Director of Research | Cherng Family Center for Integrative Oncology | Southern California, CA

City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. and ranked among the nation’s Top 5 cancer centers by U.S. News & World Report, is committed to becoming a world leader in integrative oncology through the Cherng Family Center for Integrative Oncology, established with the generous support from the Panda Charitable Family Foundation. The Cherng Family Center for Integrative Oncology seeks a Director for Research to spearhead the advancement of integrative oncology research across City of Hope.

This position is a rare opportunity to work in a 500+ member integrated, multidisciplinary Medical Group Practice serving an NCI designated comprehensive cancer center in Southern California and across City of Hope enterprise including Chicago, Atlanta and Phoenix. City of Hope is an expanding institution in both numbers of patients per year as well as infrastructure investment in clinical, academic and research facilities.

HIGHLIGHTS / PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

This leadership role is vital to driving innovation in evidence-based integrative therapies, enhancing patient outcomes, leading to changing the standard of care and positioning the Cherng Family Center as a national and global leader. The Director of Research will function as a leader, innovator, facilitator, and change agent in advancing high-impact research initiatives and groundbreaking discoveries. They will engage integrative oncology researchers at every level (principal investigators, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, staff researchers, etc.) as well as clinicians and stakeholders to foster collaborations. This role will be key in cultivating the next generation of integrative oncology researchers and will lead integrative oncology research efforts at City of Hope towards the greatest potential impact.

QUALIFICATIONS

· Mid-career or senior Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D. candidates welcome to apply who is an accomplished researched and leader in integrative oncology and is highly adept in clinical trials and programmatic management.

· Strong track record of research funding from NIH and other federal and non-federal sources

· The selected candidate for the position must be eligible to obtain or already hold an active California medical license

· Board certification/eligibility

PAY & BENEFITS

Base Salary Range: $400,000 - $500,000 (base pay commensurate with qualified academic rank).

o The salary range listed is exclusively for base compensation for full-time employment and does not include incentive compensation or benefits. Actual compensation will be adjusted for experience, training, hospital/community need and other factors.

Benefits information: City of Hope Medical Group Benefits

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

WHO WE ARE

City of Hope is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of people with cancer, diabetes, and other serious illnesses. Our mission is to transform the future of health care by turning science into a practical benefit, and hope into reality. We accomplish this by providing outstanding care, conducting innovative research and offering vital education programs focused on eliminating these diseases.

Founded in 1913, City of Hope is one of only 51 comprehensive cancer centers in the nation, as designated by the National Cancer Institute. City of Hope has been ranked among the nation’s “Best Hospitals” in cancer by U.S. News and World Report for 14 consecutive years. City of Hope (COH) is a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases located in Duarte, California. Over the last 100 years, City of Hope has built a legacy in Duarte of being a world leader in cancer research, treatment, and prevention. Recently, the organization extended its reach beyond Duarte to include 30 community sites in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, steadily moving it to number one in Southern California for inpatient market share and pushing its capacity limits. In 2018, City of Hope began a transformational journey with ambitious goals in the areas of patient care, value-based care and precision medicine, hematologic malignancies, stem cell transplants, and meaningful innovations and cures. Integral to the realization of these goals is the expansion of City of Hope to the Orange County and costal Los Angeles markets. Orange County has the ideal conditions for City of Hope to demonstrate its ability to expand its differentiated, niche services, including research, genetic capabilities and outstanding, subspecialty care.

Our community includes research associates, scientists, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, graduate students, fundraising specialists, marketing professionals, volunteers and an extensive support staff. We are united by our desire to find cures, save lives and transform the future of health. Every discovery we make and every new treatment we create gives people the chance to live longer, better and more fully.

City of Hope continues to be a pioneer of patient centered care and remains committed to its tradition of exceptional care for patients, families and communities. Each day, we live out our credo: "There is no profit in curing the body, if, in the process, we destroy the soul."

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CITY OF HOPE ENVIRONMENT

We want our employees to enjoy all aspects of their professional and personal lives. Recognizing the value in diverse perspectives, we have programs that leverage engagement by bringing our professional community together. In the City of Hope environment, new employee partnerships thrive, with no barriers to freely sharing knowledge. And, in the same way we view patient care from a broad perspective, City of Hope encourages its employees, too, to enhance their view, by increasing their knowledge continually. Here at City of Hope, you will find great opportunities to provide fulfilling service, and to enjoy workplace satisfaction.

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· Home to UCSD, UCLA, UCI, USC, Cal Tech, and many other world class universities and colleges