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Applications are invited for a full time faculty position as Clinical Geneticist with a focus in Biochemical Genetics in the Division of Genetics and Genomics in the Department of Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and Department of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. We are seeking an outstanding clinician who is licensed and board-certified in Clinical Genetics and Biochemical Genetics to join a vigorous clinical program directed toward the diagnosis and care of children with genetic and biochemical disorders.  The faculty member will provide leadership to our expansive and growing clinical research program (clinical trials, natural history studies and registries) with relevance to Genetics and Genomics with the expectation that it will cover at least 50% of their efforts. Board certification in Medical Biochemical Genetics is preferred.

The Division consists of over 15 clinical and biochemical geneticists and 10 laboratories, and resides within a very strong research and clinical community in genetics, developmental biology and related disciplines throughout the Harvard Longwood Medical Area. The successful candidate also will be expected to take advantage of the many opportunities for teaching house staff and medical students at Boston Children’s Hospital and will be proposed for a Harvard Medical School faculty appointment at the level of assistant or associate professor depending on qualifications.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please submit a letter of application, along with a description of clinical, patient care and research interests (3 page maximum), curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation before May 27, 2022. Address materials to Dr. Olaf A. Bodamer, Clinical Chief of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children’s Hospital, and submit online via this link. 

We particularly encourage applications from women and minority candidates.

Requirements:

• MD or MD/PhD degree
• MA Medical License
• Board certification in Medical Biochemical Genetics 
• Assistant or Associate Professor level