The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health seeks a visionary and distinguished academic leader to serve as Director of the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC), Wisconsin’s only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. This is an exceptional opportunity for an innovative director to coalesce an internationally recognized group of scientists and clinicians around a new and bold strategic plan.
UWCCC was established in 1973 as one of the original NCI-designated centers. The center is a premier hub for cancer research, education, community engagement, and clinical care. The center unites more than 244 researchers across 38 academic departments and 9 schools and colleges at UW—Madison. Each year, UWCCC serves more than 33,000 patients and oversees patient accrual to over 250 clinical trials, underscoring its profound commitment to translating scientific discovery into impactful, patient-centered care. The Center's statewide and national impact is further amplified through its partnership with UW Health and the Wisconsin Community Advisory Board, as well as its role in the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium, and as part of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
The new Director will lead a multidisciplinary enterprise with a strong tradition of innovation in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. UWCCC’s scientific mission spans six key research areas and encompasses the full translational continuum including basic science to population health, and clinical science.
Reporting to Dr. Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA (
https://www.med.wisc.edu/staff/nita-ahuja/), the Dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health and Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs at UW—Madison, the Director will oversee UWCCC’s strategic vision and operations, fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration across the University and UW Health. Both envision the UWCCC as a major area of excellence, as a regional and national destination center, and one where there is a symbiosis of excellence in clinical care and research. As such, the Director will have a dotted line reporting relationship and open access to UWHealth CEO Alan Kaplan, MD.
The successful candidate will be a nationally recognized physician-scientist or investigator with a strong record of NCI-funded research, academic achievement, and collaborative leadership. Applicants must hold an MD, MD/PhD, DO, PhD or equivalent degree and possess qualifications for a tenured faculty appointment at the rank of full professor.
Confidential inquiries, nominations, expressions of interest, and candidate materials (including a letter or interest and CV) should be submitted to the WittKieffer consultants, Jeff Schroetlin, Andrew Bean, PhD, Megan Welch and Imran Ali preferably via e-mail to
[email protected].