Associate / Full Professor & Founding Director, Blood Cancer Healing Center

American Society of Hematology; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition remission

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Flexible spending accounts

Wellness programs

Job summary

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine invites applications for a senior clinical and translational leader to guide the Blood Cancer Healing Center (BCHC). This Associate / Full Professor and Founding Director role is to build a nationally recognized center for blood cancer care, trials, and translational science.

Lead strategic initiatives across education, research, and patient care, collaborating with UC Health, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and national partners to advance

Qualifications

• MD degree required.
• Completion of Internal Medicine residency (3 years).
• Completion of Hematology or Hematology-Oncology fellowship (3 years).
• Ohio Medical License and DEA license are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Blood Cancer Healing Center (BCHC) within UC's ecosystem.
• Develop a clear, ambitious vision aligning BCHC with UC Cancer Center priorities and NCI designation goals.
• Build nationally prominent, disease-focused programs in leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and related disorders; include stem cell transplantation and cellular therapy.
• Expand investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored clinical trials, including early-phase studies.
• Advance multidisciplinary care models, improve quality, safety, patient experience, and outcomes across the blood cancer continuum.
• Represent BCHC and UC Cancer Center regionally and nationally; develop partnerships with academic centers, industry, foundations, and patient groups.
• Collaborate with basic and translational researchers to integrate translational science with clinical programs.
• Develop joint initiatives with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Leukemia and Lymphoma Programs.
• Strengthen ties with national networks and cooperative groups; support programmatic grants and shared resources.

Education

MD

Internal Medicine residency

Hematology/Hematology-Oncology fellowship

Ohio Medical License

DEA license

Job description

Associate / Full Professor & Founding Director, Blood Cancer Healing Center

Company/Institution:

Company/Institution: University of Cincinnati

Department:

Department: Department of Internal Medicine

Location:

Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA

Degree Requirements:

Degree Requirements: MD Salary: Not available

Job Type:

Job Type: Faculty

Job Setting:

Job Setting: Medical School

Job Overview
As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (COM) has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting‑edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. In partnership with the UC Health academic healthcare system and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine's faculty and providers are transforming the world of medicine every day. The Department of Internal Medicine is a top‑tier department with world‑renowned faculty and staff. With world‑class research, teaching and medical practice opportunities, why not choose the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine?

The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, in partnership with the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center (UCCC) and UC Health, invites applications for a senior clinical and translational leader to guide the Blood Cancer Healing Center (BCHC).

This position is intended for an accomplished hematologic malignancies physician‑investigator with a national reputation, a strong record of clinical and translational scholarship, and demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary teams. The leader will have a central role in building the BCHC into a nationally recognized destination for comprehensive blood cancer care, innovative clinical trials, translational research, and training. The BCHC is a major strategic investment in the future of hematologic cancer care at UC. As one of the relatively few stand‑alone hospitals in the United States dedicated to blood cancers, it offers a distinctive platform to integrate highly specialized inpatient and outpatient care, cellular therapy and transplantation, early‑phase therapeutics, disease‑focused clinical programs, and laboratory‑based translation within a unified environment.

Faculty rank is commensurate with experience.

Essential Functions

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the clinical and translational blood cancer programs within the BCHC.
• Develop a clear, ambitious vision that aligns the BCHC with UCCC priorities and supports the institutional goal of achieving National Cancer Institute designation.
• Build nationally prominent disease‑focused programs in leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative neoplasms, stem cell transplantation, and cellular therapy.
• Expand the portfolio of investigator‑initiated, cooperative group, industry‑sponsored, and early‑phase clinical trials.
• Advance multidisciplinary models of care, quality, safety, patient experience, and clinical outcomes across the blood cancer continuum.
• Represent the BCHC and UCCC regionally and nationally, developing strategic partnerships with academic centers, industry, foundations, community practices, and patient advocacy organizations.
• Leverage UCCC capabilities in experimental therapeutics, precision medicine, genomics, cellular therapy, biostatistics, bioinformatics, pharmacology, and drug development.
• Partner with basic and translational investigators in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Cancer Biology, and other departments across the College of Medicine.
• Develop joint initiatives with the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Leukemia and Lymphoma Programs.
• Strengthen connections with the NCI Early Phase Clinical Trials Network, cooperative groups, industry partners, and the regional referral network.
• Contribute to programmatic grants, multi‑investigator funding, disease‑specific research teams, and the development of shared clinical and translational resources.

Minimum Requirements

• Medical Degree (MD or DO)
• Completion of a three-year Internal Medicine residency.
• Completion of a three-year fellowship in Hematology or Hematology‑Oncology
• Ohio Medical License and DEA license

Additional Qualifications Considered

• Experience leading or substantially growing a comprehensive hematologic malignancies, transplantation, cellular therapy, or clinical research program.
• A record of building partnerships across departments, hospitals, and institutions.
• Experience contributing to an NCI‑designated cancer center or to the development of programs supporting NCI designation.
• A collaborative approach to program growth, clinical innovation, and translational science.
• Ability to articulate and execute a compelling vision while maintaining accountability for measurable clinical, academic, and operational outcomes.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

Compensation and Benefits
UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well‑being, financial security, and work‑life balance. ( UC Benefits ) Eligibility may vary by position and FTE status. Highlights include:

Salary Information:

Comprehensive Tuition Remission
UC provides tuition remission for you and your eligible dependents, covering tuition costs for nearly all undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the university.

Robust Retirement Plans
As a UC employee, you won't contribute to Social Security (except Medicare). Instead, you'll choose between state pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), with UC contributing 14-18% of your salary based on position.

Real Work-Life Balance
UC prioritizes work‑life balance with a generous time‑off policy, including:

Vacation and sick time
11 paid holidays and additional end‑of‑year paid time off (Winter Season Days)
6 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents

Additional Benefits Include:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Flexible spending accounts & wellness programs

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