Assistant to Full Professor - Physician Breast Medicine

About the role

The Department of Medicine at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is seeking a Clinical-Research Physician to join our Breast Medicine team. This unique opportunity blends compassionate patient care with impactful translational research, allowing physicians to directly connect scientific discovery to meaningful improvements in breast cancer treatment and outcomes.

The successful candidate will join a highly collaborative academic environment where clinicians, scientists, and translational investigators work together to advance innovative therapies and expand access to cutting-edge clinical trials. This role is ideal for a physician who is intellectually curious, passionate about multidisciplinary breast oncology care, and motivated to contribute to research that shapes the future of cancer medicine.

What You’ll Do

• Provide thoughtful, patient-centered care for individuals with breast cancer within a multidisciplinary oncology practice
• Collaborate closely with surgical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, radiology, genetics, and supportive care teams
• Contribute to clinical excellence and innovation in breast oncology care delivery
• Develop individualized treatment plans utilizing evidence-based and emerging therapeutic approaches
• Conduct translational research bridging laboratory science and patient care
• Participate in and help expand clinical trials and investigational therapeutic initiatives
• Pursue grant opportunities supporting academic and scientific interests
• Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and present scholarly work at academic forums
• Collaborate across disciplines to strengthen the scientific quality, innovation, and impact of translational research efforts
• Foster productive interaction between laboratory investigators and clinical research teams
• Teach and mentor medical students, residents, fellows, advanced practice providers, and junior faculty
• Support an academic culture grounded in mentorship, collaboration, and continuous learning
• Contribute to the educational mission through lectures, clinical teaching, and scholarly engagement
• Participate in departmental and institutional committees
• Engage in Translational Research Groups and cross-programmatic collaborations
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with scientists and clinicians within Roswell Park and external institutions
• Foster a collaborative environment aligned with High Reliability Organization principles emphasizing excellence, accountability, and innovation

About the Department

The Breast Oncology Program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is nationally recognized for its multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer treatment, translational research, and clinical trial innovation. Faculty collaborate across medical oncology, surgery, radiation oncology, pathology, genomics, immunology, and supportive care to deliver comprehensive and cutting-edge patient care.

As part of an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, the department offers robust clinical trial infrastructure, extensive translational research resources, and a deeply collaborative academic environment committed to advancing discoveries that improve patient outcomes.

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
• Utilize robust institutional research infrastructure, including Biostatistics, Biomedical Research Informatics, Bioinformatics, and the Data Bank and Biorepository Shared Resources
• Access 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

Qualifications

• MD, DO, or equivalent degree with training and expertise in Medical Oncology or a related specialty
• Passion for delivering compassionate, patient-centered breast cancer care
• Strong interest in translational research, clinical trials, and innovative therapeutic development
• Commitment to academic medicine, education, mentorship, and scholarly engagement
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build meaningful scientific and clinical partnerships
• Motivation to pursue grants, publications, and impactful translational research initiatives
• Proven expertise in clinical care and translational research, with a demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate effectively across interdisciplinary teams
• A strong commitment to education, mentorship, and advancing the academic mission, coupled with a robust record of scholarly publications and success in securing grant-funded research