Job Posting: Medical Officer

Medical Officer
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation
Bethesda, MD

HJF is seeking a Medical Officer to provide support under the an NIH-funded contract to the Division of AIDS (DAIDS) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of NIH, located on Rockledge Drive in Bethesda, Maryland. Under the NIH Contract, HJF’s seperate operating division, HJF-DAIDS, provides scientific and operations support to DAIDS including the Therapeutics Research Program.

The incumbent will provide clinical research support to the of as part of the HJF-DAIDS Program. Responsible for assisting DAIDS in the preparation of clinical trial protocols; the preparation of Investigational New Drug (IND) and other communications with the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and in ensuring clinical trial patient safety and protection. This position is with the HIV Research Branch of the Therapeutics Research Program.

Job Posting: Medical Officer

Job Posting:

Medical Officer
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation
Bethesda, MD 20817

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation (HJF) is seeking a Medical Officer to support the Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (DAIDS) of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) as part of the HJF-DAIDS Program., located on Rockledge Drive in Bethesda, Maryland. HJF provides administrative and management support to DAIDS.

DAIDS was formed in 1986 to develop and implement the national research agenda to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Specifically, the mission of DAIDS is to help ensure an end to the HIV/AIDS epidemic by increasing basic knowledge of the pathogenesis and transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), supporting the development of therapies for HIV infection and its complications and co-infections, and supporting the development of vaccines and other prevention strategies.

Medical Officer jobs at the FDA

Are you interested in working for the FDA? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is hiring and there are many job opportunities for physicians who wish to leave clinical practice. You can find FDA jobs by searching on the government website USAJOBS.gov.

USAJOBS is the Federal Government's official one-stop source for Federal jobs and employment information. To search for non-clinical opportunities, type "medical officer" into the search box and then you'll see a variety of jobs listed.

You'll see jobs like:

• Medical Officer (Clinical Director)
• Medical Officer (Public Health)
• Medical Officer, GS-602-13/14/15 (Direct - Hire)
• and many more job opportunities for physicians who want to work for the FDA

You can learn more about Medical Officer Positions at FDA by reading this.

Work for the FDA

Someone asked me about job openings in the FDA. The FDA is hiring, but I don't have any specific connections in this area, so I started to dig around and do a bit of research. Here's a job post on USAJobs.gov that may be of interest if you're a physician and you're interested in working for the FDA.

Medical Officer/Lead /Supv Med Officer - Direct Hire

• SALARY RANGE: 102,721.00 - 153,200.00 USD /year
• OPEN PERIOD: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 to Thursday, December 31, 2009
• SERIES & GRADE: GS-0602-14/15

Want to learn more about the Position Classification Standard for Medical Officer Series, GS-0602? Then click here.

If you're interested in reading the entire job description, then you can get to it by clicking here.