Job Summary

Geisinger’s Department of Nephrology and Center for Kidney Health Research is seeking to expand its growing clinical research program by adding a BC Nephrologist with an established history of competitive grant funding and publication. The ideal candidate will enjoy 80% protected research time along with dedicated research support staff including project management and biostatistical support. The candidate will have the opportunity to leverage unique assets for research including more than 25 years of longitudinal electronic health records data, a large health system-based >175k exome sequencing study (MyCode), and a system-wide biobank. Geisinger’s substantial investment in health information technology since 1996 offers an unparalleled opportunity for clinical epidemiology, comparative effectiveness research, health services research and observational analyses, within a research culture that emphasizes rapid clinical deployment and testing of promising research findings.

Job Duties

• Provides technical and intellectual leadership to a coherent research program that contributes new knowledge to the relevant areas of investigation.
• Directs day-to-day development, maintenance, and supervision of a productive and nationally competitive research program.
• Identifies the research question, formulates the hypothesis, plans the experiments, records the observations and data, analyzes the data, and draws conclusions.
• Prepares/submits applications for external funding from national agencies; garnering funding in support the research program.
• Oversees completion of the specific aims of funded projects.
• Maintains a record of independent scholarship as demonstrated by high quality publications specific to the discipline.
• Solidifies an emerging national and international reputation through presentations at national meetings, service on study sections or ad hoc grant review committees, and peer reviewer for journals.
• Takes a lead role in providing technical assistance in service to other departments, clinical associates, residents, fellows and students.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

The Department of Nephrology is a dynamic, academic department with a fellowship program and 20+ faculty members. Clinical duties to supplement research initiatives will be flexible and may include providing inpatient and outpatient consultative services, dialysis, and graduate medical education.

The Center for Kidney Health Research (CKHR): Co-led by Dr. Chang and Dr. Green, the CKHR is dedicated to decreasing the burden of kidney disease through a clinic-based, patient-oriented research program in a learning healthcare system environment. Current areas of research focus include: access to kidney transplantation, acute kidney injury rehabilitation clinic, decision-making in elderly CKD patients, early detection of CKD, genetics of CKD, cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, and patient-centered care. Resources include research data analyst support, project manager, project coordinators, and a research assistant. CKHR investigators have active funding from the NIH, PCORI, and the National Kidney Foundation, and have active collaborations across the health system and with many institutions nationally and internationally.

About Geisinger

Geisinger fosters an atmosphere of clinical excellence while offering the best of life in small-town America – good schools, safe neighborhoods with affordable housing and a wealth of cultural and recreational activities. The surrounding natural beauty provides opportunities for fishing, skiing, canoeing, hiking and mountain biking. Urban life is easily accessible, with New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia or Washington DC just an afternoon’s drive away.

Discover for yourself why Geisinger has been nationally recognized as a visionary model of integrated healthcare.

For more information, please send a CV and a letter of interest to Evan Norfolk, MD, Department of Nephrology Chair,  c/o Drew Slocum, Senior Recruiter, Human Resources - dslocum@geisinger.edu 

For information about current Geisinger Nephrology research efforts, please visit:

https://www.geisinger.edu/gchs/research/about-gchs-research/departments-centers/kidney-health

Education

Master's Degree-Genomics (Required), Doctoral Degree- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Required)

Skills

Research Methodologies; Research Regulatory Environment; Research Analysis; Research Documents; Reference Content; Research And Development Function

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Geisinger values who you are, where you are from, and where you are going. We seek out people of various backgrounds and cultures with unique abilities, non-traditional career paths and ambitious aspirations. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status. Read more about Our Commitment to Inclusive Recruiting.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.