Adult Sickle Cell Disease Program Director at University of Texas Southwestern

Company/Institution:	UT Southwestern Medical Center, MC 8852
Department:	Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Location:	Dallas, TX, USA
Degree Requirements:	MD, PhD, Board Certified	Salary:	$300,000 or above
Job Type:	Faculty	Posted:	August 5, 2024
Job Setting:	Medical School, Hospital/Clinical Facility	Application Period:	August 5-November 4, 2024

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, seeks an exceptional adult hematologist to join the Division of Hematology and Oncology and lead the Adult Sickle Cell Disease Program.

The selected applicant will enjoy the exciting opportunity to lead one of the largest Sickle Cell Disease Programs in the nation, while providing clinical care to adult patients with sickle cell disease and other classical hematological disorders. We seek candidates who commit to scientific excellence and have the energy, enthusiasm, and innovative thinking necessary to lead a dynamic and diverse team shaping the future of hematology and Sickle Cell care. The ideal candidate will grow our program to national and international excellence while bridging basic science and clinical/translational research. The successful candidate will be a respected and accomplished researcher with vision, creativity, and the ability to build and lead teams. A record of high-quality scholarship and funding from institutional, foundation, industry, or government agencies and a willingness to work collaboratively to expand and strengthen current collaborations with investigators from other divisions and departments at UTSW will be needed. A career trajectory indicative of emerging leadership in the field and a history of mentorship of trainees to support growth in research and scholarship will be reviewed favorably. This recruitment is part of an ambitious strategic plan to substantially grow our team of world-class adult Classical Hematologists and researchers. The successful applicant will join a division of over 80 faculty with national reputations as clinicians and physician-scientists.

 Specific to this position, our Sickle Cell Program:

- Is one of the largest Sickle Cell Programs in the country, providing outpatient, emergency, and inpatient care services to over 1,000 active adult patients at UT Southwestern locations in Dallas and throughout the DFW Metroplex at regional centers as well as the Parkland Health and Hospital System.

- Includes dedicated multidisciplinary clinics with transfusion medicine specialists.

- Is the lead site for the North Texas Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Trial Unit, a founding member and site for the American Society of Hematology RC Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Trials Network.

- Supports clinical investigators and clinical trials through the Internal Medicine Clinical Trials Unit, which provides regulatory and trials management services with dedicated research coordinators.

- Works closely with our pediatric colleagues in leading the charge on curative therapies for Sickle Cell Disease in close partnership with the Cellular and Immunotherapies Program

 Applicants must be eligible for medical licensure in the state of Texas and be board eligible or certified in Hematology. Academic rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time status. Beyond the Division of Hematology and Oncology, the successful candidate will enjoy the exceptionally rich biomedical research enterprise at UT Southwestern Medical Center, including the brand-new School of Public Health, the Clinical Bioinformatics Center, the Biomedical Engineering Program, the NCI-designated Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, the McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, the Green Center for Systems Biology, and the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute. Competitive start-up packages and compensation/benefits will be provided.

 Clinical facilities include the Clements University Hospital, Blood Disorders Clinic at UT Southwestern in Dallas, UT Southwestern in Plano/Richardson, Moncrief in Fort Worth, RedBird, and Parkland Hospital. As one of the nation’s largest Adult Classical Hematology programs (7 dedicated Classical Hematology faculty with 3 dedicated disease centers– Hemophilia, Sickle Cell Disease, and Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia) in the nation’s fourth-largest metropolitan area, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center offers a superb milieu for career development.

About the Employer

For more than 75 years, UT Southwestern Medical Center has been healing, discovering, and educating health professionals as one of the nation’s top academic medical centers. More than 22,000 employees strong, the UT Southwestern family is diverse and driven to succeed. We seek challenges and opportunities for growth, and we are dedicated to making a difference in the world. In other words, we are people like you.

If you’re ready to push boundaries and work alongside the sharpest minds in health care and biomedical science, consider joining UT Southwestern, where you’ll enjoy generous benefits, and a world of opportunity where you can help shape the future of medicine, today. 

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

 

How to Apply

To learn more about this position and the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit the UT Southwestern website, job number 803689.

Contact Information

Constance Kemp
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
NC08.126
Dallas, TX 75390-8852 USA
UTSW.EDU
constance.kemp@utsouthwestern.edu

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