Associate or non-associate senior physician, head of the gynecological radiology unit - 100%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a nationally and internationally recognized institution. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to view our 2025 retrospective by clicking  here .

The  Diagnostic Department , composed of eight medical services, is tasked with providing diagnoses, therapeutic products, therapeutic procedures, and specialized clinical consultations of high medical quality, within the best possible timeframes and at an acceptable cost, to guide patient care and contribute to therapeutic decisions and actions.

The  Radiology Service primarily performs diagnostic radiology exams and therapeutic interventions guided by various imaging techniques. This clinical activity includes approximately 220,000 exams and 5,000 diagnostic and therapeutic procedures per year, a significant portion of which is provided on a 24/7 basis. The medical team of the radiology service also organizes more than 300 multidisciplinary conferences per month, on a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule.

The Radiology Service is seeking a future associate senior physician or non-associate senior physician, or a future non-associate senior female physician, responsible for the gynecological radiology unit.

Job Description

As an associate physician or deputy to the chief physician of the service, unit head, you coordinate and develop all clinical diagnostic activities in the field of gynecological radiology. You are responsible for the strategy of radiological investigations to be conducted in close collaboration with the referring physicians.

Within your clinical activities, you conduct radiological exams and interpret them, perform minimally invasive interventional procedures, and oversee the quality control of exams from both technical and medical perspectives. You participate in on-call and standby duties in pediatric radiology, under the supervision of dedicated pediatric radiology teams.

You actively participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching by ensuring the development of clinical knowledge and supervising medical students, residents, and chief residents. You develop radiology learning in the clinical environment and lead theoretical conferences as well as practical seminars in your areas of specialization. Thanks to your teaching and communication skills, you contribute to attracting academic talent in your specialty field.

Part of your activities will be dedicated to research, for which you develop innovative projects. These research projects may be initiated within the framework of collaborations at the Lake Geneva region, national, or international levels, with funding from private sources.

In your role, you actively participate in the administrative and managerial management of the unit. You organize various multidisciplinary conferences in the field of women's imaging and facilitate interactions to ensure quality services and team spirit. You apply the common directives shared by all units of the radiology service within your unit, in collaboration with the chief physician of the service.

Throughout your activities, you ensure close cross-departmental collaboration, notably with the Gynecology Service as well as with physicians from the units of the Radiology Service. Through regular exchanges with all teams, you ensure optimal patient care and a high level of medical quality. Additionally, you contribute to the development of projects in the field of gynecological radiology with the Radiology Service, other services of the Diagnostic Department, and other departments of the University Hospitals of Geneva.

We offer you the opportunity to join a cutting-edge Radiology Service that manages complex clinical situations and provides quality medical services thanks to an interdisciplinary team of more than 200 health professionals (medical staff, nurses, radiology technicians, etc.). In constant contact with physicians in training, you will develop your personal knowledge and skills through teaching.

Qualifications

You hold a federal medical diploma or an equivalent recognized training and have obtained a specialist title in radiology. You also hold a doctoral thesis and have published as first author.

If your diploma comes from a foreign country, you have obtained recognition from the Medical Professions Commission of the Federal Office of Public Health (MEBEKO) and your diploma is registered in the Medical Professions Register (MedReg).

Furthermore, you must obtain/have obtained a Geneva cantonal practice license, regardless of where your diploma was obtained.

You master the French language (spoken and written - C1 level required) and have very good enumeration skills. For non-French-speaking applicants, C1 level in spoken and written French is required.

You demonstrate excellent communication skills within multidisciplinary teams and with patients, are dynamic, flexible, and committed. Additionally, you have shown strong adaptability.

You show openness of mind and possess leadership qualities, enabling you to supervise and mentor residents and chief residents as well as support and motivate staff. You have demonstrated teaching skills and have a strong interest in research and innovation.

Finally, you have the ambition to promote and develop a high-level clinical and academic activity in your specialty field.

Additional Information

• Start date: to be agreed
• Number of positions: 1
• Work rate: 100%
• Job class: 27 or 28 depending on academic grade
• Contract: permanent
• Application deadline: 10.05.2026
• Contact for information: Prof. P.-A. Poletti, chief physician of the service, phone 022 372 70 01.

Your application file must include a motivation letter, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Wishing to engage in the fight against unemployment, the University Hospitals of Geneva encourage applications coming from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.