Director of Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapies - Norton Children's

About the role

NORTON CHILDREN’S CANCER INSTITUTE, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, and a part of Norton Children’s Medical Group, seeks a board-certified pediatric hematologist/oncologist with a focus on stem cell transplantation and cellular therapy.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate academic engagement, a commitment to teaching, and clinical excellence through fellowship training or practice experience caring for patients undergoing stem cell transplantation and other cellular therapies.
• Candidates will be considered if they have clinical and research efforts focused on transplantation for malignant or nonmalignant conditions, treatment and prevention of transplant-related complications, gene therapy or other areas relevant to pediatric transplantation; or leadership or participation in clinical quality improvements focused on transplant quality metrics.
• The position includes a faculty appointment to the UofL School of Medicine.
• The Norton Children’s Cancer Institute Hanna Catherine Evans Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Program is accredited by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy.
• The institute performs approximately 10 to 15 transplants annually, including autologous, related allogeneic, haploidentical and alternative-donor transplants.
• A dedicated team of advanced practice providers, nurse clinicians and pharmacists help provide comprehensive care to transplant patients.
• A well-equipped stem cell apheresis unit and bone marrow processing laboratory provide strong technical support.
• Physicians and patients benefit from our connection with an active preclinical cellular therapy research laboratory, and a GMP cellular product manufacturing facility is in development.

Qualifications

• Medical degree/diploma
• Residency/fellowship certification
• Kentucky medical license or license eligible
• Board certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties in pediatrics
• Board certified or board eligible for the pediatric hematology/oncology subspecialty
• Additional training or experience in stem cell transplantation
• Strong interest in mentoring and program development
• Academic productivity