Medical Oncologist - Genitourinary

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center invites applications for faculty positions at the Assistant/Associate Member level in Urology Research. The role focuses on developing an independent, extramurally funded program in GU cancer biology within a collaborative, translational framework.

The candidate will mentor students, engage in teaching, and collaborate across clinical and scientific programs, leveraging Roswell Park's shared resources to accelerate translational discoveries.

Qualifications

• PhD or comparable degree in biomedical research or related field.
• Strong potential to develop an extramurally funded independent research program.
• Expertise in GU cancer biology, genomics, immunology, metabolism, or translational therapeutics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an independent, extramurally funded GU cancer research program.
• Conduct laboratory-based and translational studies to advance GU cancer biology.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary investigators across GU-ORC and Roswell Park.
• Utilize shared resources and clinical specimens to support discovery.
• Engage in translational initiatives bridging lab and clinical oncology.
• Mentor graduate students and trainees; contribute to teaching and seminars.
• Participate in institutional academic initiatives and science culture.

Skills

Genitourinary cancer biology

Translational research

Mentoring students

Collaborative teamwork

Strong communication

Independent funding development

Education

Doctoral degree in biomedical research or related field

PhD in biomedical research or related field

Job description

Title: Assistant/Associate Member - Urology Research

Job Type: Regular

Company: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Department: Urology

Time Type: Full time

Weekly Hours: 40

FTE: 1

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Summary: About the Role

The Genitourinary Oncology Research Center (GU-ORC) at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center invites applications for faculty positions at the Assistant Professor level. This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative and collaborative scientist to join a nationally recognized multidisciplinary cancer research environment focused on advancing the understanding and treatment of genitourinary malignancies. Founded in 1898 as the nation’s first cancer center, Roswell Park remains a global leader in cancer research, education, and patient-centered care. The successful candidate will join a vibrant and deeply collaborative scientific community dedicated to accelerating discoveries in GU cancer biology and translating innovative research into meaningful clinical impact. We are seeking intellectually curious investigators with strong potential to develop independent, extramurally funded research programs that advance the understanding of GU cancer development, progression, therapy resistance, and translational therapeutic discovery.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain an innovative, independent, extramurally funded research program focused on areas broadly relevant to genitourinary cancers
• Conduct impactful laboratory-based and translational research advancing the understanding of GU cancer biology and treatment
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary investigators across GU-ORC and Roswell Park’s clinical and scientific programs
• Utilize advanced technologies, shared resources, and unique clinical specimens to support cutting-edge discovery
• Participate in translational initiatives bridging laboratory science and clinical oncology applications
• Contribute to collaborative research efforts involving genomics, immunology, metabolism, epigenetics, pre-clinical modeling, and precision oncology
• Mentor graduate students, trainees, and emerging investigators within an academic research environment
• Participate in graduate-level teaching and educational activities
• Contribute to scientific seminars, collaborative meetings, and institutional academic initiatives
• Foster a collaborative and intellectually rigorous research culture emphasizing mentorship and innovation
• Engage actively in GU-ORC scientific initiatives and multidisciplinary collaborations
• Contribute to Roswell Park Cancer Center Support Grant programmatic activities
• Build productive partnerships with clinicians, physician-scientists, and laboratory investigators
• Support a culture aligned with High Reliability Organization principles emphasizing scientific excellence, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement

About the Department

The Genitourinary Oncology Research Center (GU-ORC) at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is housed within the Department of Urology and is dedicated to accelerating translational discovery in genitourinary cancers through close collaboration between laboratory scientists and clinical investigators. GU-ORC currently includes more than 30 multidisciplinary faculty members studying the cellular, genetic, epigenetic, metabolic, immunologic, ancestral, and behavioral drivers of GU cancer development and therapy resistance. Roswell Park provides investigators with extensive research infrastructure including more than 20 shared resources offering advanced scientific instrumentation, bioinformatics, genomics technologies, biorepositories, and translational research support.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Join the nation’s first cancer center and an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center committed to transforming cancer care, research, and education
• Collaborate within a highly interdisciplinary academic environment dedicated to innovation, mentorship, and scientific discovery
• Access robust institutional research infrastructure, including Biostatistics, Biomedical Research Informatics, Bioinformatics, and the Data Bank and Biorepository Shared Resources
• Utilize precision oncology and epidemiologic data resources through ORIEN (Oncology Research Information Exchange Network)
• Work alongside passionate colleagues deeply committed to community outreach, engagement, and health equity
• Opportunity for an academic appointment with the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• Thrive in Buffalo, New York — a welcoming, affordable, and culturally vibrant city with a growing medical and research corridor

What You’ll Bring

• PhD or comparable degree in biomedical research, cancer biology, clinical science, or a related field
• Strong potential to develop an independent, extramurally funded research program
• Scientific expertise in areas broadly relevant to genitourinary cancers, including cancer biology, genomics, immunology, metabolism, translational therapeutics, or pre-clinical modeling
• Interest in collaborative translational research and multidisciplinary scientific discovery
• Commitment to graduate-level mentoring, education, and academic engagement
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across scientific and clinical disciplines
• Intellectual curiosity, innovation, and a passion for advancing translational cancer research
• Executive presence and the ability to contribute meaningfully within a collaborative academic environment
• Commitment to contributing to institutional and Cancer Center Support Grant programmatic activities
• Dedication to fostering a culture grounded in scientific rigor, inclusion, accountability, innovation, and High Reliability Organization principles

Qualifications: Required Education and Experience

Doctoral degree in an appropriate scientific or clinical-based discipline and the equivalent of two (2) years of full-time experience in an applicable scientific or clinical research environment. NOTE: Required degrees must have been granted by an accredited school, college or university or one recognized by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as following acceptable educational practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in relevant areas of fundamental cancer biology, genomics technology development applicable to the study of GU cancers, creation and use of pre-clinical GU cancer models, novel approaches for analyzing GU cancer clinical specimens, and/or translation of novel research discoveries to clinical application.
• PHD, or comparable degree in biomedical research and/or clinical science.

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Welcome to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. One of the largest employers in Western New York, Roswell Park has over 3,500 employees and is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in New York outside of New York City. Founded in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park as America's first cancer center, Roswell Park set the standard for cancer centers across the country and world to follow. Equipped with the best facilities and the single objective of curing cancer, we have the sharpest and most creative minds working together in the classroom, laboratory and clinic to accelerate discovery and speed the delivery of promising new cancer treatments. The Institute is recognized by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as one of only 51 Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the U.S. This designation signifies that all research, treatment and educational programs meet rigorous national standards and that the Institute has contributed fundamentally to the fight against cancer.

Roswell Park is also a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), an alliance of the nation's leading cancer centers. A not-for-profit organization, the NCCN brings together the best minds in science to engineer continuous quality improvements in cancer care, improves the effectiveness of cancer care delivery through the ongoing collection and analysis of outcome data on a national basis, enhances communications and collaboration among member institutions, offers access to the latest, most promising clinical trials, and provides best practice guidelines and measurement tools.

Roswell Park has achieved accreditation from the The Joint Commission (TJC) as a result of its demonstrated compliance with TJC's nationally recognized health care standards. The innovative quality of our faculty’s research has earned Roswell Park a place among the National Cancer Institute’s top grantees. Over the past century, Roswell Park has been the source of historic breakthroughs in the field of oncology. Roswell Park initiated the nation’s first chemotherapy research program. Roswell Park conducted some of the earliest studies linking smoking to lung cancer. Roswell Park developed the PSA test for prostate-cancer screening. Roswell Park developed photodynamic therapy (PDT), approved by the FDA for the treatment of esophageal cancer and non-small cell lung cancer, and precancerous lesions in patients with Barrett's esophagus. Roswell Park is now developing the second generation of PDT drugs. Roswell Park geneticists created the gene library used to map and sequence the human genome. An Roswell Park geneticist was part of the research team involved in the international effort.