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University of New Mexico

Contact Person: Renu Prinja

Position Title:  Biomedical Informatics Faculty
Location(s): Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
Apply URL: http://www.apply-for-job.net/c/jobclick.cfm?site=8360&job=6739714
Industry: Education / Teaching / Administration
Job Function: Professional Services
Entry Level: No

Biomedical Informatics Faculty

The University of New Mexico School of Medicine and Health Sciences Center
Department of Pathology

The Department of Pathology in conjunction with TriCore Reference Laboratories, UNM Hospitals and Clinics, and the UNM Clinical and Translational Sciences Center (CTSC) is seeking a Director of the Section of Biomedical Informatics. Applicants may be appointed as Assistant or Associate Professor Rank.  The Director will have broad oversight for biomedical informatics activities in the Department of Pathology:

• Lead the clinical, research, and educational development of informatics within the Department of Pathology in partnership with the CTSC, TriCore, and the UNM Hospitals.

• Serve as Medical Director of Biomedical Informatics, leading a partnership with TriCore Reference Laboratories to develop a statewide, searchable regional data repository to be used for clinical research activities.

• Participate in CTSC related educational functions that pertain to biomedical informatics.

• Plan, formulate, and implement informatics tools within TriCore, the CTSC, and the Department.

• Interact with the CTSA Consortium and the NIH regarding national biomedical informatics standardization, implementation and dissemination plans.

The UNM Health Sciences Center includes the School of Medicine and the UNM Hospitals and Clinics.  The HSC (www.hsc.unm.edu/) has rapidly growing research programs and clinical services, including the developing CTSC (http://hsc.unm.edu/research/ctsc/) and the Department of Pathology (http://hsc.unm.edu/som/pathology/).  TriCore Reference Laboratories (http://www.tricore.org/) is New Mexico's leading clinical laboratory.  Affiliated with the University of New Mexico and Presbyterian Healthcare Services, TriCore performs 7M tests annually, has revenues in excess of $110M, and employs 1000 professionals.

Minimum Requirements: Candidates must hold an MD degree; have training and substantial expertise in biomedical informatics and demonstrated evidence of research and scholarly activity appropriate for a faculty appointment in the School of Medicine.  The candidate must be eligible for licensure in the State of New Mexico, and must be eligible to work in the United States.

Desired Qualifications: Desired qualifications include experience working in the clinical laboratory setting, a record of, or potential for, extramural funding in biomedical informatics, experience teaching in an academic health center, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to work with multiple constituencies.

Rank and salary will be commensurate with experience and education.  For best consideration, applications must be received by July 30, 2010; however, the position will remain open until filled.  A complete application must include a letter of interest addressing each minimum and preferred qualification and relating personal qualifications to the responsibilities of the position; CV; and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references.  Candidates will be consulted before references are contacted.  This position may be subject to criminal records screening in accordance with New Mexico law.  If criminal records screening is mandated, clearance by the New Mexico Department of Health is required as a condition of employment.

The University of New Mexico is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator.

For complete details of this position or to apply, please visit this website:
https://unmjobs.unm.edu/ Please reference Posting Number: 0805671

For additional information contact: Renu Prinja MPA, Operations Manager, Department of Pathology reprinja@salud.unm.edu; Telephone number 505-272-9877