Mayo Clinic in Arizona is pleased to announce the recruitment of an open rank faculty member with exceptional leadership potential and a profound commitment to understanding and advancing cancer research and treatment. The ideal candidate will possess a remarkable capacity for innovation, transcending traditional research domains. The ideal candidate will have an active research program. Physician candidates who have significant research portfolios are encouraged to apply.

Candidates should be recognized as thought leaders in their specific area of cancer research, with a sustained history of leadership in team-based science, impactful publications and a robust history of securing extramural cancer-related research funding, including NIH/NCI. They should demonstrate a strong commitment to team science, mentorship of junior faculty through independence, and fostering collaborations between clinical and academic research departments. Critically, the candidate should have a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity in the scientific community, with a history of initiatives or leadership roles that promote a more inclusive and equitable research environment. The position will hold a leadership role in the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. (MCCCC) and will actively contribute to enterprise-wide research/translational activities. Mayo Clinic Arizona is one of the three-site, NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center which is currently re-competing for its NCI Cancer Center Support Grant. As the individual’s research program will be located at the Mayo Clinic Arizona (Scottsdale or Phoenix campus), the recruited investigator will be expected to integrate well and welcome collaborations with scientists, clinician investigators, and clinicians engaged in research at Mayo Clinic Arizona, yet also support enterprise-wide strategic collaborations and initiatives.

Highlights of Mayo Clinic Research Enterprise:

• Over 5,000 research personnel, including 317 faculty level research investigators and 909 physicians who are actively involved in research.
• 10,505 peer-reviewed papers were published in 2023.
• Investments in research each year that result in hundreds of new clinical trials. In 2023, the institution received over $689 million in extramural research awards supplemented with over $446 million of institutional support.
• Nearly 10,000 active studies involving human participants in progress. More than 6,050 research grants and contracts.
• State-of-the art laboratories and shared resource facilities, including those for microscopy and imaging, cell and molecular biology, animal models, production of iPS cells and clinical grade MSCs, biomedical engineering and mathematics, materials testing, a Medical Genomics Facility, a Mouse Modeling Facility, Molecular and Microscopic Core Facilities, and unique Human Disease Tissue Banks.
• Over 420,000 square feet of research laboratory space includes several robotic freezers capable of storing 3.5 million DNA samples.
• Mayo Clinic supports innovation and has a wealth of resources available – including an integrated health record and collaboration with top specialists.

About Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is top ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. With a 73,000-person workforce, Mayo Clinic cares for more than 1.3 million people each year with serious or complex illnesses from all 50 U.S. states and 130 countries. Mayo Clinic is the largest not-for-profit, multidisciplinary academic medical center in the world with over 4,000 physicians and scientists in an integrated multi-campus system spanning the globe. 

The unified mission at Mayo Clinic is to provide the best patient care, backed by our expertise and supported by innovation in education, research and practice, to bring hope and healing in times of need. We embrace collegial relationships among campuses (Arizona, Florida and Minnesota) allowing for best practices and innovation to help solve the most serious complex medical challenges-one patient at a time.

Mayo Clinic Arizona is making significant investments in both the physical and technological future of health care, through doubling the size of the Mayo Clinic campus in Phoenix, inclusive of practice, education, and research activities. Mayo Clinic's campuses in Arizona are located in Phoenix and Scottsdale, in the beautiful Sonoran Desert. The region is known as the Valley of the Sun, a metropolitan area with more than 4 million residents in 25 cities and towns.

As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in a highly competitive compensation package with substantial long-term institutional and departmental support for salary, personnel, equipment, and travel as well as a competitive startup package all designed to ensure immediate and continued success. Additional benefits for faculty at Mayo Clinic include intramural funding opportunities for research and innovation. We provide an outstanding, comprehensive benefits package that includes plenty of options for medical, dental and vision care; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; short- and long-term disability coverage; travel allowance; generous time away; and more! We are proud to be among the few U.S. companies to provide a pension benefit at no cost to employees plus you can add the Mayo 403(b) plan which features an employer match.

Candidates are required to have a PhD., MD or equivalent degree in a relevant discipline, with a track record of success in extramural funding, publications, and collaborations with clinicians. 

Applicants should submit a CV, letter of intent, research statement, diversity statement and the names of four professional references. For questions, please contact Natalie Brewster at Brewster.natalie@mayo.edu