Physician Scientist | Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism | Duarte, CA - Full-time

Physician Scientist | Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism | Duarte, CA - (10034303)

Description

City of Hope Medical Group Seeks Physician Scientist for Thyroid Cancer Program

Join one of the top cancer centers in the nation! Our rapidly expanding, nationally recognized cancer and diabetes institute seeks to hire a full-time physician scientist to join City of Hope’s Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism (DEM) at our National Medical Center campus in Duarte, CA. We are seeking mission-minded physicians as every discovery we make and every new treatment we create, gives people the chance to live longer, better, and more fully.

We are seeking candidates with strong backgrounds of basic, translational, or clinical research in endocrine tumor or metabolism. Priority will be given to those candidates with a track record of extramural funding. The successful candidate will also become a member of the Beckman Research Institute and/or Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute. City of Hope has a long and impressive history of groundbreaking discoveries in the field of cancer and diabetes. This faculty member will be given protective time for independent research and compete for extramural funding.

The selected faculty will be offered highly competitive start-up resources, laboratory space, and benefits. The research space will be located in the DMRI and will have access to the shared facilities and cores at the medical center, DMRI and Beckman Research Institute. Interested candidates should apply to: Ping H. Wang, MD, Search Committee Chair.

This position is a rare opportunity to work in a 500+ member integrated, multidisciplinary Medical Group practice serving an NCI designated comprehensive cancer center in highly desirable Southern California. City of Hope is an expanding institution in both numbers of patients per year as well as infrastructure investment in clinical, academic and research facilities.

Position Highlights:

• Protected research/academic time in a highly translational research environment with extensive clinical trial infrastructure
• Clinic based at Duarte main campus Generous research startup funding
• Excellent benefits package, including a generous retirement contribution plan
• Relocation assistance may be available

Total Compensation Range: $300,000 - $400,000. The range listed is inclusive of base compensation for full-time employment commensurate with qualified academic rank and any applicable incentive compensation. Actual compensation will be adjusted for experience, training, hospital/community need and other factors.

Qualifications

• Experience as physician scientist with good research training background and excellent clinical skills
• Experience working in an academic medical center that delivers both clinical and translational research to patients diagnosed with endocrine conditions
• The ideal candidate must participate in clinical or basic research relevant to Endocrinology and demonstrate a commitment to research as shown by submission of publications and presentations on national stages
• Academic record consistent with appointment as Associate Professor
• Applicants must have an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent degree, fellowship trained, and Board certified/eligible in Endocrinology
• The selected candidate for the position must be eligible to obtain or already hold an active California medical license

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

About City of Hope

City of Hope is an independent biomedical research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a leader in bone marrow transplantation and immunotherapy such as CAR T cell therapy. City of Hope’s translational research and personalized treatment protocols advance care throughout the world. Human synthetic insulin, monoclonal antibodies and numerous breakthrough cancer drugs are based on technology developed at the institution.  AccessHopeTM, a wholly owned subsidiary, was launched in 2019 and is dedicated to serving employers and their health care partners by providing access to City of Hope’s exceptional cancer expertise. A National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, City of Hope is ranked among the nation’s “Best Hospitals” in cancer by U.S. News & World Report. Its main campus is located near Los Angeles, with additional locations throughout Southern California and in Arizona.

Recently, the organization extended its reach beyond Duarte to include clinical network sites in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, steadily moving it to number one in Southern California for inpatient market share and pushing its capacity limits. In 2018, City of Hope began a transformational journey with ambitious goals in the areas of patient care, value-based care and precision medicine, hematology malignancies, stem cell transplants, and meaningful innovations and cures. Integral to the realization of these goals is the expansion of City of Hope to the Orange County market. 

Our community includes research associates, scientists, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, graduate students, fundraising specialists, marketing professionals, volunteers and an extensive support staff. We are united by our desire to find cures, save lives and transform the future of health. Every discovery we make and every new treatment we create gives people the chance to live longer, better and more fully.

City of Hope continues to be a pioneer of patient-centered care and remains committed to its tradition of exceptional care for patients, families and and communities. Each day, we live out our credo:

"There is no profit in curing the body, if, in the process, we destroy the soul."