Job Description
The Department of Internal Medicine Section of Cardiovascular Medicine is seeking a highly qualified candidate to join our faculty as the Vice Chief of Research. The incoming Vice Chief will be responsible for overseeing and expanding the Sections research programs with a focus on strengthening integration between clinical and research efforts. The ideal candidate will lead a translational research laboratory and play a key role in mentoring graduate students and postdoctoral trainees. They will help drive the Sections omics initiatives and lead the development of tissue banking across the Heart and Vascular addition the Vice Chief will be expected to provide clinical care and actively contribute to the Sections medical education and training programs.
About Yale New Haven Health Systems Heart and Vascular Center (HVC)
Yale New Haven Health System is Connecticuts leading healthcare system which includes 5 hospitals with nearly 2700 beds supported by more than 7500 university and community physicians and advanced practice providers.
Yale New Haven Hospital Heart and Vascular Center (HVC) treats more heart and vascular patients than any other facility in Connecticut. The multidisciplinary team of physicians nurses and other professionals are dedicated to providing our patients with excellence in cardiac care. With a history of pioneering cardiology specialists and innovation that includes cardiology firsts Yale New Haven Hospital is one of the nations leading providers of heart and vascular services offering the most advanced technology and facilities.
About Yale Cardiovascular Medicine
The Yale School of Medicine is one of the nations oldest and most prestigious medical schools. The Cardiovascular Medicine Section within the Department of Internal Medicine has more than 160 full-time faculty providing a full spectrum of clinical care education and ground-breaking research.
Our clinical faculty provide a full spectrum of care for cardiovascular conditions with subspecialties including inherited cardiomyopathy cardiovascular genetics cardiovascular imaging (echocardiography molecular imaging cardiac MRI and cardiac CT) electrophysiology heart failure coronary interventional cardiac critical care peripheral vascular disease and preventive cardiology. Our Electrophysiology Heart Failure Vascular Medicine and Structural Heart Disease Programs are the largest in Connecticut.
Our educational programs include 50 fellows training in cardiovascular medicine as well as subspecialty training in adult congenital heart disease advanced heart failure and transplantation cardiovascular imaging electrophysiology interventional cardiology (coronary interventions peripheral vascular interventions and structural heart disease) and research fellowships.
In addition to providing comprehensive clinical care and education our faculty are involved in five specialized research centers within Cardiovascular Medicine including Yale Cardiology Research Group (YCRG) Yale Translational Research Imaging Center (YTRIC) Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Program the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC) with faculty from eight countries and four continents.
The successful candidates will be a senior physician scientist and proven investigator with experience in translational research within cardiovascular disease. They must be fellowship trained in cardiovascular medicine and Board Certified. Candidates must meet the criteria for appointment as an Associate Professor or Professor of Medicine in the Clinician Scientist or Traditional Track.
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