Director, Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute

Application Window

Open date : November 5, 2025

Next review date :

Monday, Jan 12, 2026 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date :

Wednesday, May 5, 2027 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position Description

Director, Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute

School of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco

The UCSF School of Medicine seeks an outstanding individual to lead its internationally-recognized Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute (BCHSI). The BCHSI, established in 2015, serves as an academic hub for UCSF faculty, students, trainees, and staff who utilize computational methodologies to address topics in health and wellness. BCHSI faculty aspire to lead the world in creating and applying new paradigms of computational sciences to develop next-generation insights that advance the field of precision medicine and address society's most pressing health challenges. Given the growing importance of such methods in healthcare delivery and biomedical research and UCSF's prominent placement in the Silicon Valley ecosystem, the Director of BCHSI is likely to have an outsized role in shaping the future of AI and computation.

The successful candidate will be an established leader in bioinformatics, computational biology, and / or clinical informatics with demonstrated research excellence in computational, quantitative, or bioinformatics methodology, and exceptional administrative and organizational skills. This individual will be responsible for setting the strategic direction and vision for the Institute, ensuring alignment with its mission and goals. The Director will provide comprehensive leadership, management, and stewardship of the Institute's academic missions, including advancing excellence in research, education, and training. The individual chosen will guide the overall direction of BCHSI, fostering innovation, collaboration, and impact in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology, and will :

Actively foster a climate that ensures fairness, opportunity, collaboration, and professional growth

Promote teamwork both within an institute and between / among other UCSF Institutes and Departments in all aspects of academic and clinical functions

Serve as a role model for the Institute by demonstrating commitment to the School's and the University's core values and ideals

Uphold the University's Code of Conduct, demonstrating the highest ethical and professional standards, respect and concern for individuals and the institution, and promoting personal and professional responsibility and accountability in all activities

Cultivate relationships across the campus among other departments and schools, across the UC System, with technology companies and entrepreneurs, and with national and international colleagues; and

Work collaboratively with San Francisco and Bay Area community leaders to identify learning and research opportunities that will benefit all.

An MD and / or PhD (or equivalent degree) is required.

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 5. The minimum base salary range for this position is $150,200 - $442,800. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.

About the UCSF School of Medicine :

Consistently ranked among the nation's top medical schools, the UCSF School of Medicine earns its greatest distinction from its outstanding faculty. Our academic health system is successful because we are able to recruit the best and brightest faculty, staff, and learners from around the world, who set standards for and provide the highest quality patient care, train the next generation of healthcare professionals, conduct cutting-edge biomedical research, and guide health policy throughout the nation and the world.

Please apply online at https : / / aprecruit.ucsf.edu / JPF05861.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - CV must clearly list current and / or pending qualifications (e.g. board eligibility / certification, medical licensure, etc.).

Cover Letter

Statement of Research

Statement of Teaching

About UC San Francisco

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and / or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

UCSF is committed to welcoming and serving all people, honoring the dignity of every individual without preference or prejudice, in support of its public mission and in alignment with our PRIDE values and Principles of Community.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer.

UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy

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Job Location

San Francisco, CA

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