Supervisory IT Specialist
National Institutes of Health · Montgomery County, Maryland · hybrid
As the NIH Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Deputy Director, OCIO, the incumbent supports the NIH CIO's role as the authoritative resource and primary advisor to the Director of NIH with responsibility for NIH-wide information and information technology (IT) plans, policies, direction, and oversight; provides oversight of the NIH information security program; assures NIH compliance with Federal laws, regulations, policies, and guidance; and oversees the activities of the OCIO.
Serves as an NIH executive liaison and advocate on matters affecting NIH-wide IT with other IT officials.
Provides periodic briefings to the NIH CIO and to senior leadership at the NIH to keep them abreast of issues and developments.
Leads and/or participates on Federal and US Dep. Health and Human Services (HHS)-level working groups and committees, representing and advocating for the critical and unique IT needs of the NIH research and administrative communities.
Assists the NIH CIO in advising leadership and other senior staff on major IT issues and initiatives, ensuring all new and existing NIH IT supports the critical mission of HHS and NIH and is effectively managed according to Federal requirements.
Leads activities of programmatic importance to the OCIO and NIH, such as NIH IT policy development and NIH-wide IT strategic planning and management initiatives.
Either directly or through the efforts of OCIO Office Directors, team or project leaders, plans, manages, reviews, or evaluates the substantive work of the OCIO, providing technical guidance and direction to staff, as needed.