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Director of Wesley Center for Immunotherapy

Employer
University Hospitals/Seidman Cancer Center
Location
Cleveland, Ohio
Posted Date
Nov 24, 2021
Reference
27136

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Specialty
Hematology / Oncology
Position Type
Permanent

The Wesley Center for Immunotherapy (The Center), is a newly established enterprise, named in honor of a grateful patient and his wife, Joseph and Kimberly Wesley who gave a ten-million-dollar gift to anchor research on life saving immuno-oncology. 

The Position

The inaugural Director will set the vision and direction for the Institute, focused on increasing the immunotherapy cancer research portfolio across the UH system. They will work in partnership with UH Seidman leadership to build the Wesley Center for Immunotherapy into a national destination program.

Relational

  • Integrate into the University Hospital community, gaining an understanding of the various supporting and collaborating departments that touch UH Seidman and immunotherapy services. Establish credibility as a knowledgeable and collaborative physician scientist. Develop trust across multiple entities that leads to more aligned and inclusive decision making.
  • Explore the relationships, resources and capabilities that exist within the Case CCC and its member institutions.
  • Working with UH leadership, establish connections with the Wesley family and other potential philanthropic partnerships.

Strategic

  • Coalesce the individuals to develop an aligned mission, vision and values foundation for the Wesley Center.
  • Create a road map with milestones that builds Wesley Center into a destination program for research and treatment.
  • Assess potential industry relationships and establish collaborations to advance the field of immuno-oncology.
  • Strengthen linkages with other innovative departments such as Case Biomedical Engineering.

Operations

  • Recruit, educate, mentor faculty to create new collaborative and clinical research efforts.
  • Assess existing infrastructure: develop operating framework, craft current and future budgetary needs.

Research/Education

  • Maintain personal research portfolio
  • Increase the amount of extramural funding
  • Create research programs additive to the reputation of Seidman beyond its clinical capabilities.
  • Add to existing scholarly activity; personal, faculty, learner
  • Work with CCC, industry and others to advance the field of immuno-oncology

The Ideal Candidate

  • MD or MD/PhD
  • Board Certified in an applicable specialty
  • Credentials necessary for Professorship at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine

The Organization

At the core of University Hospitals’ $4 billion health system is UH Cleveland Medical Center, ranked among America’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. UH Cleveland Medical Center is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research programs in the nation, including cancer, pediatrics, women’s health, orthopedics, radiology, neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, digestive health, transplantation and genetics. Its main campus includes UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the nation; UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital, Ohio’s only hospital for women; and UH Seidman Cancer Center, part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The Region

Cleveland is the second-largest city in Ohio and located in Cuyahoga County. It is in the northeast part of the state on Lake Erie. City, county, and federal office buildings, the Cleveland Public Library (with one of the largest holdings of any city library in the country), and the Cleveland Convention Center are downtown, near the lakefront. Lakeside attractions include the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1995), designed by architect I.M. Pei and one of the city’s major tourist attractions; the Great Lakes Science Center, which opened in 1996; and Cleveland Browns Stadium (1999), home of the Browns, the city’s professional gridiron football team. The southern downtown area includes the Gateway Complex, comprising two sports venues that opened in 1994: Jacobs Field, which is built in the style of early 20th-century ballparks, for the Cleveland Indians professional baseball team; and Gund Arena, home of the Cavaliers professional basketball team. Playhouse Square Center, southeast of downtown, contains several historic theatres and is home to the Great Lakes Theater Festival, the Cleveland Opera, and the Ohio Ballet. The center of Cleveland nightlife is in the Flats, at the mouth of the Cuyahoga, where both banks are lined with restaurants, bars, and nightclubs.

Inquiries, Resume Submissions and Referrals

Please forward to (email preferred) to:

Jennifer Bauer

Jennifer.Bauer@amnhealthcare.com

781-804-1722

www.phillipsdipisa.com

This search is being led by AMN Leadership Solutions, Executive and Physician Search (EPLS), a division of AMN Healthcare.  EPLS is a retained executive search firm serving the healthcare and life sciences industries.  Ranked as one of the top healthcare recruiting firms in the country, AMN Leadership Solutions is known for leading healthcare into the future by its growing base of clients across the country, drawing on a national pool of candidates.  For more information, please visit their website at www.phillipsdipisa.com.

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