Faculty position, Section Chief - Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology

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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is seeking an ABR certified or eligible nuclear medicine physician or nuclear radiologist for a full-time faculty position as the Section Chief of Nuclear Medicine in the Department of Radiology . Faculty tracks include Clinical and Clinician-Scientist. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in pediatric oncologic imaging.

Nuclear Medicine physician applicants should be board certified or eligible with ABR or have board certification or eligibility by the ABNM. All provider applicants must qualify for medical licensure in the State of Tennessee and must be eligible for a DEA license. 

The Department of Radiology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a focused pediatric radiology program dedicated to finding cures for childhood cancer and other catastrophic diseases and is a recipient of the Quantitative Imaging Excellence (CQIE) designation. Our department encompasses six sections: Nuclear Medicine, Neuroradiology, Body Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Physics, and Radiologic Sciences. We are dedicated to delivering exceptional imaging across multiple modalities to guide diagnosis, interventions, and treatment response evaluation, while also driving innovative research to enhance patient care.

The Nuclear Medicine section has a major focus on pediatric cancer imaging but also serves patients with sickle cell disease and other catastrophic childhood illnesses. Most patients are on a clinical trial, often funded by St. Jude, with opportunities to include nuclear imaging endpoints into the trials. We also would be delighted to support development and implementation of theranostics trials. The reading room is staffed daily be one nuclear medicine faculty or staff physician. Multi-disciplinary conferences include Solid Tumor, Lymphoma/Leukemia, and Brain Tumor on a weekly basis and other educational conferences on a monthly basis. 

Call duties are light. Teleradiology remote services are provided for after hours, weekends, and holidays with St. Jude radiologists providing back-up on an as needed and rotating basis. There is no trauma or emergency room. The clinical service includes a 3D augmented and virtual reality lab, tumor metrics (tumor response evaluation core lab) and advanced image processing lab, and support from three physicists who provide expertise for all imaging modalities. There is a major effort to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) solutions into our daily practice to support our faculty and enhance patient care. We utilize the latest advancements in equipment, with 4 state-of-the-art MRIs, ultrasound units, fluoroscopy suite, X-ray, expanded field-of-view PET/CT, SPECT CT, and 1 CT scanner to be replaced by June 2025. 

St. Jude is the only dedicated pediatric hospital with a state-of-the-art expanded field-of-view PET CT scanner.

Our research covers a wide spectrum of imaging techniques, including molecular imaging, functional MRI (fMRI), spectroscopy, structural and connectivity imaging, molecular imaging, and image quantification and artificial intelligence (IQAI). For nuclear imaging, we have a dedicated cyclotron facility and Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics core lab that frequently makes new and unique radionuclides, often requiring IND submission to the FDA. This combined with the new expanded field-of-view PET/CT scanner expands our capabilities to support a wide variety of investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored clinical trials, including theranostics.

We provide a collaborative culture and mentorship in research and support travel to learn new skills and disseminate our findings. Our research team includes dedicated support staff for grant writing, scientific editing, IRB management, clinical research assistants, advanced image processors, software engineers, data scientists, and biostatisticians. A 3T MRI dedicated for human imaging research will be installed in FY2026.

The Image Quantification and Artificial Intelligence (IQAI) core lab is new and expanding and will include a program manager, software engineers, and data scientists with access to biostatisticians, grant writers, IRB support, and study coordinators. The IQAI is internally funded and intended to be a global leader in the research, development, and clinical validation of AI solutions for pediatric imaging. We will enrich our research and development efforts and clinical practice with academic-industrial partnerships and external advisors, and will responsibly share best practices, data, AI solutions, and our knowledge with collaborating institutions. We are building an intelligent imaging data warehouse (I2DW) and partnering with institutional data scientists to create a seamless scientific ecosystem. 

The Department has a variety of educational activities. Trainees include clinical fellows, radiology residents, medical students, post-doctoral candidates, and graduate students. Our faculty are encouraged to disseminate our knowledge at regional, national, and international conferences, and are supported with travel funds. We host our own international educational conference annually, including the Pediatric Biomedical Imaging Initiative .

St Jude compensation packages are highly competitive. Salary varies based upon faculty rank and are determined to be fair market value. Fair market value is dependent upon various factors including candidate experience, skills, certification. We support a variety of professional development and leadership opportunities, faculty wellness, and work-life balance. Clinician-Scientists may receive dedicated lab funding and permanent personnel.

We value teamwork, collaboration, innovation, diversity, wellness, and a happy work environment, and we lift one another up to reach our maximum potential.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. St. Jude does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, sex, genetic information, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, veteran’s status or disabled veteran’s status with respect to employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment. St. Jude engages in affirmative action to increase employment opportunities for minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Candidates must have an MD, DO or equivalent degree, be board certified or eligible by the ABR or the ABNM and have experience in pediatric radiology or oncologic nuclear imaging and medicine. All provider applicants must qualify for medical licensure in the State of Tennessee and must be eligible for a DEA license.

An ideal candidate will have a strong interest in pediatric oncologic imaging. Several career tracks are available including clinical, research and clinician-scientist. Interpersonal skills, a collaborative nature and clinical acumen are essential. Academic rank will depend on qualifications and experience.

Job Requirements:

The preferred candidate must have an MD, DO or equivalent degree, be board certified (or eligible) with ABR or ABNM and fellowship trained. Applicants must qualify for medical licensure in the State of Tennessee.

Clinical responsibilities include:

• Provide diagnostic services interpreting PET CT and nuclear medicine exams.

• Prescribe examinations for nuclear medicine procedures.

• Provide direction to technologists regarding nuclear medicine procedures, when needed.

• Provide consultation services to clinical staff and faculty regarding indications for imaging procedures and interpretation of imaging procedures.

• Participate in and present imaging in weekly multidisciplinary conferences.

• Work with one or more radiology faculty colleagues in the reading room daily.

• Participate in night/weekend call work rotation to provide back-up to after-hours imaging services when remote, teleradiology services are not possible (such as for fluoroscopy).

• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to perform/supervise and interpret diagnostic imaging procedures obtained on any age child and young adults.

Interested candidates should submit a CV directly online .

For more information, contact

Andrew Smith, MD, PhD

Chair, Department of Radiology

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

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