Clinical Assistant​/Associate Professor - Arthritis & Clinical Immunology - Clinical Rheumatologist

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The OMRF Rheumatology Center of Excellence in the Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program seeks to understand roles of the immune system in health and disease. As we continue to expand, we invite qualified candidates to apply for a clinician or clinical investigator position. While we are primarily recruiting at the Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor levels, we encourage talented candidates at all career stages to apply, as all applications will be considered.

As part of our mission to deliver outstanding, science-driven clinical care in arthritis and systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, successful candidates will have the following responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality clinical care to patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, regardless of their ability to pay.
• Offer patients the opportunity to participate in longitudinal cohorts and/or clinical trials.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary state‑of‑the‑art clinic equipped with additional exam rooms, ophthalmology and dental chairs, infusion suite, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and advanced imaging and human performance laboratories under construction.
• Work within a robust referral system and access OMRF’s core facilities, including a CAP‑CLIA certified clinical immunology laboratory, biorepository, sample procurement and processing, human phenotyping, clinical research, flow cytometry, and imaging.
• Utilize extensive autoimmune disease and control sample collections for research purposes.
• Participate in clinical trial training, if desired.
• Receive a generous multi‑year start‑up package with significant ongoing salary and scholarly activity support.
• Focus on clinical care while collaborating with basic and clinical scientists interested in patient‑oriented research questions in the pathogenesis, prediction, prevention, and precision treatment of autoimmune rheumatic diseases.
• Develop extramural funding for autoimmune‑related research in the etiology and pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases.

• Medical degree (MD, DO, or MD‑PhD) in good clinical standing with a passion for caring patients with autoimmune diseases.
• Licensed to practice in the U.S. (and eligible to obtain an Oklahoma license).
• Additional training in caring for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD), and/or Sjögren’s syndrome.
• Strong initiative, commitment to lifelong learning, and ability to work effectively in a multi‑disciplinary team‑oriented environment.

• Board certification or eligibility in Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, or a related field.
• Completion of CTS (Clinical and Translational Science) or equivalent research training.
• Experience in conducting clinical trials.

We offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits to full‑time employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a minimum of 8% company retirement contribution, vacation and sick leave, and paid holidays. All employees have access to an onsite café, free onsite fitness center with personal trainer access, free parking, and additional amenities. Relocation assistance is available for those located 50 miles outside the Oklahoma City metro area.