Eileen Oni, Ph.D.
About Eileen Oni, Ph.D.
Eileen Oni, Ph.D., is a Health Science Policy Analyst at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, where she manages the Institute’s Strategic Plan dashboard. She has a background in Cell and Developmental Biology and has held various roles at prestigious institutions, including the National Institutes of Health and Rutgers University.
Work at National Institutes of Health
Eileen Oni, Ph.D., currently serves as a Health Science Policy Analyst at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the Division of Data Integration, Modeling, and Analytics. She has held this position since 2020, contributing to various strategic initiatives. Prior to her current role, she worked as a Legislative and Reporting Program Analyst (Contractor, Kelly) for nine months in 2019-2020. During her tenure at NIH, she has played a significant role in the development of the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for FYs 2021-2025 and contributed to the rapid development of a roadmap for the NIH's strategic research response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education and Expertise
Eileen Oni earned her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Cell and Developmental Biology from Rutgers University, where she studied from 2010 to 2016. Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Rowan University, completed from 2006 to 2010. Throughout her education, she focused on health disparities, which has informed her subsequent work in health science policy and research.
Background
Eileen Oni has a diverse professional background in health science and policy. She began her career at Rutgers University, where she served as a Graduate Trainee in minority health and health disparities from 2010 to 2016 and later as a NIH/NIAAA Minority Health and Health Disparities Postdoctoral Associate from 2016 to 2017. She also completed a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellowship at The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in 2017 and worked as an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation from 2017 to 2019.
Achievements
Eileen Oni has made notable contributions to health science policy during her career. She has been instrumental in developing strategic plans for the NIH, including the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for FYs 2021-2025. Additionally, she managed the Institute’s Strategic Plan dashboard at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, facilitating the tracking and implementation of strategic initiatives. Her work during the COVID-19 pandemic involved rapid development of a research response roadmap, showcasing her ability to adapt to emerging public health challenges.