The National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center is a 200-bed hospital dedicated to clinical research in which all care is delivered within the context of more than 1,600 active clinical research protocols. The Clinical Center's mission is scientific discovery including clinical protocols to evaluate rare diseases and clinical trials of novel interventions. More than 90% of the 750 interventional studies are Phase I or Phase II trials. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites candidates with strong leadership credentials and a proven record of interdisciplinary collaborations to apply for the position of Staff Scientist, Microbiology Service, Department of Laboratory Medicine at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. The Clinical Center Department of Laboratory Medici