Faculty position, Infectious Diseases - Open-Rank Clinical Innovation and Translational Science Faculty
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Summary
Join a department building the future of pediatric infectious diseases, where discovery, prevention, and treatment converge to improve outcomes for the world's most vulnerable children.
Job description
The Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital invites applications from clinicians, clinician-investigators, and translational leaders who will improve outcomes through innovative care, epidemiology, implementation science, quality improvement, and global collaboration.
Appointments may be made at the Assistant Member, Associate Member, or Member level on the faculty track that best aligns with the candidate's experience and proposed contributions.
Responsibilities
- Provide or advance exceptional, evidence-based pediatric infectious diseases care
- Develop, lead, and evaluate innovative clinical, quality, epidemiologic, translational, or implementation programs
- Generate scholarship appropriate to rank and faculty track
- Build collaborative initiatives that improve safety, outcomes, and consistency of care
- Educate and mentor fellows, trainees, clinical teams, and emerging leaders
- Contribute to departmental operations, strategy, and professional service
Areas of Strategic Interest
- Clinical and translational research
- Healthcare epidemiology
- Infection prevention and control
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- HIV prevention and treatment
- Transplant and cellular therapy infectious diseases
- Clinical trials and therapeutics
- Precision diagnostics
- Clinical informatics and learning health systems
- Implementation science
- Quality improvement and patient safety
- Outcomes and health services research
- Global infectious diseases
Qualifications
Required
- MD, DO, MD/PhD, or equivalent degree
- Board certification or board eligibility in Infectious Diseases or another relevant specialty
- Eligibility for medical licensure in Tennessee
- Record of clinical, scholarly, educational, or operational achievement appropriate to rank and track
- Commitment to collaboration, mentorship, and continuous improvement
Preferred
- Experience leading clinical programs, quality initiatives, research studies, or implementation efforts
- Record of scholarship, funding, guideline development, or measurable program impact
- Interest in developing multidisciplinary or multicenter collaborations
Requirements
- MD, DO, MD/PhD, or equivalent degree
- Board certification or board eligibility in Infectious Diseases or another relevant specialty
- Eligibility for medical licensure in Tennessee
- Record of clinical, scholarly, educational, or operational achievement appropriate to rank and track
- Commitment to collaboration, mentorship, and continuous improvement
- Experience leading clinical programs, quality initiatives, research studies, or implementation efforts
- Record of scholarship, funding, guideline development, or measurable program impact
- Interest in developing multidisciplinary or multicenter collaborations
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive faculty benefits program
- Institutional support
- Mentorship and sponsorship
Company overview
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a world-renowned pediatric research and treatment institution headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, dedicated to advancing cures for childhood cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Founded in 1962 by entertainer Danny Thomas, it stands as the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted exclusively to children. The hospital operates on a unique funding model where families never receive bills for treatment, travel, housing, or food, with costs exceeding $2 billion annually primarily supported by donations through its fundraising organization ALSAC. St. Jude treats approximately 8,600 patients each year from all 50 states and around the world, with a focus on acute lymphoblastic leukemia, brain tumors, sickle cell disease, and infectious diseases. The institution employs over 7,000 staff members and maintains eight affiliate clinics across the United States. Through its St. Jude Global initiative, the hospital shares research and treatment protocols internationally, partnering with more than 350 institutions in over 90 countries. St. Jude has been instrumental in increasing childhood cancer survival rates from 20% in 1962 to over 80% today, while maintaining a robust research program that includes gene therapy, bone marrow transplantation, and precision medicine approaches.