Pediatric Cancer Predisposition Clinical Fellow

St. Jude Fellowship in Pediatric Cancer Predisposition

The St. Jude Fellowship in Pediatric Cancer Predisposition offers training in germline precision medicine, which has the potential to optimize the clinical care of children with cancer. The fellowship emphasizes incorporating germline genomics into daily patient management.

• Enhance clinical expertise in the diagnosis and evaluation of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes.
• Develop a multidisciplinary approach to the management of individuals affected by hereditary cancer predisposition.
• Apply knowledge from tumor and germline genomic testing to understand mechanisms underlying cancer risk, tumor formation, and impacts on cancer treatment for patients with hereditary predisposition to cancer.

• Professional development allowance
• Research allowance
• Personal computer for use during the fellowship
• Tuition assistance
• Dependent care assistance
• Moving allowance
• Employer‑contributed retirement savings plan
• On‑site health and fitness facility
• Flexible health and dependent care savings accounts
• Medical, dental and vision insurance (cost shared)
• Disability and long‑term disability insurance
• Group life insurance

• American Board of Pediatrics eligible for pediatric hematology‑oncology or holders of equivalent training as judged by the program directors.
• International applicants must be ECFMG certified and H1B eligible.

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Personal statement
• Three letters of recommendation

St. Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer.