Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC

The Opportunity

This opportunity to join the Department of Pediatrics at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at the rank of Assistant Professor is an exciting one. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, one of the nation's foremost academic health science center's working together with one of the nation's premier health systems, New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian Hospital are recruiting for a full-time academic pediatric faculty member in the Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at the Assistant rank (commensurate with credentials) on the non-tenure track. This position will be focused on the clinical care of pediatric patients with non-malignant hematologic disorders. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with the outstanding clinical and research faculty within the division and at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, the NCI-designated Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Mailman School of Public Health.

Founded in 1959, The Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant at Columbia Children's Health, New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (MSCH) is one of the oldest and most comprehensive centers in the country focused on treating children with cancer and blood disorders. MSCH has 202 inpatient pediatric beds, including a 54-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and 10 operating rooms. Our division is currently composed of 3 sections (Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation) with 21 full-time faculty, 4 research RN/NP's, 8 clinical research associates, and 2 regulatory specialists and includes an ACGME-accredited Fellowship Program and a FACT-accredited stem cell transplant program.

Key Responsibilites

The primary responsibility of this position is to provide excellent clinical care for children and adolescents undergoing stem cell transplantation and/or cellular therapies (such as CAR T-cells) for malignant and non-malignant disorders.The position is primarily clinical but is dependent on existing external funding for research. In future years, the amount of clinical time will be negotiable based on the degree of external funding.

The physician would have responsibilities:

• Inpatient and Outpatient
• Teaching residents and fellows

• Must have an MD or DO degree and an active NYS Medical License.
• Must be Board certification in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology or an equivalent board certification with experience in Stem Cell Transplantation with a clinical training in pediatrics.
• Consistently strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and sustain effective working relationships with professionals in other disciplines.
• The ability to create a high-energy results-oriented work environment that encourages colleagues and staff to value each other's contributions and the ability to share and celebrate success with colleagues and staff.
• The ideal candidate will have at least one year post fellowship experience in caring for stem cell transplant patients.

Commitment to Diversity

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator. The University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment, and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.

Columbia University welcomes applications from individuals who may have had nontraditional career paths, or who may have taken time off for family reasons (e.g. children, caring for disabled or elderly family), or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of academia (e.g., in professional or industry service). The University is responsive to the needs of dual career couples and is committed to supporting the work-life balance of its faculty. We are interested in candidates who have a record of success advising and mentoring individuals from groups underrepresented in higher education and is particularly interested in candidates who have research interests in subjects that will contribute to the understanding of diversity and equal opportunity.