appropriate. If you require reasonable accommodation during any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us.