SPR Career Center
The Society for Pediatric Research® (SPR) Career Center connects institutions with leading professionals in pediatric research. Our platform is designed to bridge the gap between hiring institutions and top candidates, offering a streamlined way to fill critical roles in the field of pediatrics.
Career Center Overview
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Browse current job openings in pediatric research, clinical science, medical education, and leadership. New opportunities are added regularly from top academic medical centers, children’s hospitals, research institutions, and public health organizations.
Surgeon-in-Chief
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital seeks a nationally respected, accomplished, board-certified pediatric surgeon to serve as the Surgeon-in-Chief. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead at a moment of significant institutional investment and strategic growth in pediatric surgical services.
The Surgeon-in-Chief serves as the senior physician executive responsible for strategic leadership, integration, and advancement of pediatric surgical and perioperative services across inpatient and ambulatory settings. The role oversees quality and safety, perioperative operations, faculty leadership, and programmatic growth aligned with Rainbow’s mission and academic priorities. The Surgeon-in-Chief will manage surgical staff performance, resource allocation and program expansion in coordination with hospital, and system leadership.
Division Chief of Pediatric Genetics
The University of Oklahoma Department of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine and Oklahoma Children’s OU Health seek a visionary and accomplished physician scientist to serve as the next Division Chief of Pediatric Genetics. As leader of the state’s only pediatric genetics program, the Division Chief will join the institution at a pivotal moment marked by significant investments in clinical expansion and research infrastructure and the recruitment of research-intensive faculty through Project 200.
This is a rare opportunity for a strategic builder to shape the future of pediatric genetics research, strengthen interdisciplinary collaborations, expand statewide clinical service capacity, and elevate the impact of pediatric genetics throughout Oklahoma. This leader will be empowered to recruit and dramatically expand the clinical and research faculty in the division, in addition to creating training programs for residents and genetic counselors.
Chair, Pediatrics & Pediatrician-in-Chief
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital (Rainbow) seeks an accomplished, board-certified pediatrician to serve as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Pediatrician-in-Chief. This highly visible leadership role offers the opportunity to shape the future of one of the nation’s leading pediatric programs while advancing clinical excellence, academic distinction, research innovation, and educational excellence across the health system.
The Chair will provide strategic, operational, clinical, academic, and scientific leadership for the Department of Pediatrics, working closely with executive leadership across University Hospitals, University Hospitals Medical Group, Rainbow, and Case Western Reserve University. The successful candidate will lead a large and diverse faculty, strengthen Rainbow’s position as the pediatric provider of choice across Northeast Ohio, and drive growth, quality, access, and innovation across the enterprise.
Assistant / Associate / Full Professor – Research, Pediatrics and Pediatric Subspecialties
The University of Oklahoma is on an aggressive path to becoming a leading public research university. The OU Health Campus (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Public Health, Allied Health, and Nursing) plans to hire 200 clinician-scientists in the next three years, and the College of Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics plan to play a significant role in that growth.
Oklahoma Children’s OU Health is starting a process to become a nationally recognized children’s health organization and one of the leading providers of children’s specialty care in the Southcentral U.S. The dramatic research and clinical expansion will transform the future for children in Oklahoma and beyond.
Your Opportunity to Reach Pediatric Leaders
[Your Institution] is seeking a dedicated pediatric physician-scientist to lead and collaborate on cutting-edge studies in pediatric medicine. This role offers the opportunity to work alongside top researchers, contribute to groundbreaking discoveries, and mentor the next generation of scientists.
The SPR’s Career Center connects institutions with leading talent in the field. Post your job today and reach a dedicated community committed to advancing child health.
Recruit the Best in Pediatric Research
Reach SPR’s community of leaders and emerging pediatric investigators. The SPR Career Center supports hiring for academic faculty and leadership roles, postdoctoral and early-stage investigator positions, education, clinical science, and health innovations jobs.
With targeted outreach to the pediatric research community, the SPR Career Center provides unmatched visibility and access to a network of highly qualified candidates.
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