Assistant Physician for the Angiology Service

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Assistant Physician for the Angiology Service

The Angiology Service is looking for an assistant physician with a workload between 80% and 100% starting from November 1, 2025, or a date to be agreed upon, for a duration of 1 to 3 years.

Are you passionate about vascular medicine and wish to evolve in a demanding, stimulating, and opportunity-rich university environment? The Angiology Service of the Vaud University Hospital Center (CHUV) offers you a formative, multidisciplinary experience focused on the future.

Context

The Vaud University Hospital Center (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in the fields of medical care, medical research, and training.

Our service is one of the largest angiology centers in Switzerland, with over 20,000 annual consultations across all vascular domains:

• Arterial and venous pathologies, including VTE and peripheral artery diseases
• Complex lymphatic pathologies with a dedicated hospitalization unit
• Rare vascular diseases and congenital vascular malformations
• Advanced interventional angiology: varices, pelvic, deep venous occlusions
• Vascular access for hemodialysis
• Aortic pathway (with CEUS)
• Specialized consultations: cardiovascular prevention, lymphedema

Join a reference university center, at the crossroads of clinic, research, and training. Give a new impetus to your professional journey!

Mission

Your missions will consist of:

• Taking care of and ensuring follow-up for outpatient and hospitalized patients
• Participating in the (supervised) on-call duties of the service
• Actively participating in weekly colloquia, multidisciplinary meetings, and literature reviews
• Getting involved in the service's research projects
• Collaborating closely with the vascular surgery, cardiac surgery, and cardiology services within a common thematic department dedicated to cardiovascular diseases, promoting integrated, innovative, and multidisciplinary care.

Profile

• You hold a Swiss federal medical diploma or a title recognized by the Federal Commission of Medical Professions (MEBEKO)
• You have completed a prior 2-year training in general internal medicine
• You are particularly motivated by vascular medicine
• Rigour, teamwork, clinical sense, and motivation are your strengths
• You master French, level B2 required.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator of the Vaud University Hospital Center means ensuring:

• Top-notch social benefits, a 20-day paternity leave, and a 4-month maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• A regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 vacation days per year
• A right to a minimum of three training days per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the Canton of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished accommodations offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people moving to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered under the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of
• A training and innovation environment
• A structured training program with multidisciplinary weekly colloquia: vascular pathologies, rare diseases, malformations, hemodialysis access, carotids
• Interdepartmental/interservice colloquia with vascular surgery
• Weekly presentations: clinical cases, targeted reviews, scientific updates
• The possibility to attend certain arteriographies to complete the training catalog
• The possibility to access a complete vascular technical platform (Doppler, laser, ultrasound, contrast ultrasound, lymphofluoroscopy, capillaroscopy, catheterization room, operating room, intervention rooms)
• The establishment of a personalized career plan with the possibility of accessing advanced training in interventional phlebology
• Engaging in clinical research projects related to the service's strong axes (VTE, rare pathologies, vascular access, vascular rehabilitation, etc.).

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Prof. Lucia Mazzolai, head of service, tel.: 021 314 07 68.

As all our applications are processed electronically, we thank you for applying exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you are unable to apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70

As part of the recruitment process for this position, if hired, you will need to provide an original extract from the criminal record. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas as well as an identity document.

CHUV applies the highest quality requirements in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, concerned about promoting the diversity of our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

We thank placement agencies in advance for taking note that applications submitted by them directly on our recruitment platform are not accepted and cannot lead to billing. Thank you for your understanding.