Assistant Professor – Precision Surgical Outcomes

Northwestern University; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays

Employer 403(b) retirement plan with 5

Parental leave

Job summary

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine seeks a full-time tenure-eligible or tenure-track Investigator at the rank of Assistant Professor. The position is housed within the Department of Surgery at Ann and Robert H.

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago with cross-functional responsibilities. Responsibilities include partnering with surgeon-scientists on growing and supporting Departmental federally funded research studies with a strong health services and outcomes research component.

Qualifications

• PhD in epidemiology, data science, public health, physiology or related field.
• Experience with health services and outcomes research.
• Experience with real-world and surgical outcomes.
• Familiarity with cost-effectiveness research and advanced statistical methods.
• Postdoctoral fellowship preferred with a track record of funding.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with surgeon-scientists to grow and support Departmental federally funded research studies with a strong health services/outcomes component.
• Develop and sustain collaborative relationships with research leadership throughout the department and the university.
• Contribute to studies aligned with departmental and university missions.

Skills

Health outcomes

Real-world outcomes

Surgical outcomes

Data science

Cost-effectiveness

Biostatistics

Big data

Collaborative research

Education

PhD in epidemiology

PhD in data science

PhD in public health

PhD in physiology

Job description

The Department of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine seeks a full-time tenure eligible or tenure track Investigator at the rank of Assistant Professor. The position will be housed within the Department of Surgery at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago with cross-functional responsibilities. Responsibilities include partnering with surgeon-scientists on growing and supporting Departmental federally funded research studies with a strong component of health services and outcomes research, consistent with departmental and university missions. They will continue to develop and sustain ongoing collaborative relationships with research leadership throughout the department and the university.

Qualified candidates will hold a PhD in epidemiology, data science, public health, physiology, or similar degree path. Expertise in or a desire to work with surgeon-scientists to create solutions which have broad applicability. The ideal candidate will also have experience in one or many of these areas: health care outcomes, real-world outcomes, surgical outcomes, cost-effectiveness research, data science, long-term outcome research, use of EHR and other “big data” sources, and interest in advanced statistical methods. Postdoctoral fellowship is strongly preferred along with a track record of funding.

The start date is negotiable and the position will remain open until filled.

The expected base pay range for this position is $120,000 - $160,000 per year, with annual merit increases dictated by performance. Lurie Children’s Hospital and Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

This position is located at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, however applications must be submitted online through Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b): with a mandatory 5% contribution, 10% employer match
• Various voluntary benefits:
• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance from Lurie Children’s Hospital
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
• Discount purchasing program

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance.