Fellow (Cardiology)

Your benefits at the USB

• Attractive salary policy and exceptional social benefits
• Discounts for shopping, sport and recreation
• Support during relocation and apartment hunting
• 25 vacation days, plus 5 flexible free days
• Support in further training and education, plus career planning
• Campus in the heart of Basel and the tri-border region
• Comprehensive childcare options
• Free-of-charge sport and fitness program

What you will be doing

• Participate in patient recruitment for international multicentre trials, contribute to outpatient clinics, and gain increasing responsibility in the cath lab during valve procedures (TAVI, TEER, TMVR, etc.), based on technical competence
• Spend one day per week in the cath lab, gaining direct involvement in structural heart interventions. Fellows will learn advanced techniques such as pre-procedural CT analysis using dedicated software
• Join Heart Team meetings three times per week, participate in clinical rounds and journal clubs, and contribute to patient management decisions at a consultant level.
• Engage in clinical research within the Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB). Fellows will receive mentorship in study design, data collection, analysis, manuscript preparation, and publication
• While not mandatory, fellows may opt to participate in on-call duties to gain additional experience in emergency situations

Your profile

• Completion of core training in Internal Medicine and General Cardiology
• Basic skills in coronary angiography and interventional procedures
• Proficiency in English and German (mandatory); knowledge of French is an asset
• A medical license recognized by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (required for clinical duties)
• Candidates must be prepared to contribute to patient care at a consultant level in the cath lab
• Candidates should be highly motivated to engage in both clinical and research activities within the field of structural heart disease

Benefits of this position

• 12-month clinical research fellowship in structural heart disease at the University Heart Center Basel
• The department includes dedicated coronary and structural heart disease catheter laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art fluoroscopy units, covering the full spectrum of contemporary coronary and structural heart interventions
• With an annual caseload of more than 200 TAVIs, and provided that the necessary qualifications are met (recognition of the medical degree by the Federal Office of Public Health and prior cath lab experience), advanced trainees will be allowed hands-on exposure and active involvement in structural heart interventions (e.g. TAVI, TEER, TMVR, TTVR, PFO/ASD closure)
• Fellows are entitled to up to six weeks of annual vacation
• Fellows are encouraged to attend and present at national and international cardiology and interventional cardiology conferences

Further information

Thomas Nestelberger
Kaderarzt

We look forward to receiving your application

Marion Evelyn Gafner
HR Business Partner

Our application process

• Submit your documents
  Firstly, upload your application with all documents online via our jobs portal. You will then receive confirmation by e-mail - we will then examine your application as quickly as possible.
• Invitation to first interview
  If you meet the job criteria, we will invite you for an initial interview (either in person or online) - this takes between 45 and 60 minutes.
• Follow-up interview
  If the first interview goes well, we then want to get to know you better. In the follow-up interview, you will be given more detailed information on the vacant position and the opportunity to ask any questions you may have. The rest of the follow-up interview depends on the position being advertised.
• The decision
  After the follow-up interview, we will let you know our decision as quickly as possible. If both parties are in agreement and are eager to work together, you will then receive your employment contract.

• Maybe you weren’t successful this time, but your profile is still of interest to us: We would be happy to add you to our talent pool, and will contact you as soon as a suitable position becomes available.
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• We are also pleased to receive applications from abroad. Of course, good German skills are essential. You can find more information here.

About the USB

There are many reasons to come work for us: Working at the USB primarily means being part of a dedicated team of over 7500 employees from around 90 nations. Our lively day-to-day lives are characterized by forward-looking research, cutting-edge medicine and the transfer of knowledge at the highest level. In addition, there is a modern organizational culture, interdisciplinarity, inspiring innovation and a wide range of training and professional development opportunities.

Do you want shape the hospital of the future together with us? Then join us! #TeamUSB