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

Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism | City of Hope National Medical Center

City of Hope Medical Group Seeks an Endocrinologist to Join our Clinical Research Team

The Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism (DEM) is accepting applications from qualified physician scientists for faculty positions as Associate/Full Professor. We are seeking candidates with strong background of basic, translational, or clinical research in diabetes 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 Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute (DMRI). DMRI is a comprehensive diabetes research center that housed more than 35 independent investigators. City of Hopehas a long and impressive history of groundbreaking discoveries in the field of 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. City of Hope, located in Los Angeles County, promotes scientific and clinical excellence through the creation, application and dissemination of new knowledge in diabetes and cancers.

City of Hope Medical Group Faculty Highlights:

As a faculty member, you will have access to our generous annual 401k and healthcare benefits, etc.

Our current benefits are:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, life, Malpractice, CME allowance, 20 days paid vacation, 3 personal days, 18 sick days, 7 holidays, and 10 CME days
• City of Hope adds up to 20% of salary to your retirement account (NOT a match—you don’t contribute a penny) each year, up to $61,000
• Annual academic improvement fund up to $5,000
• Physicians working for City of Hope Medical Group are now eligible to apply for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program
• Relocation offered on a case-by-case basis

Position Attributes:

• Effort allocation: 20-40% clinical / 60-80% research.

• The selected faculty will be offered highly competitive start-up resources and laboratory space

  • The research space will be located in the DMRI and will have access to the shared facilities and cores at the medical center and the Beckman Research Institute

• Base Salary: *$270k - $300k+ (base pay commensurate with qualified academic rank).

  • *The salary range listed is exclusively for base compensation for full-time employment and does not include incentive compensation or benefits. Actual compensation will be adjusted for experience, training, hospital/community need and other factors.
• Eligible to participate in the incentives program

Qualifications:

• Track records of background as physician scientist in the basic science, translational science, or clinical research in diabetes/endocrinology
• Experience working in academic institutions that combines research and patient care.
• Associate or Full Professor rank
• Applicants must have an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent degree, fellowship trained, and Board Certification (or eligibility) in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
• Active or eligible for California medical license