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Advance Cardiovascular Research in a Collaborative Academic Program

Protected Research Time NIH-Funded Environment

Live and Work in Salt Lake City

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.

Position Highlights

• 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 largescale 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

Community Information

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, ): 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

Requirements

• 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.

Contact: Telana Mushlin, AMN Healthcare Email:

Physical Requirements

• 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.

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We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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