"Clinical Assistant Professor of Genetics"

The Department of Genetics is seeking a board-eligible/certified Clinical Geneticist to join its faculty at the level of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will become part of an outstanding team of clinical care providers at the Yale School of Medicine.

Candidate Opportunities: The Department is committed to offering patients the most comprehensive and cutting-edge clinical genetics services available. We are recognized as a Rare Disease Center of Excellence by the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), as well as a Diagnostic Center of Excellence under the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). There are exciting opportunities to participate in clinical research, including gene therapy and new drug trials for genetic diseases for those who are interested.

The faculty appointee will provide outpatient and inpatient genetic consultations and manage patients as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team, including other faculty, nurses, genetic counselors, and a dietitian. The appointee will have the opportunity to join our work to evaluate and manage the Connecticut (CT) newborn screening program by providing consultation services and participating in the advisory council. In addition to providing clinical care, the appointee will participate in teaching trainees and be part of dynamic case conferences and grand rounds. The appointee will have opportunities for collaborative or independent research, community engagement, education and awareness efforts and patient advocacy through the UDN, NORD, and other specialized programs. Our structured program of mentorship will maximize professional growth and development around personal interests.

Yale University and Yale New Haven Hospital form a major academic medical center for southern New England with outstanding basic and clinical research programs. The appointee will have different opportunities to participate in new and exciting university-wide initiatives in personalized medicine and other clinical research programs within Genetics and in collaboration with other departments, should they wish to do so.

About Us: The overarching goal of the Department of Genetics is to discover new biology driven by genetics that improves human health through translational science and clinical care. Central to our mission are our core values of academic and clinical excellence, mentorship, inclusion and belonging, community-building, collaboration, accountability and fairness.

The Department of Genetics provides clinical care in Medical Genetics in the Yale New Haven Health System. Clinical genetics services include inpatient and outpatient consultation and care. We cover the full range of genetic disorders with clinics in general genetics, metabolic genetics, neurogenetics, cardiac genetics, and several other subspecialties. We actively work in collaboration with our state partners on evaluation and management of CT newborn screening program. We have comprehensive clinical laboratory services including on-site cytogenetics and DNA diagnostics services, which provide whole exome/genome testing. The Department sponsors a Medical Genetics Residency program leading to certification by the American Board of Medical Genetics. Admission to the Genetics Residency is directly through the Department.

The Department has a distinguished history of discoveries in medical genetics and has been a global pioneer in using exome sequencing for clinical diagnosis. As part of our commitment to patient care, the Department operates its own state-of-the-art DNA Diagnostic and Cytogenetics Laboratory, offering sequencing and diagnostic services in partnership with the Yale Center for Genome Analysis, one of the largest genome sequencing centers in the world. We are also a site for several clinical trials. Learn more at: https://medicine.yale.edu/genetics/research/