LOCATION: Center for Health Research

DEPARTMENT: Imaging Sciences Admin.

WORK SCHEDULE: Days

WORK TYPE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)

JOB SUMMARY:

The Department of Imaging Science and Innovation at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA is seeking to hire faculty members at all levels (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor). The ideal candidate will have a background in engineering, computer science, mathematics, radiology, machine learning / artificial intelligence or related field. In particular, emphasis will be placed on applicants with a record of research accomplishments in translational research at the intersection between large datasets (such as imaging, electronic health record, and genomic data) and clinical applications in radiology, pathology or oncology. A successful candidate will have high potential to establish a strong individual research program within a highly collaborative environment that bridges both clinical practice and research. Associate level applicants and higher must demonstrate an active nationally and internationally recognized program. The Department of Imaging Science and Innovation has multiple cores (all lead by PhD-level staff) established to assist researchers by providing support in image acquisition, machine learning, and image post-processing. Reports directly to the Chair of the Department of Imaging Science and Innovation.

Physician-scientists are strongly encouraged to apply for this position and recruiting efforts will be coordinated between Geisinger Research and the appropriate service line. Accommodations can be made to support Physician-scientist interest for considerable research effort in addition to clinical practice.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Geisinger Medical Center is an ideal setting for translational imaging research and innovation. The ideal candidate will leverage Geisinger’s expansive data resources highlighted by:

·         20+ year longitudinal electronic health record.

·         18+ year clinical image Picture Archiving and Communication System [PACS].

·         Research PACS with automated image de-identification pipeline.

·         Prospective, large genome project with sequence data on over 140k patients.

·         Large radiology clinical practice with over 80 staff radiologists.

·         Close to 30 MRIs in practice, several with research slots available.

·         Unique, scalable computational environment currently with 24x 32GB GPUs.   

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Professional (Ph.D., M.D. or D.O. degree.) Ideally 5 years’ experience in achieving successful funding.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Work is typically performed in an office environment.

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring 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.

HENRY HOOD CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH (HHCHR), located on Geisinger Medical Center’s campus in Danville, Pa. was founded in 2003 and is a comprehensive enterprise that promotes traditional health services and clinical, epidemiologic and translational research.

ABOUT GEISINGER: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of the Geisinger Family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. * Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

If you would like to be considered for this position, please submit your application online at www.geisinger.org/careers or e-mail your CV to alhaggerty@geisinger.edu.

** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.  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.

*Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit.