Assistant Physician for the Genetic Medicine Service (12787-ME-200-2025)

Physicians

Assistant Physician for the Genetic Medicine Service

The Genetic Medicine Service is looking for an assistant physician between 80% - 100% for a start date on November 1, 2026.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (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 medical care, medical research, and education.

The Genetic Medicine Service brings together, on the CHUV site, mixed activities of clinical and biological genetics. Its mission is to receive patients who have a suspected or diagnosed genetic disease in a family member. Physicians and genetic counselors then evaluate with the patient the indications for performing a genetic analysis to confirm the diagnosis, as well as the implications of such an analysis for the patient and their family members. This consultation is also intended for healthy individuals who question their risk of developing a known genetic disease in their family and/or their risk of transmitting this disease to their offspring.

The medical team provides consultations in various fields including:

• prenatal genetics
• neonatal genetics related to maternity and neonatal resuscitation
• pediatrics
• metabolic diseases
• oncogenetics
• adult genetics in connection with the different services of our institution (neurogenetics, cardiogenetics, nephrogenetics...)

Genetic medicine is constantly evolving and requires strong interactions between clinical activities and laboratory activities. The clinical and laboratory teams being located on site, high-throughput genetic sequencing analyses (routine sequencing of >5,000 genes) are discussed weekly. You will be trained in genetic medicine by the existing team, progressively gain autonomy, and participate in the innovative activities of the service. We wish to support you throughout the FMH training in genetic medicine.

Mission

• You ensure consultations of the Genetic Medicine Service that address individuals presenting or potentially presenting a genetic disease or a genetic predisposition to a rare or common disease
• You work to establish a precise diagnosis through clinical examination and laboratory analyses
• You inform the patient about the most appropriate medical care or propose personalized prevention
• You provide direct clinical activity in the care of patients and their families, under medical supervision
• You assume administrative management activities related to the position, consultation reports, insurance requests and reports, and billing
• You attend the Unit and Service clinical conferences and seminars.

Profile

• You hold a Swiss federal medical diploma or an equivalent foreign title recognized by MEBEKO
• You master the French language, spoken and written, at level B2 (certificate required)
• You master other foreign languages, which is an asset
• You are able to work in a multidisciplinary team
• You have a sense of responsibility.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• First-class social benefits, 20 days paternity leave and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to a minimum of three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Quality hotel-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mrs. Alexa Buseyne, Administrator, at 021 314 40 65.

Since all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply 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 cannot 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, it will be necessary to provide us with an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas as well as an identity document.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among 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.

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