Associate or Full Professor (WOT), Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Department of Pediatrics

Description

THE SEARCH

Seattle Children’s, one of the premier children’s hospitals in the nation, invites inquiries, applications, and nominations for the Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR). Reporting to the Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Vittorio Gallo, the Director will have a broad range of responsibilities, including strategic planning, research leadership and vision, and program administration in support of Seattle Children’s, the Seattle Children’s Research Institute (SCRI), and the CCTR.

 The Department of Pediatrics, at the University of Washington, is seeking candidates for a full-time position at the level of Associate Professor (without tenure by reason of funding), or full Professor (without tenure by reason of funding) on the Faculty Scientist track.  Rank is commensurate with experience and qualifications. This is a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30).  Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. The anticipated start date is Winter/Spring 2025.

All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service.

Seattle Children’s serves the largest region of any pediatric hospital, covering nearly one million square miles across four states. The 407-bed hospital in Seattle anchors the health system, with additional care provided at 43 outreach sites across the Pacific Northwest. The SCRI is the fourth largest pediatric research institute in the United States, with 2,400 faculty and staff members across eight divisions conducting more than $250 million in funded research.

The CCTR is home to more than 500 research faculty and staff members from over 30 clinical divisions and is the hub for clinical investigation and therapeutic development at SCRI. Building on a history of ground-breaking achievements, CCTR investigators and staff are working together to develop next-generation therapies for a wide range of pediatric diseases and disorders. The expansive research portfolio of the CCTR is spread across numerous research domains, and the CCTR operates the Clinical Research Scholars Program, which provides mentorship and career development for junior faculty.

The Director will engage, lead, and energize the scientific community of the CCTR to build new initiatives and collaborations across and outside the organization. Embracing an innovative, forward-thinking mindset, the Director will identify strategic priorities for investment; provide leadership in clinical and translational research, scholarship, and education; create an environment that emphasizes equity, inclusion, and belonging, and assume responsibility for all facets of the Center’s finance and administration. 

Seattle Children’s has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist with this important search.

 SEATTLE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH INSTITUTE

The Seattle Children’s Research Institute, established in 2006, is one of the top five most funded pediatric research institutes in the United States with over $253 million in extramural awards, including over $120 million from the NIH in 2023. The SCRI is organized into research centers, bringing together clinician scientists and PhD researchers to tackle the pressing issues in pediatric care. The research centers include:

·       The Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research

·       The Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development

·       The Center for Clinical and Translational Research

·       The Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine

·       The Center for Global Infectious Disease Research

·       The Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies

·       The Center for Integrative Brain Research

 

·       The Center for Respiratory Biology and Therapeutics

The SCRI and Seattle Children’s Therapeutics form the Seattle Children’s Research Division (SCRD). The SCRD is composed of 340 principal investigators and nearly 2,500 workforce members. The SCRD has approximately 400 clinical trials active per year. Research