Assistant Professor in Translational Pharmacogenomics

Clinical Sciences California Health Sciences University (chsu); Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy invites applications for tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in pharmacogenomics research, based in the Department of Pharmacy Practice in Indianapolis, Indiana. The successful candidate will develop an externally funded program and contribute to education across professional programs within the One Health framework.

Areas include pharmacogenomics, precision medicine, and AI-enabled data-driven therapeutics.

Qualifications

• PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent doctoral degree with training and research experience in pharmacogenomics, precision or genomic medicine, or closely related field.

Responsibilities

• Establish and sustain a vigorous, externally funded research program in pharmacogenomics/precision medicine.
• Contribute to teaching and mentoring undergraduate, graduate, and professional students and postdoctoral trainees.
• Contribute service to the department, college, university, profession, and broader community.
• Collaborate across disciplines to translate pharmacogenomic discovery to global health challenges.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Teaching mentorship

Research leadership

Education

PhD/PharmD/MD or equivalent doctoral degree

Job description

Department of Pharmacy Practice

College of Pharmacy | Purdue University

Academic year appointment | Indianapolis, Indiana

As part of Purdue University’s strategic investment in “One Health – Intelligent Medicines”, the Department of Pharmacy Practice in the College of Pharmacy invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor level with a focus on pharmacogenomics research.

Areas of Interest

Areas of research interest include, but are not limited to:

• Clinical and translational pharmacogenomics and/or precision medicine
• Implementation of clinical pharmacogenomic testing and decision support in health care settings
• Computational genomics, multiomics, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, and data-driven therapeutics
• Pharmacogenomics across diverse populations, with attention to access, validity, clinical utility, and health outcomes
• Genotype-guided drug development, drug response, adverse-event prevention, or individualized dosing

Purdue One Health Initiative

This strategic recruitment will help advance Purdue’s One Health initiative (https://www.purdue.edu/onehealth/) which seeks to tackle complex challenges with real-world impact at the intersection of human, animal, and plant health. This recruitment initiative builds on previous strategic faculty recruitment initiatives in: (1) Integrated Health; (2) AI-Driven Biomolecular Design, and (3) Advanced Chemistry. In addition, a parallel strategic faculty recruitment initiative in Healthy and Resilient Living Systems is ongoing. Through academic programs, research, facility infrastructure and industry partnerships, Purdue is making giant leaps in improving health outcomes for all living things and driving economic growth regionally and globally. This strategic faculty recruitment initiative focused on Intelligent Medicines is expected to build on prior recruitment initiatives and existing Purdue research and academic strengths, to transform research and impact human, animal and environmental health by bridging silos and fostering collaboration across disciplines.

The Intelligent Medicines theme seeks to create a framework that improves human, animal, and environmental health through the integration of technology, data, and systems thinking. This faculty recruitment initiative is disease agnostic and aims to establish new capabilities in AI-enabled therapeutic development, non-animal models of disease, advanced manufacturing, intelligent health systems, digital twins, robotics, human factors, supply chain resilience, and health technology innovation. By combining strengths in device innovation, computational intelligence, manufacturing systems, and healthcare operations, Purdue intends to create a highly visible flagship that strengthens industry engagement, expands workforce development opportunities, and attracts significant external funding.

Qualifications

Required qualifications

• PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent doctoral degree with training and research experience in pharmacogenomics, precision or genomic medicine, or a closely related field.
• A record of research and productivity commensurate with rank.
• Demonstrated potential or record of interdisciplinary collaboration and impactful scholarship.
• A commitment to student teaching and mentorship.

Faculty Responsibilities

• Establish and sustain a vigorous, nationally recognized, externally funded research program in pharmacogenomics and/or precision medicine.
• Contribute to the teaching and mentoring of undergraduate, graduate, and professional pharmacy students along with postdoctoral scholars and other trainees in areas aligned with the candidate's expertise and departmental needs.
• Contribute service to the Department, College, University, profession, and broader community.
• Collaborate across disciplines to translate pharmacogenomic discovery to solve complex global health challenges.

Integration within the Purdue One Health Community

Collectively, the strategic faculty recruitment initiatives represent a forward-thinking investment in Purdue’s research infrastructure and academic excellence. Faculty hired as part of these One Health strategic faculty recruitment initiatives will be supported as part of the overall One Health community. Together, these faculty members are expected to work across diverse disciplines, enhance Purdue’s external funding potential, and drive innovation at the intersection of health, environment, food, and economics. In addition to joining an academic unit, faculty hired under this initiative will have the opportunity to join a vibrant ecosystem of interdisciplinary centers and institutes, that span the hard tech corridor between Indianapolis and West Lafayette including:

• Lilly Purdue Innovation Institute
• Indiana University Division of Clinical Pharmacology
• Purdue University Institute for Cancer Research
• Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Regenstrief Institute
• Indiana Institute for Personalized Medicine
• Indiana Clinical and Translational Science Institute
• Purdue Institute for Healthcare Systems Innovation
• Purdue Institute for Physical Artificial Intelligence
• Indiana Biosciences Research Institute
• AnalytixIN

The integrated, cross-disciplinary nature of One Health is essential for addressing today’s most urgent health challenges and ensuring Purdue’s continued leadership in research, education, and community impact.

Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access university.