This position offers an exciting and unique opportunity for an accomplished physician-investigator to shape the future of genitourinary cancer care and research at a leading academic medical center and NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Opportunity:
Reporting to the CEO of Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Chair of the Department of Oncology at Wayne State University School of Medicine, the GU Multidisciplinary Team Leader will lead a multidisciplinary team of 16 physician faculty and will also serve as a member of senior leadership committees, including the Scientific Leadership Council, where they will represent the Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence, Medical Executive Committee and the Clinical Leadership Council.
As the Medical Director of the Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence, this leader will establish the strategic direction of the prostate cancer research program, overseeing the design of projects, and enhancing the interactions between basic and clinical research within prostate cancer. The KCI catchment area encompasses 6.7 million residents, with a richly diverse population across ethnic and socioeconomic lines—providing a unique environment for advancing health disparities research and more.
Ideal Candidate:
The GU MDT Leader should have experience developing and leading high-functioning multidisciplinary teams within a cancer center as well as experience leading an externally funded program of research supported by NIH, industry, foundation, or other sources. Requirements include an MD, DO, or equivalent terminal medical degree as well as current certification in any of the oncology specialties.
Organization:
As part of McLaren Health Care, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute remains Michigan’s only hospital dedicated exclusively to fighting cancer and is the largest cancer research and provider network in Michigan. Karmanos is one of 57 National Cancer Institute (NCI) Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers, with one of the largest clinical trials programs in the United States, including a robust Phase 1 Clinical Trials Program housed at the Eisenberg Center for Translational Therapeutics, the only program of its kind in Michigan. Through 17 network sites, Karmanos reaches patients in 47 counties in Michigan and northern Ohio, including urban, suburban and rural populations.
McLaren Health Care is a $6 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system that includes 15 hospitals in Michigan and Ohio, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, covering approximately 640,000 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company.
Region:
Detroit is enjoying an amazing renaissance, including urban renewal and significant infrastructure upgrades. Michigan offers geographical diversity and a wide range of activities for an active lifestyle and the state’s two peninsulas are surrounded by four Great Lakes, boasting more freshwater shoreline than anywhere else in the nation.
Please contact:
Kendra Thompson, Vice President
Jennifer Schaulin, Academic Practice Leader
Charlotte Tinsley, Consultant
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