Faculty Position: Artificial Intelligence Scientist, Radiation Oncology

About the role

The Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center (MCCCC) enterprise site in Jacksonville, Florida invites applications for an open-rank faculty position in Artificial Intelligence, with experience in Computational Biology preferred, and their application in the basic, translational and clinical research programs within Radiation Oncology.

Responsibilities

• Develop artificial intelligence tools within some of the areas below including, but not limited to: Bioinformatics, Radiogenomics, and Integrated Multi-omics Analysis
• Multimodality Image-Guided Targeting, Radiomics, and Adaptive Radiotherapy
• Outcome Modeling and Clinical Decision Support
• Medical Physics, Radiation Measurement, and Real-Time Response Assessment
• Systems Analysis, Biophysical Analysis, and Translational Radiobiology

Strategic Role and Leadership Expectations

The Investigator Will Provide scientific expertise and have the opportunity for leadership roles in heavy particle therapy research program. Partner closely with the cancer center to develop next generation AI tools and models for the heavy particle therapy research program. Develop innovative translational research programs that integrate radiobiology, imaging, computational science, and clinical data to advance precision heavy particle therapy. Build multidisciplinary collaborations and research infrastructure that accelerate discovery and translation of heavy particle therapy innovations into clinical applications and trials. Mentor trainees, junior faculty, and research staff within a collaborative and inclusive academic environment. Participate in institutional initiatives aligned with Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center’s vision to Cure, Connect, and Transform healthcare through transformative science.

Research Environment

• Highly collaborative and integrated academic medical center environment with expanding strengths in cell therapy, cancer immunotherapy, regenerative medicine, and translational science
• Built a world-class research hub to transform cancer patient care through actionable target discovery and next-generation discovery and therapeutic platforms
• Mayo Clinic Platform (www.mayoclinicplatform.org) which holds the fully digitized longitudinal patient records from 15M Mayo Clinic patients and 54M patients from across the nation and the globe with collaborating healthcare institutions, which facilitate research through development of longitudinal patient cohorts prior to and following disease diagnosis
• Mayo Clinic and MCCCC have built very strong AI-driven discovery, translational, and clinical programs with exceptional “on premises” and cloud-based computational resources

Why Choose Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center?

• Exceptional performance metrics, with high levels of cancer research funding (reporting $61.2M in annual peer-reviewed funding ($41.1M from NCI) and $98.7M in industry and non-peer reviewed funding)
• Over 80 multi-investigator programmatic grants including 6 NCI Specialized Programs of Research Emphasis (SPORES)
• Robust disease-focused centers supporting both oncology and non-oncology therapeutic innovation
• Dedicated institutional support for regulatory strategy, clinical trial development, and commercialization pathways
• Cross-campus collaboration opportunities with Mayo Clinic sites in Minnesota and Arizona

Mayo Clinic

• A premier, integrated academic medical center consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the nation
• Experienced in cancer immunotherapy, drug discovery & development, regenerative medicine, and translational discovery science
• Exceptional benefits, including retirement and pension programs
• A culture that values innovation, inclusion, and transdisciplinary collaboration