Executive Officer, National Academy of Medicine

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine•Town of Johnstown, NY

11d•$199,780 - $349,620•Hybrid

About The Position

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) is seeking an Executive Officer (EO) to serve as its chief operating officer and principal strategic partner to the President. The EO will provide executive leadership for the Academy’s operational, programmatic, financial, governance, communications, and administrative functions, helping to position the NAM to anticipate and respond to emerging national and global challenges. The NAM has an operating budget of approximately $25 million and a staff of approximately 55. The EO will play a central role in strengthening the NAM’s effectiveness as a change agent across health, health care, and biomedical science by fostering alignment across programs, partnerships, communications, membership activities, and external engagement. The EO will also work collaboratively across the National Academies enterprise to advance strategic initiatives and expand collective impact, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, collaboration, and service.

Requirements

20+ years of progressive executive leadership experience in an operations, COO in health, healthcare, biomedical science, public health, academia, industry, government, philanthropy, or senior cross-functional management role (e.g., university provost or dean; corporate vice president or general manager; national laboratory director or equivalent) related sectors.
A Ph.D. in health, healthcare or biomedical science or a related field or equivalent knowledge
Demonstrated success leading complex, mission-driven organizations with responsibility for significant programmatic and financial oversight, and operational responsibilities.
Strong understanding of the evolving landscape of health, healthcare, biomedical science or a related field or equivalent knowledge, technology, and policy.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively and build partnerships across disciplines, sectors, and institutions, exercise independent judgment, manage confidential and sensitive matters, and address problems of substantial scope and complexity.
Strong proven capacity to lead organizational change while sustaining operational excellence and strong institutional culture.
Outstanding communication skills and demonstrated ability to lead and build effective teams, develop staff engage credibly with senior leaders across government, academia, industry, philanthropy, and operate successfully in complex, mission-driven environments. civil society.
Deep understanding of appreciation for the mission, values, governance, and culture of the National Academies.

Nice To Haves

Experience with philanthropic fundraising and external engagement across government and industry sectors is a plus.
Experience with endowments is a plus.

Responsibilities

Serve as chief operating officer of the NAM and principal strategic partner to the President in advancing the Academy’s mission and priorities.
Help shape and execute strategic initiatives that strengthen the NAM’s role as a trusted catalyst for progress across health, healthcare, biomedical science, and public health.
Ensure alignment and coordination across NAM programs, communications, finance, governance, development, membership, and operations.
Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, openness, and mission-driven excellence.
Lead organizational change initiatives and operational improvements in support of evolving strategic priorities.
Ensure effective stewardship of sensitive, privileged, and confidential information.
Provide strategic oversight of the NAM’s portfolio of initiatives, action collaboratives, fellowships, leadership activities, convenings, and other programs.
Work with NAM leadership to assess program relevance, impact, scalability, and opportunities for innovation.
Help identify emerging issues, opportunities, and partnerships that position the NAM at the forefront of major developments in health, healthcare, biomedical science, technology, and society.
Support the translation of scientific insight and policy analysis into practical influence, action, and systems improvement.
Strengthen collaboration and strategic alignment across the NAS, NAE, NAM, and NRC.
Work with colleagues throughout the National Academies to foster interdisciplinary approaches to complex scientific, engineering, health, and societal challenges.
Help advance joint initiatives, convenings, studies, and partnerships that expand the impact and visibility of the National Academies and NAM’s lead role for health, medicine and biomedical science.
Represent the NAM in National Academies leadership activities and management forums.
Work with the President and finance leadership to develop and oversee budgets, financial plans, forecasting, and risk management.
Ensure responsible stewardship of donor-supported and externally funded initiatives.
Partner with development leadership to cultivate philanthropic support, strengthen sponsor relationships, and align resource development with strategic priorities.
Support effective engagement of the NAM Council, membership, and governance committees.
Foster strong relationships with NAM members, volunteers, donors, government leaders, academic institutions, foundations, industry, and nonprofit organizations.
Serve as a key institutional representative, engaging senior leaders across sectors to advance the NAM priorities and partnerships.
Support the President in shaping external strategy and positioning NAM as a leader on emerging national and global health issues spokesperson as appropriate.
Support communications strategies that strengthen public understanding of the NAM’s mission, activities, and impact.