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Annica M. Wayman, PhD is the deputy director of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) within the National Institutes of Health. She works with the NCATS director and has a key role in implementing the center’s strategic plan. Wayman manages day-to-day operations of the office and also supervises the Division of Extramural Activities; the Office of Policy, Communications and Education; the Office of Special Initiatives; and several special scientific programs and activities.

Before joining NCATS, Wayman was associate dean of the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). There, she directed the translational life science technology undergraduate degree program; the professional studies in biotechnology graduate degree program; and non-degree, lab-based biotechnology training courses. Before her tenure at UMBC, Wayman worked at the United States Agency for International Development, where her team focused on policies and programs in science for use in international development. One such program was the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research program, a 10-year, $100 million program that funded more than 400 researchers across more than 57 countries. Wayman also worked at BD, where she served in research and development engineering roles; her activities ranged from advanced technology development to new product development for BD’s anesthesia platform.

Wayman has a PhD and an MS in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She also has a BS in mechanical engineering from UMBC.