Director, National Library of Medicine

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 Library of Medicine (NLM). The mission of NLM is to assist in the advancement of medical and related sciences and to aid in the dissemination and exchange of scientific information and data important to the progress of medicine and public health. An international leader in information science and data innovation, NLM supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics, computational biology, data science, data standards, biomedical communications, and health information technology. Scientists, health professionals, and the public rely on robust, uninterrupted, and accessible NLM digital resources such as PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the National Center for Biotechnology Information data resources, among others. To support its mission, NLM has a budget of approximately $526 million and a staff of approximately 741 FTEs. This position offers a unique and exciting opportunity for an exceptional leader to provide overall executive direction and scientific leadership to transform NLM into an epicenter for health-related data science and be a convening hub relevant to data science and analytics, and training at NIH. This will require strengthening or building partnerships within NIH, other Federal agencies, data and AI companies, and integration organizations. The Director, NLM serves as a principal advisor to the NIH Director concerning matters related to biomedical informatics, data science, and access to biomedical information in partnership with the NIH Office of Data Science Strategy and the Center for Information Technology. The Director, NLM will oversee NLM’s operation and management, including being responsible for the world’s preeminent biomedical library and for electronic information and data resources that are used billions of times each year by millions of people and thousands of computer systems worldwide. In exercising their responsibilities for program planning, implementation, and evaluation, the Director works with and seeks the advice of a wide range of groups within the scientific and information management communities, including investigators, institutions, scientific societies, libraries, and relevant commercial organizations. The Director also serves as the chairperson of the National Library of Medicine Board of Regents, the statutory external advisory body to NLM.