Month: April 2024

Do you like a fast-paced environment where your work drives evidence-based policies to support the health of the Nation?  If so, a career in the NIH Office of Science Policy (OSP) might be the place for you.  OSP works across the biomedical research enterprise to ensure NIH policy evolves in tandem with rapidly advancing science and technology.

The successful candidate will work on a broad range of cross-cutting biomedical research issues affecting NIH, focusing specifically on those affecting the clinical research enterprise. Specific duties would involve reviewing, analyzing, evaluating, and participating in the development of new Federal policies to promote the coordination, standardization, and streamlining of federal requirements pertaining to clinical research, with a specific focus on enhancing protections for participants in clinical research.

This vacancy will be open until April 15, 2024.  Full information on how to apply can be found at:

• NIH-OD-DE-24-12352367                                                    
  Applicants without prior Federal service, Federal employees without competitive service status, or those with status.
• NIH-OD-MP-24-12352364
  Current and former Federal employees with competitive status, those eligible for noncompetitive consideration, and certain veterans eligible under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act of 1998 (VEOA).

Please contact OSP Chief of Staff, Kelly Fennington at fenningk@od.nih.gov, with any questions.  Also, you can follow us on X: @NIH_OSP

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NIH has revised the NIH Guidelines to specify biosafety practices for research involving gene drive modified organisms (GDMOs) in contained research settings.  These revisions include: 

Specifying the minimum containment requirement for research involving GDMOs;  

Articulating considerations for risk assessment and additional responsibilities for Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBCs) and Biosafety Officers 

NIH previously published a Request for Information (RFI) in August 2023 seeking public input on proposed revisions. The proposed revisions were informed by recommendations contained in the Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee (NExTRAC) report, Gene Drives in Biomedical Research.   

The revised version of the NIH Guidelines is available at https://osp.od.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/NIH_Guidelines.htm. To assist IBCs, biosafety professionals, and investigators with implementation of these changes, OSP has developed a reference document to help ensure the safe and responsible conduct of research involving GDMOs in contained research settings.   Questions may be sent to SciencePolicy@od.nih.gov.  Also, please consider following us on X @NIH_OSP.