Dept of Surgery Division of Research
MILWAUKEE, WIFull-timeSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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The Medical College of Wisconsin seeks a full-time academic surgeon with clinical and joint faculty appointments in the Department of Surgery and Data Science Institute. The candidate will maintain an active surgical practice and develop an independent, collaborative research program at the intersection of surgery, healthcare, and data science. Clinical work will be based primarily at Froedtert Hospital, with possible practice across partner sites.
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JOB REQUIREMENTS: Position Summary: The Medical College of Wisconsin is pleased to announce a search for a full-time academic surgeon with a clinical appointment in the Department of Surgery and a joint faculty appointment in the Data Science Institute (DSI). Candidates from across general surgery and its surgical subspecialties are encouraged to apply. The candidate's clinical divisional home will be aligned with their training and area of surgical expertise. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to academic surgery and an established or emerging research program at the intersection of surgery, healthcare, and data science. Areas of interest may include artificial intelligence and machine learning, clinical informatics, predictive analytics, large language models and generative AI, computer vision, multimodal data science, clinical decision support, implementation and evaluation of AI-enabled technologies, and other computational approaches to improving surgical care and outcomes. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent, collaborative research program that leverages the clinical and data resources of MCW and its health system partners. The position offers opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration across the Department of Surgery, DSI, and the broader MCW research enterprise, with the goal of developing, evaluating, and translating data-driven approaches to improve surgical care. Applicants must have an MD or equivalent degree and be Board Certified/Board Eligible by the American Board of Surgery. Academic rank and compensation will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The candidate's clinical practice will be based at Froedtert Hospital and across the expanding clinical enterprise of the Medical College of Wisconsin, with opportunities for practice at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to research and programmatic development, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications, grant submissions or funding, development of data-driven clinical or research programs, and/or other relevant scholarly accomplishments. Position Highlights: Clinical Practice: The successful candidate will maintain an active surgical practice within the Department of Surgery, aligned with their clinical training and subspecialty expertise. Clinical activities will be based primarily at Froedtert Hospital and may extend across the Froedtert ThedaCare Health clinical enterprise and the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. Approximately 45% effort will be dedicated to clinical care. Research and Data Science: The faculty... For full info follow application link. EEO/AA Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability The Medical College of Wisconsin is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or sexual orientation. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/A8C96D20AB844872 Qualified females, minorities, and special disabled veterans and other veterans are encouraged to apply.
How this job compares
Set against the 856 open Surgeon jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$411–566K/yr287 salary ranges
- US median$130–140/hr29 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 23 open Surgeon jobs in Wisconsin and 856 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
- UW-MADISON8 open
- MCW: SARGEANT HEALTH CENTER (this employer)5 open
- Mayo Clinic4 open
- Experience
- Surgeon postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (60 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 413 of the 856 open Surgeon jobs (48%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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