Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician Scientist
Nemours Children's Health · Orlando, FL
Posted October 20, 2026
Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida · 6535 Nemours Parkway, Orlando, FL, US, 32827
- Pay: Nemours does not post a pay range for this role (competitive base compensation plus annual incentive)
- Employment: Full time
- Location: Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida
- Nemours Job ID: 18948
Nemours Children's Health is seeking a Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician–Scientist to join our growing program in Orlando, Florida. This role is designed for an accomplished investigator with an established or emerging clinical trials portfolio who is interested in expanding their research in a collaborative environment.
This is an employed physician model with a formal academic partnership with the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, offering the opportunity for academic appointment and engagement in teaching, research, and mentorship.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of leading or participating in clinical trials and interest in bringing an existing research portfolio, including industry-sponsored, cooperative group, and/or investigator-initiated trials (IITs).
We offer a competitive package tailored to mid- or senior career investigators, including:
- Protected research time up to 50%
- Start-up funding
- Dedicated lab space
- Relocation assistance
- Potential for bridge funding to support grant or trial development
- Opportunity to transfer and grow an active clinical trials portfolio
- Support for investigator-initiated trials (IITs) and translational research
- Access to dedicated research infrastructure
- Academic appointment through UCF College of Medicine
- Strong institutional commitment to program growth and clinical trials expansion
Candidates are encouraged to
- Bring existing clinical trials (industry, cooperative group, or IITs)
- Develop and lead investigator-initiated studies
- Collaborate with institutional and external research partners
- Contribute to expansion of a robust pediatric oncology trials program
What We Offer
- Competitive Compensation: Base salary and annual incentives recognizing clinical, academic, and quality achievements
- Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Retirement Planning: 403B with employer match and 457 plans
- Relocation Support: Mortgage assistance and relocation packages
- Work-Life Balance: Six weeks of paid family leave
- Professional Development: CME, licensure and dues allowances
- Additional Benefits: Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility;
Employer
Nemours Children's Health
Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. It delivers care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals and a network of more than 70 primary and specialty care practices, with a mission to deliver well beyond medicine to improve the health of children.
The Nemours system:
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware in Wilmington, built on the grounds of the historic Nemours Estate
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida in Orlando's Lake Nona Medical City
- Specialty and primary care across Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida, including Jacksonville, Pensacola, Lakeland and the Space Coast, plus partner hospital units and urgent care
Why physicians and advanced practice providers choose Nemours:
- Faculty appointments at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University (Delaware Valley) and academic, teaching and research opportunities
- Competitive base compensation with an annual incentive plan
- Comprehensive benefits, mortgage assistance, relocation packages, and 403(b) with employer match plus 457(b) plans
- Licensure, CME and professional dues allowance, and Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility as a not-for-profit
- Places to live from Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley to Central Florida and the Gulf Coast