Associate Dean, Clinical and Translational Sciences

Associate Dean For Clinical And Translational Sciences

Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) at Thomas Jefferson University, a premier medical college located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is seeking a seasoned professor with a strong track record of NIH-funding and experience leading scientific programs to serve as an Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CTS) and the Principal Investigator for a Clinical and Translational Sciences UM1 submission (CTSA).

Founded in 1824, Jefferson Medical College, now Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC), has a long history of research and innovation. The medical school currently has over $66 million in total NIH awards and has over $200 million in research expenditures. There are over 400 investigators leading over 1,200 studies. The organization has strong research programs in basic, clinical, health service and population health. The position would look to organize these assets, address gaps and build necessary partnerships to achieve the goal of becoming a CTSA hub and ultimately strategically unite the business of healthcare with the academic and scientific base to enhance medical education and community impact.

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Organize SKMC research assets, address gaps and build necessary partnerships to achieve the goal of becoming a CTSA hub.
• Identify opportunities to strategically unite the business of healthcare with the academic and scientific base to enhance medical education and community impact.
• Provide leadership to expand and sustain SKMC's translational research portfolio, including ongoing planning, monitoring, analysis and assessment.
• Oversee dissemination and implementation activities to support innovative approaches to identifying and developing strategies to promote adoption and integration of evidence-based practices, interventions, and policies into routine health care and public health settings to improve the impact on population health.
• Identify opportunities to cultivate an environment where CTS and training for clinical research professionals can flourish.
• Identify opportunities to build a community of scientists committed to diversity and inclusive excellence and to advance and sustain a scientific environment and institutional culture that positively impacts faculty development, retention, progression, and eventual promotion.

Key Qualifications & Experiences

Procedure for Candidacy

All applications, inquiries, expressions of interest, and recommendations should be directed to Heather Johnson, Director of Dean's Office Special Initiatives - Sidney Kimmel Medical College via email; Heather.Johnson3@jefferson.edu. A completed application must contain the following documents :

Applications and nominations will be accepted until the position is filled, however, applications received by September 15th, 2024 will receive full consideration.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

1025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic / programmatic, clinical and applied research.