PEDIATRIC MEDICAL GENETICIST
Dayton Children’s Hospital, a freestanding, independent, Level I trauma center children’s hospital in Dayton, Ohio, is recruiting for a pediatric medical geneticist to join our expanding team of 2 geneticists, a nurse practitioner, 5 experienced genetics counselors, and numerous support staff. This is an employed position and includes a very competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package. Dayton Children's medical genetics department is one of the eight regional genetics centers supported by grants from the Ohio Department of Health and our genetics laboratories are CAP (College of American Pathologists) accredited.
Candidates must have completed an accredited medical genetics fellowship program, hold board certification/board eligibility in clinical genetics and have, or be able to obtain, a medical license in Ohio. MD or DO candidates will be considered. Candidates must have excellent communication skills and desire a long-term commitment offering stability with the practice. An interest in metabolic disorders/newborn screening abnormality is desirable.
Dayton Children’s serves a pediatric population from a 20-county region of central and southwestern Ohio and eastern Indiana. Dayton Children's Hospital has been recognized as a 2025-2026 Best Children's Hospital by U.S. News & World Report in three specialties: NICU, orthopedics, and mental health.
The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine department of pediatrics and its residency program are based at Dayton Children’s. Our physicians hold faculty appointments at the Boonshoft School of Medicine and teach medical students and residents. Residents in adult neurology, pediatrics, medicine/pediatrics, family practice, child psychiatry, emergency medicine, orthopedics, and surgery train at Dayton Children’s.
Dayton metro is the fourth largest in Ohio and is noted for its association with aviation due to the Wright brothers’ invention of flight. The city is home to the National Museum of the United State Air Force, some of the best private and public schools in the state, a vibrant arts and entertainment community and a beautiful system of parks, trails and river corridors and affordable cost of living.