Hematology, Oncology, Neuro-Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation – Division Head

About the role

The Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine seeks a full-time non-tenure-eligible or tenure-eligible Associate Professor or Professor for the role of Division Head in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, Neuro-Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation. The Division Head is responsible for all patient care, research, education, advocacy and administrative aspects of the division's work.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the leader of the division, defining and executing the division's strategic imperatives in the clinical, research, education, and advocacy domains.
• Oversee the division’s work to deliver clinical excellence, accelerate research innovation, train the next generation of academic specialists, and advocate on behalf of children and families affected by cancer and blood disorders.
• Serve as the Head of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders service line at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Lead the clinical care delivery and strategy.
• Lead the research activities and grow the division's research profile.
• Support faculty and fellow mentorship, as a key responsibility is to support division members’ career growth and development.
• Support a culture of educational excellence and support faculty participation in the division’s various fellowship programs as well as the institutions’ medical education training programs.
• Act as the representative in interactions with department leadership, hospital administration, external groups, and donors.
• Oversight of divisional operational, philanthropic, and grant funding in partnership with the Service Line Executive Director and Division Administrator.

Requirements

Candidates for the position will be board-certified in hematology/oncology.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates will possess outstanding clinical and teaching skills, as well as clinical and administrative operations management experience.

Benefits

Lurie Children’s and Northwestern University provide a generous benefit package to full-time and part-time employees who work 20 or more hours per week that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b): with a mandatory 5% contribution, 10% employer match
• Variety of voluntary benefits:
• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance from Lurie Children’s Hospital
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
• Discount purchasing program

Pay

The expected base pay range for this position is $361,654 to $482,500.

Schedule

The start date is negotiable and the position will remain open until filled.