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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Division of Human Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for an Associate or Full Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educator track. Expertise is required in strong leadership skills and experience with clinical program management.

The Vice Chief for Clinical Affairs will be responsible for guiding the clinical programs in the Division. The ideal candidate will be an established clinician and emerging leader in clinical genetics with expertise in an area of research and/or program development. He/ She will be committed to optimizing the integration of the clinical programs in genetics across the division.

Teaching responsibilities may include participation in the educational mission of the Division, including clinical education of medical students, residents and especially Clinical Genetics fellows.

Clinical responsibilities may include the administration of the clinical services of the Division, seeing patients, which includes providing outpatient and inpatient consultative services.

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include clinical investigation with a track record of research productivity and scholarship, directing clinical operations and continuing their individual clinical research program in the Genetics division.

Applicants must have an M.D., D.O., or equivalent degree. Candidates must be certified in Clinical Genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics.

Candidates should have served in a program leadership role within a school of medicine. This is a unique role for an academic pediatrician who is skilled at managing in an academic clinical enterprise, who has a strong vision for growth and who appreciates the importance of collegial decision-making in an interdisciplinary structure.

To apply, visit apply.interfolio.com/90002

We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense.
The University of Pennsylvania and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are EOEs. Minorities/women/individuals with disabilities/protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

About Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to the care of children. Since our start in 1855, CHOP has been the birthplace for countless breakthroughs and dramatic firsts in pediatric medicine. Built on a foundation of delivering safe, high-quality, family-centered care, the Hospital has fostered medical discoveries and innovations that have improved pediatric healthcare and saved countless children’s lives. Today, families facing complex conditions come to CHOP from all over the world, and our compassionate care and innovation has repeatedly earned us a spot on the U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of the nation's best children's hospitals. The Perelman School of Medicine is recognized worldwide for its superior education and training of the next generation of physician-scientists and future leaders of academic medicine. With a top five ranking from US News and World Report, the nation's oldest medical school is indeed one of its best. Our students are among the finest in the nation. They are matched in quality by the high level of instruction and research that we offer. Penn ranks among the top AMCs in the country in research... and training grants awarded to medical schools by the National Institutes of Health and is a leader in the commercialization of discovery. Our research strengths encompass all basic science, clinical, and population science disciplines, contributing to a rich and vibrant intellectual environment that generates wide-ranging innovation and advancement in patient-centric care.

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