Breast Imaging Faculty Position

About the Role

The Department of Radiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine seeks a full-time non-tenure-eligible Clinician-Educator to join the Division of Breast Imaging. Responsibilities include attending on the Breast Imaging service at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH), as well as teaching and mentoring medical graduate trainees and students.

The Breast Imaging Section is part of the Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center (LSCBC), where state-of-the-art care is provided to patients with breast diseases. The LSCBC is one of the largest, most advanced breast centers in the country. Housed in the highly regarded Prentice Women’s Hospital on the downtown Northwestern University Chicago campus, the women’s imaging section provides breast cancer screening and multidisciplinary care to patients with breast disease.

Over 90,000 breast imaging studies and interventional procedures are performed each year in one facility, including MRI-guided biopsies. Mammography is fully tomosynthesis capable with 14 machines onsite, 10 state-of-the-art ultrasound units, two prone tomosynthesis/stereotactic biopsy tables, and 3 T MRI machines. The section participates in multicenter clinical trials and research and development of new breast imaging technologies. A fellowship program in breast imaging is supported, which includes 7 fellows each year.

The Department of Radiology faculty provides clinical services to patients at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) and its Northwestern Medicine affiliates. NMH is a state-of-the-art tertiary medical center in the North Michigan Avenue area of Chicago and is the primary teaching hospital of the Feinberg School of Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Attend on the Breast Imaging service at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH).
• Teach and mentor medical graduate trainees and students.
• Participate in clinical trials and research and development of new breast imaging technologies.

Requirements

• ABR certified.
• Expertise in all aspects of breast imaging, including tomosynthesis, ultrasonography, MRI, and biopsy.

Benefits

• Excellent healthcare plan (health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance).
• Paid medical/sick and parental leave.
• Tuition benefits for the employee and dependents.
• Pre-tax and flex spending accounts for commuting and dependent care.
• Generous retirement savings options.
• Wellness programs.
• Paid monthly parking on the central campus.
• Wellbeing fund.

Pay

The expected base pay range for this position is $380,000 - $440,000. This range is subject to negotiation and will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, training, and internal/external market comparators.