Physician- Research Medical Director, Oncology Service Line

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The role of the Research Medical Director (RMD) for the Oncology Center of Excellence (COE) is to assist Ochsner Health in delivering on the Research strategic imperatives of growth, innovation, and dissemination of research findings by improving communication, collaboration, operations, and infrastructure to support our physician scientists’ ability to conduct research.

For your responsibilities associated with the appointment of RMD for the Oncology COE in the Ochsner Health Division of Academics, you will report directly to the Director of the Ochsner Cancer Institute and matrix report to the Regional Medical Director of the Southshore Region. You are required to have and continuously maintain, without interruption, a license to practice medicine in the state of Louisiana, be credentialed and privileged by the Ochsner Health to practice medicine, and actively contribute to Research endeavors.

Time requirement – 0.5-0.6 FTE

Responsibilities of the RMD for the Oncology COE include:

a) Providing oversight of research conducted within the Oncology COE.

b) Representing Ochsner Cancer Institute Research at Organizational, Departmental and Division meetings and activities

c) Collaboratively develop and execute a strategy to enable Ochsner Cancer Institute’s participation in the Louisiana Cancer Research Center as a consortium partner, or execute other potential partnerships to ensure Ochsner’s participation in any NCI Designated Cancer Center in Louisiana.

d) Manage Ochsner MD Anderson collaborative research activities and execution of research strategic priorities

e) Maintain adherence to all MD Anderson Research related standards

f) In partnership with a Director of Clinical Research dyad partner, supporting effective relationships between physician and research administration personnel, providing mentorship as necessary and Including oversight and mentorship of physicians on Clinical Scientist track or Translational Scientist track

g) Ensuring strategic research initiatives are communicated to physician and administrative personnel on a regular basis and in formats that maximize dissemination.

h) In partnership with the Director of Clinical Research and in collaboration with the Oncology COE Service Line dyad leadership team, identify and communicate strategic research initiatives in the Oncology COE to Executive Leadership Team to plan for future Research growth.

i) Lead the initiative to achieve compliance with requirements for Ochsner consortium partnership with a designated NCI Cancer Center

j) Facilitate collaborative cancer research activities with Xavier University through existing and future inter-institutional structures

k) Participating in identification of research needs and review of requests for Research personnel, equipment, and other resources.

l) Engaging with Research personnel to provide oversight of research activities to ensure compliance with institutional and government policies including, SOPs and processes, and, intervening when necessary.

m) In partnership with the Director of Clinical Research dyad partner, lead a feasibility review process for all pending clinical research studies.

n) In partnership with the Director of Clinical Research dyad partner, monitoring Research activity budgets, identifying, and communicating adjustments as necessary.

o) Monitoring progress toward Research goals for the Oncology COE and adjusting operations as necessary to achieve established goals. Written Research goals shall be communicated to the Research Director and their dyad partner at the beginning of each calendar year;

p) Working closely with fellow RMDs and other Research personnel to understand and support current Research activities and adjust to changes as they occur;

q) Help lead philanthropic activities supporting cancer research including helping to identify research a