Associate Attending - Radiation Oncology

NBSTSA; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) invites applications for the Director, Metastatic Disease Team in the Department of Radiation Oncology. The role blends clinical effort (~50%) with dedicated research time (~50%), focusing on clinical trials, biospecimen studies, and health services research across MSK sites.

The Metastatic Disease Team has grown its portfolio since 2017, offering translational and clinical studies on radiation in metastatic disease and collaboration with multiple

Qualifications

• Board Eligible or Board-Certified Radiation Oncologist.
• Experience leading a metastatic disease research portfolio and mentoring faculty.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Metastatic Disease Team's clinical and research operations across MSK facilities.
• Develop and implement network-side radiotherapy guidelines for metastatic disease.
• Co-lead multidisciplinary bone metastases clinic and oversee clinical trials in radiation oncology.
• Lead rounds and ensure high-quality metastatic disease care, with focus on disparities and access to care.

Education

Board Eligible or Board-Certified Radiation Oncologist

Job description

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Associate Attending

• Lead the MSK Metastatic Disease Teams research portfolio and mentor faculty
• Develop and implement network-side radiotherapy guidelines for metastatic disease
• Co-lead multidisciplinary bone metastases clinic
• Develop high-impact clinical trials and Phase I radiation combination studies
• Lead char rounds and ensure quality of metastatic disease care
• Investigate disparities and barriers to appropriate care

The Department of Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Cancer Center (MSKCC) is seeking a qualified Radiation Oncologist candidate for the position of Director, Metastatic Disease Team.

The Metastatic Disease Team in the Department of Radiation Oncology at MSK focuses on the treatment of metastatic disease across primary tumor types. Since its inception in 2017, the team has developed a wide-ranging research portfolio of clinical, translational, and health services studies that examine the role of radiation in the context of metastatic disease. The group also has constructed clinical guidelines pertaining to the indications for radiation and the optimal techniques, including ablative regimens such as stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in the context of metastases. It has collaborated closely with surgery, Anesthesia Pain, and Supportive care, Medical Oncology and Early Drug Development teams to initiate multidisciplinary clinics and research efforts. The Metastatic Director will oversee the clinical and research operations of this disease team, which involves approximately 20 faculty across disease sites.

The position will involve approximately 50% clinical effort, with a potential, partial focus on metastatic cancer, and 50% dedicated research time (pending the clinical or clinical-academic track). The research component of the role can be performed at any Memorial Sloan Kettering facility. Candidates in the research track would be expected to develop both clinical and translational research, such as clinical trials, biospecimen studies, patient-reported outcomes, and health services research.

The Department of Radiation Oncology at MSKCC treats approximately 14,500 patients across 7 locations, with 65 faculty members.

Pay Range: $500,000 - $700,000

Physician compensation is based on multiple variables. This range represents annual salary only and does not include supplemental performance-based pay or any one-time payments that eligible candidates may be offered at the time of hire.

MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.

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Key Requirements:

• Board Eligible or Board-Certified Radiation Oncologist