Join us at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as Chief Genomics Officer!
Specifications
The Chief Genomics Officer (CGO) will serve as the Medical Director of a new program at Cedars-Sinai, the Center for Genomic Medicine (CGM). CGM will organize, coordinate, and oversee Clinical Genetics and Genomics Services across the Cedars-Sinai health system affiliates. The CGO will seek to create and oversee a financially and administratively stable infrastructure providing a unified clinical genetics service including rare disease and cancer. As Medical Director of the CGM, the CGO will serve as the primary expert and advisor on the application of genetics and genomics to clinical care.
The CGO will support the development, implementation, and dissemination of genetic- and genomic-focused Precision Medicine. The CGO will be responsible for implementing best practices in clinical operations, quality/safety, service innovation and excellence in the delivery of clinical care. Strategy development for the genetics and genomics clinical services, prioritization of performance improvement, quality, outcomes, and the design and execution with key performance and process improvement programs and their partners will all be within the CGO’s purview. The CGO will have access to training, analytical support, performance data and intervention/improvement design support of these programs.
Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest non-profit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 1,048 licensed beds, 2,847 physicians, 4,700 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Cedars-Sinai Health System includes Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (our flagship hospital), the Academic Enterprise, Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital, our ambulatory diagnostic and treatment centers, and our Medical Network. Recently, we have partnered with and added Torrance Memorial with its Medical Center and Medical Network as well as Huntington Hospital with its Medical Center and Medical Network to our system. The system comprises more than 2,300 beds and revenues exceeding $6 billion annually. It includes more than 50 outpatient venues spanning the entire region (e.g., Santa Monica and West Los Angeles, the South Bay, San Fernando Valley, and Pasadena).
Join us and take the next step of your career at Cedars-Sinai!
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- M.D. (or equivalent) with license to practice medicine in California or eligibility for California license.
- Eligibility for CSMC Medical Staff Membership and credentialed to practice Clinical Genetics in the Cedars-Sinai Health System. A minimum of 10 years’ experience providing direct patient care within a clinical genetics service based in an academic medical center.
- Residency in Clinical Genetics and active certification by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG) preferred but not required.
- A primary appointment as an Associate Professor or Full Professor in the relevant clinical department.
- Demonstrated leadership abilities in an administrative position overseeing clinical genetics care delivery.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate a clear vision for the role of Genomics and other ‘Omics’ Medicine initiatives in realizing the goal of Precision Medicine within the Cedars-Sinai Health System.
- Demonstrated ability for teamwork and collaborative problem-solving using analytical and systematic approaches.
- Ability to serve as a role model for physicians and other health care professionals in delivering clinical care in genetics.
- Knowledge of administrative issues in the delivery of genetics care, as demonstrated by relevant peer-reviewed publication record and/or leadership within national organizations that deal with clinical care delivery.
Application Instructions
Qualified applicants should send a cover letter and CV to Ophir Klein, MD, PhD, Search Committee Chair.
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