The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the largest institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), conducts and supports a global program of research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

The Division of AIDS (DAIDS) within NIAID seeks an exceptional and visionary leader to be the deputy director of DAIDS. DAIDS was formed in 1986 to develop and implement the national research agenda to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Toward that end, DAIDS supports a global research portfolio to advance biological knowledge of HIV and its related co-infections and co-morbidities.

With the ultimate goal of ending the HIV epidemic, DAIDS develops and supports the infrastructure and biomedical research needed to 1) reduce HIV incidence through the development of effective biomedical prevention strategies, including vaccines that are safe and desirable; 2) develop novel approaches for the treatment and cure of HIV infection; 3) develop interventions to treat and/or prevent co-infections and co-morbidities of greatest significance; 4) engage scientific and community stakeholders to equitably implement effective interventions; 5) implement strategies to foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility activities, to include growing a diverse, talented, and trained workforce; and 6) foster new extramural partnerships to address topics of significant mutual interest.

The deputy director of DAIDS shares the full responsibility for providing scientific and clinical leadership to DAIDS as well as managing the planning, conducting, coordinating, and evaluating of the national and international extramural research effort focused on HIV/AIDS. The international scope of DAIDS is significant, with clinical research sites on six continents. The deputy director serves as the principal advisor to the director in the planning, directing, and oversight of a portfolio of research grants and contracts in excess of $1 billion and addresses the development of tools for the prevention, treatment, and/or cure of HIV/AIDS.

The deputy director’s role involves setting program priorities and recommending funding levels for competing programs, as well as preparing analyses of national and international needs and research efforts to assist advisory groups in recommending new and/or continuing program emphases. The deputy director also maintains surveillance over developments in HIV/AIDS research and assesses the need for research into the pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of HIV/AIDS and for educational or outreach and/or training. The deputy director consults with voluntary and professional health organizations in identifying and meeting the research needs of DAIDS and also assists in coordinating and collaborating with other federal, non-government, private sector, and international organizations.