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Position overview
Salary range:
The salary range for this position is $208,506-$372,357. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan.
Application Window

Open date: October 8, 2025

Most recent review date: Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Monday, Aug 31, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

Pediatric Hematologist
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
UC Davis Children's Hospital
UC Davis Health School of Medicine

The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at the UC Davis Health School of Medicine and the UC Davis Children's Hospital are seeking a full-time Academic Pediatric Hematologist at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor rank in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor (HSCP) or Professor of Clinical (X) series.

This position will provide direct patient care for children, adolescents, and young adults with benign hematological conditions, focusing on hemostasis. Additional responsibilities include general benign hematologic diseases, i.e., hemoglobinopathies, cytopenias, and cellular dysfunctions. Participation in the institution's research/scholarly mission is expected, either as a collaborator or as an intellectual leader of clinically or basic science research projects, depending on the academic series chosen for appointment. The successful candidate will have multiple opportunities for collaboration within the UC Davis Health System, including the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Davis School of Public Health, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (Veterinary Cancer Center), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Center for BioPhotonics Science and Technology, and the Institute for Regenerative Cures. Proven excellence in clinical care, teaching, and basic or clinical translational research is required. The provider will devote 70-90% of their time to clinical responsibilities in the inpatient and outpatient settings. The remaining effort will be used to support the applicant's academics interests and qualifications.

The Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology is a dynamic growing team comprised of ten specialty physicians and five advanced practice providers. The division provides care to 100-120 new pediatric oncology patients per year and participates in the Children's Oncology Group (COG), a federally funded cooperative dedicated to the treatment of childhood cancers. The division has a FACT accredited Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy program.

The hematology program includes a dedicate Hemoglobinopathies program, treating 100 patients with sickle cell disease, 30 patients with thalassemia. Patients with bleeding and clotting disorders are supported by the only federally funded Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center (HTC) in Northern California, up to the border of Oregon. Led by Pediatric and Internal Medicine Medical Directors, it is one of 13 centers in the Western States Hemophilia Network (California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Guam). Comprehensive care is provided for 550 patients, including 250 children and adolescents seeing approximately 70 new patients with coagulation disorders each year. A 340B program funds dedicated adult and pediatric nurse coordinators, a nurse practitioner, social workers, physical therapist, and administrative team. The clinical trials unit, with five coordinators and a supervisor, conducts research in gene therapy, novel drug development, epidemiology, and public health surveillance.

The UC Davis Children's Hospital is based on the UC Davis Health System campus in Sacramento, California serving a population of over 1 million children in the Northern California, Central Valley, and Western Nevada regions. Sacramento is an easily accessible, family-oriented city in close proximity to the San Francisco Bay area, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the California coast, and Napa Valley.

Qualified applicants must possess an MD or DO, with a California professional license or eligible for licensure in California, fellowship trained in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, board eligible/certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology-oncology, possess, excellent clinical care skills in all areas of hematology, with a special focus on hemostasis. Experience in a clinical or academic setting that includes clinical care, teaching, and research that would meet requirements for appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level in one of the University of California's clinically intensive academic series [Clinical (X) or Health Sciences Clinical Professor (HSCP) series] is preferred but not required.

The position will remain open until filled. Qualified applicants should apply at https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07349.

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

* MD or DO Degree
* Completed Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
* Board Certified/eligible in Pediatrics
* Board Certified/eligible in Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
* Eligible for licensure in the State of California
* Possess excellent clinical care skills in all areas of hematology, with a special focus on hemostasis

Preferred qualifications (other preferred, but not required, qualifications for the position)

Experience in a clinical or academic setting that includes clinical care, teaching, and research that would meet requirements for appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level in one of the University of California's clinically intensive academic series [Clinical (X) or Health Sciences Clinical Professor (HSCP) series] is preferred but not required.

Application Requirements
Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

• Cover Letter

• Statement of Clinical, Teaching, and Research experience

• Authorization to Release Information Form - This form is required for all applicants applying to academic recruitments. Please see the Employment Disclosure Requirements webpage for more information. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form.

Reference requirements

• 5 required (contact information only)

Apply link:
https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07349

Help contact: abdupar@ucdavis.edu

About UC Davis

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
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To implement this process, UC Davis requires all applicants for any open search to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled, "Authorization to Release Information" into UC RECRUIT as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration.

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The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Certain UC Davis positions funded by federal contracts or sub-contracts require the selected candidate to pass an E-Verify check.

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Job location
Sacramento, CA