Supervisory Physician (Pain Research)

The Division of Clinical Research (DCR) seeks a physician with expertise in pain clinical research for a full-time position as a Supervisory Physician who will lead the clinical research effort responding to the opioid crisis, under the NIH’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL)® Initiative.  The HEAL Initiative®  supports efforts to develop non-addictive treatments for acute and chronic pain to provide alternatives to opioid use.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the Early Phase Pain Investigation Clinical  Network (EPPIC-Net) and coordinating other NINDS and HEAL-associated pain initiatives. EPPIC-Net seeks to enhance the treatment of acute and chronic pain and reduce reliance on opioids by accelerating early-phase clinical trials of non-addictive therapeutics for pain conditions currently lacking adequate treatment. Therapeutics for study in EPPIC-Net come through applications submitted by academic and industry investigators. EPPIC-Net clinical trials are conducted by the network’s coordinating centers and clinical sites throughout the U.S.  The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of EPPIC-Net conduct, management, and oversight, as well as  assisting and advising the DCR on new concepts related to pain research, collaborating with other pain research initiatives within NINDS and NIH, and managing their own grant portfolio of pain research.

Qualifications:

NINDS is seeking candidates with:

• An M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent degree is strongly preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in pain clinical research. Experience with drug/device development desirable.
•  A record of having worked independently in planning, organizing, and conducting biomedical, behavioral health, or health-related research and/or effectively providing research program administration in these fields.

The NINDS is a leading supporter of biomedical research on disorders of the brain and the nervous system at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should send their resumes to Lina Garcia, M.D.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National to be considered for this position. Foreign nationals or legal permanent residents are not eligible for consideration.  Selection for this position is dependent upon successful referral from a Physician announcement on the website USAJOBS.gov.

Additional Application Information:

All information provided by candidates will remain strictly confidential and will not be released outside the search process without a signed release from candidates.