The Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Hospital invites applications from highly qualified individuals for a faculty position in Pharmacoeconomics/Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) within the Division of Pharmaceutical Services.
The successful candidate will hold a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) and/or a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree with appropriate training in Health Economics, Outcomes Research, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Biostatistics, Public Health, or a related discipline. This individual will bring expertise in economic evaluation, outcomes research, real-world evidence, decision modeling, and value-based assessment, particularly as they relate to pediatric, rare, or catastrophic diseases.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org) is a world-class research institution dedicated to pediatric cancer and other catastrophic diseases of childhood. We are the first and only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children and have been recognized with the highest possible ranking of “exceptional” in our two most recent five-year reviews by the NCI. Our mission is to advance research and cures for pediatric cancer, the number one cause of death by disease for U.S. children past infancy. St. Jude is a highly interactive environment offering its faculty a remarkable opportunity to perform cutting-edge independent and collaborative research while receiving long-term institutional support past start-up to facilitate innovation and discovery.
St. Jude is a highly interactive environment offering its faculty a remarkable opportunity to perform cutting-edge independent and collaborative research while receiving long-term institutional support past start-up to facilitate innovation and discovery. You will also have access to extensive, state-of-the-art shared resources staffed by PhD-level scientists and will join a collaborative network of basic, translational, and clinical investigators conducting high-impact, interdisciplinary research. Investigators have access to resources developed at St. Jude relevant to pediatric cancer, including genomic data in St. Jude Cloud and extensive repositories of patient-derived xenografts matched to primary patient samples and data.
St. Jude is located in the heart of Memphis, Tennessee, a vibrant and friendly city at the historic American crossroads of music, trade, food, and culture. Mild winters and beautiful green outdoor spaces are part of the reasons why Forbes recently named Memphis the 4th happiest city in which to work. Cost of living and high quality of life are other attractions; in fact, Money magazine listed Memphis as one of the least expensive cities in which to raise a child. St. Jude facilities and salaries are highly competitive, and a generous start-up and benefit packages are included.
To apply: please submit a curriculum vitae, a concise summary of research contributions with links to three publications, a well-articulated research plan (3-5 pages) and three letters of support directly online.
For any questions regarding this position, please direct inquiries to brooke.bernhardt@stjude.org
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