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Current Openings
The latest opportunities at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) are listed below. For information about becoming a Program Manger, visit the Program Manager application page.
ARPA-H is dedicated to fostering a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of America. Our goal is to deliver groundbreaking health solutions that benefit all Americans, and we know the best path to reach everyone is to include everyone. Read our full Values Statement below.
ARPA-H Chief of Staff
The ARPA-H Chief of Staff (CoS) will use strong leadership and problem-solving skills to assist with the daily operation of the agency. The CoS will work closely with the ARPA-H Director and members of the executive leadership team to ensure clear communications, action tracking, and delivery of required products in a timely manner. The CoS will collaborate with ARPA-H executive team members to determine and prioritize business strategies, in addition to evaluating and enhancing effectiveness of ARPA-H and its organizational approaches used to accomplish a variety of critical assignments. The CoS will play a lead role in monitoring organizational objectives, as well as challenges, and ensure the ARPA-H Director is well prepared to make critical decisions regarding the direction of the agency.
Chief Information Security Officer
Reporting to the CTO, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is critical to establishing and maintaining the enterprise vision, strategy, and program to ensure that the ARPA-H is protected from internal and external threats. This role ensures compliance with standards such as NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, HIPAA, GxP, and other regulations. The CISO is also responsible for setting security and compliance policy, establishing and insisting on best practices for risk management, cybersecurity, and IT compliance specialists, and ensuring the ethical and responsible use of technology within the organization.
Director of Communications
ARPA-H is seeking an experienced and innovative Director of Communications to design, lead, and execute strategic communication initiatives, lead media relations and public engagement, oversee website design and management, and manage crisis communications. This role is perfect for individuals who thrive in dynamic and collaborative environments, enjoy tackling complex challenges, are passionate about science and health communications, and driving our mission to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone.
Program Manager
ARPA-H is actively seeking Program Managers to drive innovative solutions to the nation’s most pressing health-related problems. PMs are more than leaders—they are mission-driven visionaries in multidisciplinary fields such as biomedical sciences, computational technologies, engineering, medicine, or behavioral sciences—among many others.
Scalable Solutions Mission Office Deputy Director
Each mission office at ARPA-H defines and executes a portfolio of R&D programs designed to accelerate the deployment of health innovations to Americans. As part of office leadership, the role of a mission office deputy director (MO DD) is to work with the mission office director (MOD) to develop to Office’s strategy and to build, nurture and manage a team of talented Program Managers that will create impactful programs.
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Interested in working with ARPA-H? Check this page for positions that may be listed in the future. Additional open staff positions can be found at USAJOBS.gov. Select the link below to visit the ARPA-H portal.
Program Managers
Do you have a bold idea that may become the next transformative health solution? Do you thrive at the cutting-edge of biomedical and health research? Click below for more information about becoming an ARPA-H program manager.
Values Statement
ARPA-H is dedicated to fostering a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of America. Our goal is to deliver groundbreaking health solutions that benefit all Americans, and we know the best path to reach everyone is to include everyone.
We encourage candidates from historically underserved communities to apply and join us in our mission to transform health outcomes for all. We are committed to creating an equitable future. For ARPA-H, that starts with ensuring our agency – including its leaders – reflects the full fabric of the communities we serve, from our nation’s demographics to its geography, from across professional backgrounds and through a breadth of health topics.
We are seeking a diverse team of innovators to lead meaningful change, in partnership with communities and patients. We know the toughest problems in health can’t be solved without a spectrum of perspectives and our mission to accelerate better health doesn’t end until we reach everyone.
We believe in providing a supportive environment where everyone can thrive, and we walk the walk with a wide variety of benefits, including remote work options and parental leave policies.
ARPA-H is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to build a team where everyone is respected, valued, and included – where everyone can feel pride in the change we create. We welcome your talent, your perspective, and your passion to help health solutions reach the hands of everyone who needs them.
Join us at ARPA-H and be part of a team that’s accelerating real health solutions for the real world.