Cancer Institute - Program Director, Medical Oncology - Colorectal, Anal, Neuro-Endocrine

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Job Summary

The Program Director of Colorectal, Anal and Neuro-Endocrine Medical Oncology is responsible for the academic and clinical productivity of the disease center. In collaboration with the MGB Cancer Institute and Departmental/Divisional Leadership, primary responsibilities include academic, clinical, mentorship/education, and recruitment.

The Program Director will spend time at both AMC locations. This position is for a five-year term, potentially renewable for a second.

 

Qualifications

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Academic
• Collaborate with the Department/Divisional Chair to develop an academic vision that will enable the disease center to become one of the best disease centers in the world to attract and treat patients and clinicians, and to advance the field.
• Develop and manage a robust research portfolio inclusive of basic, translational, clinical, and health services.
• Oversee the clinical trials protocol office budget for the disease center and work with the CIPO staff to conduct clinical research (in collaboration with the Vice Chair for Research for the department/division)
• Oversee the sundry funds associated with the disease center and develop a philanthropic strategy.
• Represent the disease center within the HCC.
• Adjudicate clinical research issues that arise in the disease center including protocol-specific issues and research conduct issues (in collaboration with the Vice Chair for Research for the department/division)
• Build a robust grant portfolio for all the members of the disease center faculty including team-based funding, e.g. SPORES, P01s, U01s.
• Interact with faculty within the Krantz Center and other MGB laboratories to develop laboratory and translational research that furthers the understanding and management of diseases within the disease center.

Clinical
• As relevant, support the discipline-specific clinical director in their job responsibilities to manage the disease center in a manner that is consistent with their academic vision (these two roles may often be held by a single individual in oncologic surgery disciplines).
• Work with the relevant Department/Divisional Chair and Assistant Chief Medical Officer to resolve professional misconduct issues that arise in the disease center.
• Develop a clinical and research team with comprehensive expertise in each of the conditions associated with the disease center.
• Participate in strategic planning, growth initiatives, and space planning initiatives.
• Build consensus on treatment approaches across the entire MGB Cancer Institute enterprise (AMCs and Network) for each major disease site
• Lead integration of disease-specific peer review initiatives

Mentorship/Education
• Mentor faculty within the disease center as they develop an academic career in collaboration with the Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and Vice Chair for Faculty Enrichment.
• Work with the Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and Vice Chair for Faculty Enrichment to ensure that each member of the program reaches their fullest potential as an academic physician.
• Work with individual faculty members and department representatives on faculty promotion including helping to develop a national/international reputation in their field of research, to draft their promotion letter, and to be successfully promoted to their full potential.
• Train fellows in the disease center and help them develop academic and clinical expertise. Program director will also be responsible for supporting fellows as they seek junior faculty positions.

Recruitment
• Work with the Department/Divisional Chair to identify areas of need within the disease center and to partner with department leadership to strategically recruit faculty to those areas.
• Oversee the MGB Cancer Institute recruitment of academic faculty to the disease center including serving on, or potentially chairing, any search committees necessary for recruitment. Partner with Departmental leadership on faculty staffing needs within the disease center.
• Collaborate with affiliated departments and divisions within MGB to recruit physicians associated with the disease center.