Faculty Position: Head and Neck Cancer Research Scientist

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

40d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center are seeking an exceptional scientific investigator engaged in discovery and translational sciences in cancers of the head and neck. The ideal candidate will be an outstanding scholar with a record of exceptional achievement and demonstrated ability to drive discovery to translational science, and through collaboration, to clinical interventions in head and neck cancers. The ideal candidate will be a mid-career basic/translational scientist with a track record of substantial scientific accomplishments. To achieve the overall goal of the Head and Neck Disease Group (DG) of Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center to translate innovative discoveries to clinical interventions in our patients through advanced clinical trials, we are seeking a translational scientist with expertise in biomarkers of Head and Neck cancer/pre-cancer, immuno-oncology, cellular engineering in head and neck cancer, genetics, virology, and/or cancer vaccine development. We seek to identify mid-career investigators who collaborate with our DG multi-disciplinary team; serve as a mentor to promote junior faculty development, grant writing, and program development; and lead the expansion and development of scientific program in head and neck cancers at Mayo Clinic. The position is accompanied by leadership opportunities and an endowed Chair.

Requirements

MD and/or PhD, or relevant advanced degree.
Demonstrated evidence of an independent research program, with a strong track record of extramural, peer-reviewed funding.
A strong track record of high-quality publications.
Evidence of collaborative multidisciplinary team science and the ability to build multidisciplinary teams and compete successfully for extramural, peer-reviewed funding.
National recognition/experience in the field.
Leadership and training/mentoring experience and expertise.
Evidence of leadership and commitment to mentorship within an inclusive academic environment.

Nice To Haves

Expertise in biomarkers of Head and Neck cancer/pre-cancer, immuno-oncology, cellular engineering in head and neck cancer, genetics, virology, and/or cancer vaccine development.

Responsibilities

Drive discovery to translational science, and through collaboration, to clinical interventions in head and neck cancers.
Collaborate with the Head and Neck Disease Group (DG) multi-disciplinary team.
Serve as a mentor to promote junior faculty development, grant writing, and program development.
Lead the expansion and development of scientific program in head and neck cancers at Mayo Clinic.

Benefits

Membership in Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, the nation’s only three-site, NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Access to institutional expertise in AI, computational and digital biology, biostatistics, epidemiology, bioinformatics, and the Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery.
Opportunities to collaborate across Mayo Clinic sites to evaluate programs, models of care, and implementation strategies using clinical, operational, patient-reported, and population-level data.
A growing environment for evaluating new models of care, conducting decentralized clinical trials, and advancing data-enabled approaches to improving cancer care delivery.
Dedicated institutional support for research development, regulatory navigation, commercialization pathways, and team-based science.
Competitive startup and sustained institutional support.
Investment in team science and program-building initiatives.
Access to a $1B+ annual research enterprise.
Infrastructure for IND-enabling studies and early-phase clinical trials.
Exceptional benefits, including retirement and pension programs.
A culture that values innovation, inclusion, and transdisciplinary collaboration.