Salary: Exempt

Faculty Position: Professor

The Cancer & Blood Diseases Institute at Cincinnati Children's Hospital is seeking an innovative and dynamic Director for its Cancer Translational Immunotherapy Center. The objective for the position is to lead - and expand through recruitment - a team of investigators focused on developing engineered cellular and vaccine immunotherapies for pediatric and young adult cancers. The research program integrates into a large and well-established program for clinical stem cell transplant and cellular therapies, with clinical CART experience, an internationally-noted program for viral-specific T-cell therapies, transplants.

Cincinnati Children's is also home to one of the nation's leading GMP viral vector and cell processing facilities. https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/research/cores/translational-core-laboratory/viral-vector-core The cancer programs at Cincinnati Children's are a global center for referral of high risk and relapsed cancers, with a strong bench-to-bedside team science culture and portfolio of investigator-initiated and first in patient clinical trials.

From year to year, we are ranked as a top cancer program in the country. Cancer Blood Diseases Institute Services/Specialties https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/service/c/cancer-blood

To Apply

Inquiries and applications with a letter of interest and curriculum vitae should be sent in strict confidence to: Debbie Mancini at: Deborah.Mancini@CCHMC.org

Qualifications:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• MD/ DO or equivalent, and/or Ph.D. with focused experience in engineered cellular or vaccine immunotherapy development with strong publication and funding accomplishments
• Research focus on pediatric and/or young adult malignancies
• Expertise in the molecular engineering of cellular therapies or novel vaccines for cancer, with evidence of ability to develop new technologies and applications
• Professor appointment or eligibility required with a minimum of five years of service at the Associate Professor or equivalent rank

Leadership qualities:

• Commitment to team science and collaborative bench to bedside culture

• Interest and ability to assemble and recruit additional research team members spanning cellular & antibody therapies, tumor vaccines, immune microenvironment, radiation biology
• Evidence of strong multidisciplinary team leadership and communication skills, and ability to collaborate effectively with other laboratory research and clinical leaders and their teams.
• Experience with strategic planning and execution
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in research, education, and clinical care delivery

Preferred:

• Board certification if applicable



Unique Skills:

• Development

Knowledge of growth and development

• Family-centered care

Understands and support family-centered care

• Clinical Knowledge - Specialty

Professional knowledge and clinical ability sufficient to provide evaluation and treatment of complex patients in one or more specialty area

• Path/Pharm

Knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology

• Diversity Appreciation

Understanding and showing respect and appreciation for the uniqueness of all individuals; leveraging differences in others' perspectives and ideas; appreciating cultural differences and adjusting one's approach to successfully integrate with others who are different from oneself

• Communication

Excellent verbal, written and/or interpersonal communication skill

• Expert Knowledge & Skill

Demonstrated skills in physical assessments, diagnosis, medical management, clinical consultation, research and education. Ability to train residents and fellows. Organizational ability to work effectively within a highly matrixed and complex medical center. Possesses expert knowledge and experience of medical specialty.

Cincinnati Children's is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and treasures Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We are committed to creating and environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families (EEO/AA)