Assistant/Associate/Professor - Arthritis & Clinical Immunology - Rheumatology Faculty ...

Position Overview and Responsibilities
The OMRF Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program and Rheumatology Center of Excellence are recruiting two physician-investigator faculty members with clinical care and research interests in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. These investigators will be expected to develop vibrant clinical research programs in areas such as clinical trials, cohort studies, health equity, outcomes research, or other patient-oriented investigations, and will join our multidisciplinary Rheumatology clinical care and research teams. With a robust clinical research infrastructure, including longitudinal cohorts, a cadre of talented clinical coordinators and research nurses, diverse clinical research informatics, and a CAP-certified biorepository, we invite qualified candidates to apply for this clinical investigative position focusing on lupus, Sjogren’s, rheumatoid arthritis, and/or UCTD. We are recruiting at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level, and candidates at all levels are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will:

• Provide optimal, comprehensive, compassionate, and science-driven Rheumatology patient care.
• Receive a generous multi-year start-up package with significant, sustained salary and research support.
• Collaborate with basic scientists involved in Rheumatology patient-oriented translational research.

Applicants will contribute and enjoy access to:

• Vibrant patient cohorts with associated patient care and clinical trials infrastructure.
• Extensive autoimmune disease and control biospecimen collections.
• Outstanding OMRF and ACI Clinical and Research Core facilities.

Additionally, Rheumatology investigators have access to multiple outstanding OMRF core facilities and state-of-the-art clinical facilities. Arthritis and Clinical Immunology investigators also benefit from several superb department-based core facilities, including a CAP-CLIA certified clinical immunology laboratory (autoantibody testing), a CAP-certified biorepository, sample procurement and processing, human phenotyping, clinical research, flow cytometry, and imaging. Pilot programs are available through the Oklahoma Shared Clinical & Translational Resources, Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence, and Oklahoma Rheumatic Disease Research Cores Center, as well as funding streams through the Oklahoma Center for Advancement of Science and Technology.

Our clinicians provide outpatient care only, with no inpatient admission or consulting requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Medical degree (MD, DO, or MD-PhD) and in good clinical standing.
• Licensed to practice in the U.S. (and able to obtain an Oklahoma license).
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Rheumatology or related field.
• Demonstrated success or strong interest in and commitment to launching a collaborative or independent clinical research program in Rheumatology.
• Strong initiative, commitment to lifelong learning, and ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Clinical trial experience as a site principal investigator (PI) or co-investigator, ideally in Rheumatology or obtaining support for clinical research activities and/or career development.
• Immunology exposure and training.
• Proven experience in writing clinical research protocols and co-authoring manuscripts.
• Preference will be given to candidates with a history of extramural funding (especially NIH), investigator-initiated clinical trial experience, cohort experience, and/or first or senior author publications.

Special Instructions
When submitting your application, please upload your CV as prompted. Under the "Document Upload" section, select "Cover Letter" from the dropdown menu and upload your cover letter accordingly. The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.

For preliminary and confidential inquiries, please contact Judith James, M.D., Ph.D., through OMRF's talent acquisition team: Jennifer Allenwood, Human Resources Specialist and Joel Solis, Human Resources Associate, at recruiting@omrf.org

OMRF Overview
Founded in 1946, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) is an independent, not-for-profit, biomedical research institute adjacent to the campus of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC). OMRF investigators benefit from close clinical and scientific intera