Assistant Physician in the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department - 100%

About the job

Company Description

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

The Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Department manages, on diagnostic and non-surgical therapeutic levels, patients suffering from diseases of the digestive tract, liver, bile ducts and pancreas, taking into account the services provided by other HUG departments. It provides interventional endoscopic, percutaneous and transhepatic procedures for the aforementioned organs. It actively participates in the Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Diseases Centre: a reference centre in Switzerland. More than 1000 cases are discussed there annually. It cares for patients suffering from liver, bile duct and pancreatic diseases. These often complex cases require the opinion of several specialists.

Job Description

As a senior physician, you will work in a stimulating university environment within a multidisciplinary team and will be involved in the clinical activities of the gastroenterology and hepatology department.

You assist the head of department and assistant physicians in patient care, coordination of practical activities, clinical, therapeutic and endoscopic interventions for patients entrusted to you. You participate in the specialty on-call system as second line.

Demonstrating a confirmed interest in teaching, you participate in undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education in gastroenterology and hepatology.

Dynamic, flexible and committed, you develop interdisciplinary clinical projects. You implement and ensure research within the unit.

Qualifications

You hold a federal medical diploma and have obtained an FMH specialist title in gastroenterology and hepatology. If your diploma and specialisation come from a foreign country, you have obtained or will need to obtain recognition from the Medical Professions Commission of the Federal Office of Public Health (MEBEKO).

You have several years of experience in gastroenterology and hepatology with recognised hyperspecialisation in interventional endoscopy (ERCP, digestive stents, EMR, ESD) and diagnostic and therapeutic digestive echoendoscopy (more than 5 years independently). Holding an advanced training diploma in interventional endoscopy and echoendoscopy would be an asset.

You also hold a doctoral thesis, a privat-docent or an equivalent title. You possess or will need to obtain a Geneva cantonal practice licence.

For non-French-speaking applicants, a C1 level in spoken and written French is required.

With excellent communication skills in a multidisciplinary team and with patients, you are a dynamic, flexible and committed person. Moreover, you have demonstrated strong adaptability.

You show openness and leadership qualities allowing you to supervise and mentor interns and senior residents as well as support and motivate staff. You have demonstrated teaching skills and 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.

Additional Information

• Start date: to be agreed
• Number of positions: 1
• Work rate: 100%
• Function class: 26 and 27 if senior
• Contract: permanent
• Application deadline: 30.09.2026
• Contact for information: Prof. J.-L. Frossard, head of department, jean-louis.frossard@hug.ch

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, 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 HUG encourages 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.