Medical Officer, Hematology/Oncology
- Employer
- FDA/CBER
- Location
- Silver Spring, MD
- Posted Date
- Nov 10, 2016
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- Specialty
- Hematology / Oncology
- Position Type
- Permanent
Job Details
Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT), Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is seeking a medical oncologist or hematologist to serve as a Medical Officer in the Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT) (formerly Office of Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies (OCTGT)). This Office reviews, evaluates, and approves most innovative cancer therapeutics with curative potential. Examples include chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells, dendritic cells, adoptive T cell therapies, tumor neoantigen-based personalized medicine (vaccine or cell therapy), natural killer cells, oncolytic viruses, therapeutic cancer vaccines, and combinations of these immune-oncologic therapeutics with checkpoint inhibitors and other agents. In addition, OTAT reviews, evaluates, and approves products based on state-of-art technological platforms (e.g., gene therapies) for treatment of hematologic diseases, including coagulation disorders, anemias, immunodeficiencies, and inherited metabolic disorders.
The medical oncologist or hematologist will be responsible for the review of clinical trial protocols and facilitation of clinical development of these products for the treatment of adult and pediatric malignancies or hematologic disorders. This person also represents the Agency at national or international meetings with academic and industry sponsors of basic and clinical oncology and hematology research, and at medical conferences. Salary is equivalent to GP-602-14 plus physician market pay (Title 38). An excellent benefits package is also available. The position may also be filled by appointment in the U.S. Public Health Service, Commissioned Corps.
Complete information regarding qualifications and application requirements is detailed at: www.fda.gov/cbercareers Please reference Job Code: DCEPT-16-001-NEJ.
Department of Health and Human Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer Smoke Free Environment.
Company
The world renowned U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is a government agency that is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), assures that patients and providers have timely and continued access to safe, effective, and high-quality medical devices and safe radiation-emitting products. We provide consumers, patients, their caregivers, and providers with understandable and accessible science-based information about the products we oversee. We facilitate medical device innovation by advancing regulatory science, providing industry with predictable, consistent, transparent, and efficient regulatory pathways, and assuring consumer confidence in devices marketed in the U.S. FDA is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from a diverse pool of high quality candidates. FDA offers its employees a wide array of benefits.
At CDRH our employees are our most valued resource. We treasure individual excellence, teamwork, and personal and professional diversity. Our goal is to cultivate a high-performing, diverse, and inclusive workforce based on mutual acceptance and trust.
If you are interested in leading the way in medical excellence, please click on the links to apply to the positions.
- Website
- https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/jobs-and-training-fda/jobs-center-devices-and-radiological-health-cdrh
- Telephone
- 240-402-3119
- Location
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10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring
MD
20993
US
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