Opportunity Details
Department of Pediatrics
Peds Genetics & Genomic Medicine
Clinician
Commensurate w/Experience
#1011045 Clinical Cancer Geneticist
The Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics at Washington University in St. Louis are seeking a full-time clinical geneticist with an interest in adult and pediatric cancer.
Washington University is a leader in genomic sequencing, diagnosis and management of rare inherited conditions, and gene discovery. The Siteman Cancer Center is an international leader in cancer treatment, research, prevention, education, and community outreach, and provides care for approximately 12,000 newly diagnosed cancer patients each year. We hold multidisciplinary Pediatric and Adult Cancer Predisposition Clinics. Washington University has a clinical site and model organism screening center for the NIH’s Undiagnosed Diseases Program. We have ABMGG approved fellowship programs in clinical and medical biochemical genetics as well as laboratory genetics and genomics and a training program in genetic counseling. Our division also serves as a newborn screening center for both Missouri and Illinois, which includes lysosomal storage conditions in both states. There are tremendous opportunities for personal and professional growth offered by a wide array of educational conferences and collaborative clinical work.
St. Louis consistently ranks as one of the top places to live in the US with world-class museums, a wide range of arts and entertainment, a vibrant restaurant scene and an abundance of parks, trails, and outdoor recreation. With a remarkably low cost of living for the comforts and attractions it affords, St. Louis has a small-town feel, but offers all the amenities you’d expect in a major metropolitan area.
Washington University in St. Louis offers excellent benefits including a generous 403(b) employer match, 22 vacation days per year plus sick leave package, health/vision/dental benefits, and annual funding for professional memberships and travel to a national educational conference. For more details on benefits, visit http://medschoolhr.wustl.edu/.
For consideration, please send letter of interest and curriculum vitae to:
Patricia Dickson, MD
Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Washington University School of Medicine
One Children’s Place, Box 8108
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-273-2943
E-mail pdickson@wustl.edu
Patricia Dickson, MD
314-454-2863
7/3/2024
No end date
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