Director, Department of Oncology

Description

Department Director – Responsibilities & Expectations 

Each Department Director is responsible to the Dean for providing overall stewardship within the department to advance the education, research and clinical missions. 

The Director is expected to serve as a role model for the department by demonstrating institutional citizenship through participation in leadership meetings and in committee activities of the department, the medical school, the University, and the profession at large. The Director is responsible for promoting a positive workplace environment that supports teamwork, respect and collegiality among all departmental faculty and staff. 

The Director sets the tone for the department and promotes the vision and mission of Johns Hopkins Medicine, as articulated by the Dean and health system leadership. The Director is expected to collaborate with appropriate administrative and clinical leadership to achieve departmental goals and articulate a vision for growth. The Director is responsible for the development and oversight of departmental strategic planning to ensure growth and enhancement of clinical, research, and teaching activities. 

The Director is responsible for all aspects of departmental administration, including space, finances, support and mentoring of faculty and trainees, clinical, research and educational activities. The Director is responsible for maintaining appropriate standards of care applicable to the discipline, ensuring the highest levels of patient quality and safety, and promoting a culture of clinical excellence in all practice settings. The Director is responsible for fostering research creativity and productivity within the Department, with the expectations of strengthening the departmental research base and impact.  The Director is expected to promote a departmental culture which values education, scientific discovery and clinical innovation.   

Qualifications

The Chair of Oncology must hold an MD, MD-PhD, DO, or equivalent medical degree and be board-certified in medical oncology or hematology.  The candidate must have demonstrated expertise appropriate for appointment as an Associate Professor or Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  The candidate must have at least five years of administrative and leadership experience in an academic institution, be eligible for licensure in Maryland, and be eligible to work in the United States.

Application Instructions

Please provide a 2-3 page letter of intent to accompany your CV. Since the Search Committee will carefully review your CV, the letter should not reiterate material available there. Instead, the letter should be used to introduce yourself to the Search Committee and, in particular, to outline:

1. Your vision for the field of Cancer Medicine
2. Your vision for the Department of Oncology at Johns Hopkins in particular
3. Why you believe you are uniquely qualified for this position
4. Relevant clinical/administrative leadership experience
5. Commitment to scientific discovery and innovation
6. Engagement in the mentorship/professional development of others
7. Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and health equity

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Salary Range
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting.  Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range.  The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards
Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Equal Opportunity Employer
The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.

Pre-Employment Information
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Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification.

EEO is the Law:
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional vaccine requirements may apply, depending upon your campus. Please contact the hiring department for more information.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.