Medical Director - Genetics

About Children’s Minnesota

Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood.

An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites.

As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.

Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

Department Overview

Children’s Minnesota Genetics/Genomics Department is the only clinical genetics/genomics program in Minnesota exclusively dedicated to the diagnosis and clinical care of pediatric patients and childhood conditions.

Our department consists of a talented team of four geneticists, fourteen genetic counselors, three genetic counseling assistants, one clinic nurse, one metabolic dietitian, and two pharmacogenomics pharmacists.

Our comprehensive enterprise-wide practice supports end-to-end genetics services and integrates genetic counselors into critical specialty services such as hematology/oncology, cardiology, neonatology, immunology, neurology, and pulmonology.

With the growing impact and accessibility of genomic testing, we are expanding our scope of personalized care more broadly into pediatric and adolescent care with the implementation of a nationally recognized pediatric pharmacogenomics program.

Position Summary

The successful candidate will build and expand precision medicine in collaboration with our therapeutic and diagnostic services program. They will integrate genomic and other healthcare data into electronic health records for point-of-care insights, apply data-driven strategies to enhance care and reduce costs, advocate for improved payor coverage of pediatric/adolescent genomic testing, and develop educational programs to foster the future potential of precision health in pediatric and adolescent populations.

This position will provide outpatient clinical care and inpatient consultations at Children's Minnesota's Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver personalized care to pediatric and adolescent patients.

If interested, opportunities to participate in clinical and research projects evaluating our genetics and precision health programs as well as clinical teaching of medical students, residents, and genetic counseling students. Examples include rapid genome sequencing in intensive care settings in collaboration with a large children's hospital consortium.

The selected individual will bring experience in developing teams in clinical settings, a proven track record of successfully collaborating with clinical and administrative leadership across departmental boundaries.

Experience with government advocacy, and familiarity with integrating research and clinical efforts for discovery and/or healthcare optimization. Strong working knowledge of electronic health record development. Expertise in genomics and health record data analysis and utilization.

Qualifications

Board-eligible/certified in Clinical Genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics.

Additional clinical experience in medical or clinical biochemical genetics is preferred, as successful applicants should be comfortable caring for patients with inborn errors of metabolism as well as general genetic diagnoses.

Eligible for a Minnesota medical license and will need credentialing with several area hospitals that the Genetics service provides care for.

Minimum 5 years of experience as a practicing physician in the clinical practice area that they will lead, except when hiring the first physician at Children's Minnesota in a particular specialty, in which case minimum experience will be determined by the Chief Medical Officer.

Leadership experience and familiarity with quality improvement work, safety initiatives, systems-based practice, patient-centered care.

We offer a competitive compensation package, relocation allowance, and signing bonus. Benefits package includes malpractice, health, dental, disability coverage, retirement plans, solid vacation and CME package and more!

Physical Demands

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The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. When determining individual pay rates, we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, internal equity and organizational needs.

In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night, weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

Children’s Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.