Director, Radiation Oncology Operations

Tufts Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 163,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Tufts Medicine is seeking a senior leader to provide clinical and operational oversight for radiation oncology across four sites in Massachusetts. The role emphasizes standardizing workflows, improving efficiency, and ensuring high-quality patient care while managing cross-site programs and IT integrations with Epic.

The candidate will drive system-wide documentation, policy updates, and coordination with clinical departments, dosimetry, and leadership to support growth and excellence in service

Qualifications

• 7+ years of radiation oncology operational leadership in clinical care and operations.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Experience with radiation oncology software implementation and IT system standardization, integration and interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to develop quality-driven, cost-effective care programs.
• Drive efficiency and consistency in clinical care delivery and operational workflows across four sites.
• Evaluate current state and plan changes to support transitions.
• Standardize documentation, processes, and IT infrastructure across the system.
• Oversee cross-team coordination within radiation oncology and with other clinical departments.
• Lead quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives aligned with goals.
• Develop and standardize policies/procedures for system-wide use.

Skills

Radiation oncology leadership

BLS Certification

IT/system integration

Tools

Epic

Interface development

Job description

Job Overview

The position is responsible for providing both clinical and operational oversight to facilitate workflow standardization to drive efficiency in radiation oncology. Will oversee operations at four radiation oncology sites for the Tufts Medicine system: Tufts Medical Center/Boston, Tufts Medical Center/Framingham, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital/Stoneham, and Lowell General Hospital/Lowell.

Minimum Qualifications

• Relevant clinical experience in radiation oncology (such as APC licensure or other allied health professionals)
• Seven (7) years of radiation oncology operational leadership experience in both clinical care delivery and operational leadership
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ten (10) years of radiation oncology operational leadership experience in both clinical care delivery and operational leadership
• Experience with radiation oncology software implementation and IT system standardization, system integration, and interface development required
• Experience with operational oversight and team management

Duties and Responsibilities

• Operational Management – Provides leadership in developing quality driven and cost-effective programs of care.
• Responsible for driving efficiency and consistency in clinical care delivery and associated operational workflows for radiation oncology team.
• Evaluates current state and identify approach and implementation plan to support changes.
• Drive updates to radiation oncology model to ensure high-quality, safe patient care and efficient workflows across radiation oncology department, across four sites of care including both AMC and community settings.
• Creates common documentation and ordering system and processes.
• Facilitates cross team coordination within radiation oncology team and other clinical Departments.
• Conducts quality assurance activities and develop and implement quality improvement programs, ensuring they align with departmental and institutional goals.
• Develops, updates and standardizes policies and procedures for use across the system.
• Facilitates patient access.
• Software Implementation and Data Reporting – Creates common IT infrastructure across system radiation oncology departments, including creating interfaces across Epic and radiation oncology EHR systems.
• Facilitates implementation and standardization of new software systems for radiation oncology.
• Acts as the liaison with key stakeholders across Epic/IT and radiation oncology clinical team to develop data reporting and analytic capabilities that incorporate radiation oncology systems and Epic.
• Develops and manages reports to enable operational oversight and management.
• Establishes Common dashboard and operational metrics for system.
• Business Administration and Financial Management – Establishes standardized revenue cycle processes.
• Facilitates major equipment purchases and implementation and develop standard approach for standard equipment review process.
• System Development – Develops system radiation oncology model to leverage personnel and expertise across multiple sites (e.g. dosimetry).
• Provides patient care; assist in all aspects of radiation oncology clinical care in collaboration with physicians.
• Leads multi-disciplinary projects involving both radiation oncology and other departments.
• Facilitates business development through outreach and growth activities.
• Personal Management; Clinical Team leadership – Supervises Radiation Oncology Staff.
• Supervises employees focusing on tactical, operational activities within a specified area, with the majority of time spent overseeing area of responsibility, planning, prioritizing and/or directing the responsibilities of employees. Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of direct and/or indirect reports.
• Serves as member of clinical leadership team; Foster a culture of collaboration, equity, and continuous improvement.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking
• Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients and equipment.
• Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching.
• Frequent exposure to hazardous chemicals, sick patients, bodily substances, noise and possible exposure to radiation, lasers, electric shock, etc.
• Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases and other transmissible infections.
• Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances.
• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
• Handle emergency and crisis situations.
• May have contact with hazardous materials.

Skills & Abilities

• Significant experience with radiation oncology
• Experience with software implementation and IT system standardization, system integration, and interface development required
• Experience with operational oversight and team management

About Tufts Medicine

At Tufts Medicine, we want every individual to feel valued for the skills and experience they bring. Our compensation philosophy is designed to offer fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals, while rewarding the important work you do every day. The base pay ranges reflect the minimum qualifications for the role. Individual offers are determined using a comprehensive approach that considers relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity to ensure compensation is fair, consistent, and aligned with our business goals.

Beyond base pay, Tufts Medicine provides a comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports your health, financial security, and career growth—one of the many ways we invest in you so you can thrive both at work and outside of it.

Pay Range: $162,773.52 - $207,541.52

About the Organization

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community health care to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Healthcare, an expansive home care network and a large clinically integrated physician network, Tufts Medicine has more than 15,000 dedicated employees and caregivers. The health system came together in 2014 to leverage the experience of its member organizations and integrate their missions to together transform the ways that consumers engage with and experience their care.