Clinical Geneticist

Clinical Geneticist Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group, Department of Pediatrics has an immediate opening for a full-time Board Certified/Eligible Clinical and Metabolic Geneticist. This position includes a faculty appointment, commensurate with training and experience, at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Responsibilities This is an excellent opportunity for a clinician/educator, who is newly trained or more experienced in metabolic genetics but may also have broad interests in all facets of clinical genetics and genomics. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to newborn screening, patient care, inpatient consults, outpatient genetic clinics and multidisciplinary team settings, teaching medical students, pediatric and neurology residents, genetic counseling students, and research. Protected research time is available and a research focus is encouraged. Opportunities for intramural and extramural collaboration and program development abound. The scope and diversity of the clinical genetics practice is extraordinary, offering both depth and breadth of experience in all areas including neurogenetics, cardiogenetics, cancer genetics, dysmorphology, congenital anomalies and other specialty areas in genetics. The practice includes two full time and two part time geneticists, two per diem geneticists, four pediatric genetic counselors and a genetic counseling assistant. In addition, a new multispecialty pediatric outpatient facility will open next year. Loma Linda University Clinical Lab is building a state-of-the-art clinical genetic and genomic testing laboratory to provide comprehensive diagnostic services across the health system and serving the Inland Empire with a PhD laboratory geneticist and a laboratory based genetic counselor. Loma Linda University School of Medicine has a newly accredited graduate program (MS) in genetic counseling that is enrolling its first class in the fall of 2025. Loma Linda University Medical Center and Children's Hospital is strategically located in the center of Southern California and has the largest Level IV NICU in California, serving the two largest counties in the country and approximately 25 percent of the state. The Children's Hospital is one of the few centers for pediatric cardiac transplants and ECMO in California and is developing a Perinatal Care Center with a focus on prenatal diagnosis to better serve the large population of high‑risk pregnancies and infants with prenatally diagnosed congenital anomalies. The Medical Center and Children's Hospital supports team centers for cystic fibrosis, hemoglobinopathies, spina bifida, metabolic genetics and craniofacial anomalies. Compensation & Benefits The compensation range listed is for starting base compensation only and is adjusted based upon years of experience and/or faculty rank: $252,000 - $278,000. This amount does not include variable compensation or extra productivity and is subject to the individual department compensation plans. More information on compensation is discussed with the departments during the recruitment process. Our benefits include: Generous Retirement Contribution Comprehensive Medical/Dental Coverage Competitive Vacation & Sick Days CME Days and Funds Relocation Assistance (if applicable) Paid Malpractice Insurance Paid Life Insurance Loan Repayment/State & Federal (If eligible) For more information on Loan Forgiveness, please click on the links below: Public Service Loan Forgiveness We are a California Employer - Please note that a California residency is required upon start date. This opportunity is not eligible for a Conrad 30 Waiver. #J-18808-Ljbffr