Faculty Cardiologist and Researcher

Job Description

Faculty Cardiologist/Researcher - Salt Lake City, UT

When you join us, you’ll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of “helping people live the healthiest lives possible.”

Intermountain Health is seeking a Faculty Cardiovascular Researcher at the Associate Professor or Professor level for a growing academic cardiologist in Salt Lake City, Utah. This opportunity is ideal for a mid‑career clinician‑scientist with demonstrated research productivity and active NIH (R‑level) funding who seeks to balance approximately 70% clinical care and 30% research, with flexibility to expand protected research time as funding grows.

The role focuses on general cardiology with openness to aligned subspecialty interests and offers access to robust research infrastructure, large‑scale data resources, and a highly productive academic environment, including 82 peer‑reviewed cardiovascular publications in 2025 alone, while supporting independent investigation, mentorship, and scholarly growth.

• Faculty appointment at the Associate Professor level
• Approximately 70% clinical / 30% research, with opportunity to expand protected research time
• Ongoing NIH-funded research environment with strong institutional support
• Focus on independent investigator-initiated research within cardiovascular medicine
• Clinical practice in general cardiology, with subspecialty alignment as appropriate
• Participation in clinical trials, outcomes research, and translational studies
• Access to large scale EMR, genomic, and phenotypic population datasets
• Opportunity to mentor junior faculty and contribute to program-wide academic growth
• Competitive guaranteed compensation, including relocation and bonus support

Salt Lake City offers an exceptional blend of professional opportunity and quality of life. The metro is consistently recognized for livability, outdoor access, and physician-friendly practice conditions. Residents enjoy a dynamic urban core framed by the Wasatch Mountains, with year-round recreation minutes from downtown.

• Ranked among the Best Places to Live in Utah and nationally (U.S. News & World Report, 2025–2026): U.S. News
• Recognized as a Best City for Outdoor Activities and a Healthiest City (Niche, 2026):
  Niche
• Utah named the Best State to Practice Medicine (Becker’s ASC Review, 2025):
  Becker’s ASC Review

• MD or DO degree from a fully accredited medical or osteopathic school of medicine
• Board Certified/ Board Eligible in a Cardiology specialty
• Unrestricted Utah MD or DO license or the ability to obtain an unrestricted license
• U.S. ACGME Residency
• Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process
• Experience in conducting industry sponsored clinical research trials

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If you are ready to lead cardiovascular research with executive support, academic credibility, and measurable systemwide impact, we would welcome a conversation.

• Interact with others requiring employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information.
• Operate computers, telephones, office equipment, and manipulate paper requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
• See and read computer monitors and documents.
• Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.

Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center

Murray

Utah

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$7.25 - $999.99

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