Endowed Chair Section Chief of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapy at Phoenix Children's

The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) at Phoenix Children’s is seeking a Section Chief who will hold the Buzz and Janice Ghiz Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy.

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Ideal Candidate

• We are looking for an experienced, transformational physician-scientist to lead and further grow one of the largest pediatric bone marrow/stem cell transplant (BMT) and cell therapy programs in the Southwest.
• The incoming chief will leverage extraordinary clinical and research opportunities in collaboration with our two academic and clinical partners, the University of Arizona College of Medicine and Mayo Clinic Arizona.
• This position is an opportunity to lead one of the largest BMT and Cell Therapy programs in the Southwestern US. In addition, the section chief will have a unique opportunity to co-lead a state-of-the-art GMP-compliant cellular therapy facility that is under development, and pursue novel, innovative point-of-care cellular therapies.

Job Details

• Oversight for the Clinical and Quality programs in BMT and Cell Therapy at CCBD and participation in collaborative efforts with the adult BMT program at Mayo Clinic
• Shared inpatient and night call responsibilities on the BMT service, and development of a translational and/or laboratory research program in a field relevant to stem cell transplantation and cellular therapy.
• Teaching responsibilities may include medical students from the University of Arizona, Mayo Medical School, Creighton University School of Medicine-Phoenix, as well as Phoenix Children’s residents and Hem/Onc fellows.

Job Qualifications

1. Should have a strong interest in mentoring and program development, be academically productive
2. Must be board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, subspecialty Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, with additional significant experience and national recognition as a leader in stem cell transplantation and cellular therapies.