Genitourinary Multidisciplinary Team Leader & Medical Director, Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence

American College of Health Care Administrators; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is seeking a GU Multidisciplinary Team Leader & Medical Director for its Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence. This role includes leading a multidisciplinary team to advance research and care in genitourinary cancers in a leading academic medical center. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in cancer research and team leadership, along with a strong background in oncology.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and leading high-functioning multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience leading an externally funded program of research supported by NIH or industry.
• Current certification in oncology specialties.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of 16 physician faculty.
• Establish strategic direction for prostate cancer research program.
• Enhance interactions between basic and clinical research.

Skills

Leadership

Team Development

Cancer Research

Education

MD or DO

Job description

Genitourinary Multidisciplinary Team Leader &

Medical Director, Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute / Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

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. As part of McLaren Health Care, Karmanos Cancer Institute anchors Michigan’s largest cancer research and care network and is home to one of the nation’s most expansive clinical trials programs.

The 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.

The 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.

The 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.

The 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.

Nominations and inquiries are greatly appreciated, please contact:

Kendra Thompson, Vice President

Jennifer Schaulin, Academic Practice Leader

Charlotte Tinsley, Consultant

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