Executive Officer, National Academy of Medicine

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Job Description Summary: Health, health care, and biomedical science are in a period of striking transformational challenges and opportunities which convey remarkable independent sector leadership responsibilities for advancing the benefits and safeguarding against the possible harms. Drawing on its respected expertise and trusted independence, this is the reason that the National Academy of Medicine exists. Rapid advances in artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, genomics, biotechnology, and data-driven discovery are reshaping the possibilities for prevention, care, research, and public health at the same time that rising costs, fragmentation, inequities, declining trust, workforce strain, and chronic disease threaten the effectiveness and sustainability of health systems everywhere. In this environment, the National Academy of Medicine serves a singular role: as the nation's trusted, independent convener and catalyst for progress across science, medicine, healthcare, and public health. Through its membership, leadership initiatives, studies, action collaboratives, and partnerships, the NAM helps connect discovery to implementation, evidence to policy, and innovation to meaningful improvements in people's lives. The Executive Officer (EO) serves as the NAM's chief operating officer and principal strategic partner to the President in advancing this mission. Working closely with the President as a unified leadership team, the EO provides executive leadership for the Academy's operational, programmatic, financial, governance, communications, and administrative functions while helping 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 also plays 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. In addition, the EO works collaboratively across the National Academies enterprise to advance strategic initiatives and expand collective impact. The EO fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, collaboration, and service, ensuring that staff are empowered to succeed and that NAM members and volunteers-among the world's leading voices in health and medicine-find engagement with the Academy worthy of their expertise and trust. Job Description: Core Responsibilities Executive Leadership and Institutional Strategy 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. Programmatic Leadership and Institutional Impact 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. Cross-Academies and NRC Collaboration 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. Financial Stewardship and Resource Development 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. Governance,