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Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ), a National Cancer Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), seeks a nationally recognized clinical researcher and breast surgical oncologist at the Associate Professor to Professor level, with proven leadership experience and a distinguished record of original clinical research, exceptional clinical and educational skills, and a commitment to the Institute's mission to serve as Regional Director for Breast Surgical Services for the Southern Region of the Oncology Service Line and academic Chief of Breast Surgical Oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute. The Regional Director/Chief will have the opportunity to shape an existing program by leveraging the unique resources in the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and the RWJBarnabas Health system.

Rutgers Cancer Institute's Breast Oncology Program currently consists of four-full time, SSO-fellowship trained surgeons, supported by four dedicated breast medical oncologists and two radiation oncologists focused on breast cancer in the New Brunswick location. Rutgers Cancer Institute and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School also offer an SSO-accredited Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship since 2007. The principal teaching hospital, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.

The academic appointment will be in the Department of Surgery of RWJMS with a resident faculty appointment at Rutgers Cancer Institute. This position will work under the direction of the Chief Surgical Officer and Chief of Surgical Oncology on mutually agreed upon areas and liaise with the RWJBarnabas Health Oncology Service Line for all operational and programmatic matters regarding breast surgical oncology programs for the Rutgers Cancer Institute, and have responsibility for strategic planning, clinical program vitality and coordination, quality, and research activities at facilities and practice locations across the expanded RWJBarnabas Health southern region Faculty rank and salary are commensurate with experience. Attractive recruitment package including research program resources available.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Provide oversight for all operational and programmatic aspects within the discipline of breast surgical oncology; responsible for oversight of the clinical practice, development of clinical research activities, and mentorship of the researchers/providers assigned at CINJ and the integrated expanded southern region of RWJBarnabas Health.

Research

* Support collaboration between members of CINJ Clinical Research Programs.

* Support participation by breast surgical oncologists in cooperative group, industry sponsored and investigator-initiated research.

* Publish scholarly articles regularly with an emphasis on collaborative reports from Breast Surgical Oncology.

* Successfully initiate and sustain external funding to support investigator-initiated research programs.

* Collaborate with colleagues throughout the RWJBH oncology service line for clinical trial research in breast surgical oncology.

* Support responsible stewardship of philanthropic funds in collaboration with the Rutgers Foundation and Section members.

Teaching

* Participate in the teaching of students, residents, and fellows as part of the educational mission of RBHS.

* Mentor and develop junior faculty within the Section in accordance with the RBHS Appointments and Promotions Guidelines.

Service

* Participate in leadership meetings as needed, representing Breast Surgical Oncology.

Patient Care

* Maintain clinical activity by full participation in program clinical workload.

* Support clinical faculty/staff productivity in accordance with established benchmarks.

* Review Section clinical performance to ensure quality of care and efficient use of resources.

Administrative

* Assist the Division Chief in relevant short and long range planning, funding procurement and sustainability.

* Direct professional activities and projects to ensure excellence within the area of breast surgical oncology.

* Collaborate with relevant Chiefs and oncology service line leadership to recruit and retain surgical oncology faculty and staff.

* Collaborate closely with Division Chief and Chief Surgical Officer for optimization of ambulatory and inpatient operations, efficiency, and patient experience.

* Work with the relevant RWJMS departments to ensure that patients receive comprehensive, state-of-the-art care in the breast surgical oncology clinic.

* Oversee clinical and research resources of the Section to ensure optimal use and best practices.

* Ensure compliance with regulatory agency requirements (e.g. JCAHO)

* Collaborate with RWJBH oncology service line leadership alongside the Division Chief for innovation and integration of surgical care and related services throughout the region.

Faculty will have the exciting opportunity to be involved in teaching activities for medical students and residents as well as targeted lectures in their area of expertise. For questions on this position or to learn more about our available positions, please contact the Rutgers Cancer Institute Faculty Recruitment Office at cinjcareers@cinj.rutgers.edu. See all our open positions here!

New Jersey's premier academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University-New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our renowned faculty are teachers, health researchers and providers, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education and training in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. An important mission of RBHS is to promote the careers of faculty, staff, and learners. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
As one of the nation's comprehensive medical schools, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) is dedicated to pursuing excellence in education, research, healthcare delivery, and the promotion of community health. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school's principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey's premier academic medical center. In addition, RWJMS has 34 other hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region. RWJMS encompasses 20 basic science and clinical departments and hosts centers and institutes, described below. The medical school maintains undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate educational programs for more than 1,500 students on its campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway. It provides continuing education courses for healthcare professionals and community education programs. Previously an academic unit of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, RWJMS became part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, as part of the New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act, on July 1, 2013.

As New Jersey's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, in partnership with RWJBarnabas Health, is a leader in cancer research, treatment, prevention, and education. Rutgers Cancer Institute offers world-class cancer care, providing patients with the most advanced treatment options through an integrated cancer care network, including clinical trials, immunotherapy, precision medicine, complex surgical procedures, and sophisticated radiation therapy techniques. Rutgers Cancer Institute and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, are one of only two programs in the state to offer blood and marrow transplantations and CAR T-cell therapy. It also houses the state's only hospital-based proton therapy center. Rutgers Cancer Institute is a cornerstone of New Jersey's premier academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS).

Construction is currently underway for a new $750 million state-of-the-art Cancer Center adjacent to the current Rutgers Cancer Institute facility and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. The 510,000 square foot Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center will be the state's first free-standing cancer hospital. It will feature outpatient and inpatient clinical space-including 84 infusion bays, 74 exam rooms, and 96 inpatient beds. This is in addition to state-of-the-art laboratories where critical scientific investigation will be amplified, enabling physician-scientists to translate findings directly to patients. The Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center will also have the capacity to offer wellness and education resources all in one location. Learn more about this incredible facility at www.cinj.org/jackandsherylmorriscancercenter.

Rutgers Cancer Institute is home to nearly 250 internationally recognized physicians and researchers. The long-standing relationship with their NCI Research Consortium Partner Princeton University was recently leveraged to establish the Ludwig Cancer Research Princeton Branch with several faculty as founding members and leaders of the Branch. Their work on cancer metabolism, not only through the new Ludwig Branch but also through the Duncan and Nancy MacMillan Cancer Immunology and Metabolism Center of Excellence at Rutgers Cancer Institute, will accelerate and translate laboratory discoveries into clinical treatments through more effective and efficiently designed clinical trials.The Rutgers Cancer Institute's Duncan and Nancy MacMillan Cancer Immunology and Metabolism Center of Excellence is an institute at the intersection of oncologic immunology and metabolism that seeks to increase research that leads to new therapies for patients; develop cutting-edge facilities to test new interventions; and facilitate commercial and university collaborations. This includes discovery and production of novel cell therapy constructs via an institutional good manufactory practices (GMP) facility. Learn more about this facility at https://cinj.org/research/duncan-and-nancy-macmillan-cancer-immunology-and-metabolism-center-excellence.

Rutgers Cancer Institute is committed to retaining, recruiting, and developing outstanding faculty, staff, and students, including those traditionally underrepresented in medicine in faculty, staff, and student bodies. It aspires to be an agent of progress in advancing equality and justice while improving healthcare access and reducing healthcare disparities. Visit us here.More information on our community here.

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and RWJBarnabas Health, the state's largest health care delivery system partner to deliver high-quality and sophisticated oncology care to patients close to home. This integrated cancer care model combines the strength of both entities, offering access to the most advanced diagnostic and treatment options for adult and pediatric cancer patients, including clinical trials, immunotherapy, proton therapy, precision medicine, CAR T-cell therapy and cardio-oncology. Through the above mentioned partnership and an academic appointment at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, unique opportunities exist for collaborations between clinical and research programs, including clinical trials research, cancer chemoprevention, clinical and basic pharmacology, and Phase 1 clinical trials. Mission
To accelerate scientific discovery focused on understanding cancer, innovating cancer treatment, and improving cancer prevention; to provide outstanding, novel, and compassionate patient care; to provide evidence-based and culturally informed education to physicians, nurses, researchers, staff, and the community; and to achieve cancer health equity in our state through outreach to and engagement of our extraordinarily diverse communitiesVision
Through our science, our evidence-based actions, our openness, and our respect for those we serve, we will advance cancer-focused research worldwide and reduce the burden of cancer in our catchment area. By engaging with and empowering our exceptionally diverse populations, and addressing their questions and fears, we will engender hope for cancer patients and their families and play a critical role in strengthening the fabric of our communities by gaining and protecting their trust and providing access to the outstanding oncology care each person deserves.Core Values
Curiosity and Discovery: encouraging an environment of continuous inquiry, creativity, and innovation to generate new knowledge
Integrity: earning the trust of those we serve and each other through honesty, transparency, accountability, and continuous reflection
Collaboration: approaching all opportunities with an understanding that together we are better and can achieve more; promoting and maintaining an environment of teamwork and shared knowledge
Cultivating Diversity: making conscientious efforts in all we do to ensure that our leadership, scientists, clinicians, supporting staff, and trainees reflect the rich diversity of the state of New Jersey and the patient populations and communities we serve
Respect and Caring: consistently demonstrating caring, compassion, and respect through our words and actions
Perseverance: maintaining an unwavering commitment to our mission; embracing change, overcoming obstacles, and creating and recreating the path to achieve our goalsRutgers Cancer Institute Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

It is our responsibility to every participant in the healthcare space to address the longstanding, systemic structures of racism that affect our faculty and staff from thriving in the advancement of science and patient care. We understand that our patients, faculty, and staff come from all over and carry unique cultures and norms that impact how they interpret the world, their experiences, and their relationships. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where people who seek cancer care and the workforce that provide cancer care, both directly and indirectly, feel represented, welcomed, included, and supported.

Applicants should submit a CV, a research statement, a cover letter detailing how the candidate's work will contribute to the Rutgers Cancer Institute Mission, and list 3 references with contact information or upload reference letters. Please contact cinjcareers@cinj.rutgers.edu with any questions about the application process.