Physician | Enterprise Director of Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology | Duarte, CA

Department of Radiation Oncology | City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA

City of Hope Medical Group Seeks a Nationally Recognized Radiation Oncologist to Lead the Gastrointestinal Team

City of Hope seeks an exceptional leader to serve as the Enterprise Director of Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology, within one of the largest Departments of Radiation Oncology in the nation. The Department of Radiation Oncology offers cutting-edge radiation treatment options and is embedded within a deep and scientifically-rich cancer center that has national recognition in many research programs, including DNA repair, cancer genetics, cancer immunology, genomics, radiation toxicity, theranostics, and radionuclides. City of Hope National Medical Center is a leading NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center located east of Los Angeles in highly desirable Southern California. We serve more than 200,000 patient visits annually across more than 30 outpatient locations in Southern California, in addition to our 217-bed hospital.

The Enterprise Director will be a highly regarded physician and investigator with a collaborative, team-based leadership style, and the ability to leverage and grow our existing nationally recognized gastrointestinal radiation oncology program. He/she must also be operationally savvy, with the business acumen and cultural sensitivity to lead within a complex, matrixed environment having direct reporting to the Chair of Radiation Oncology, but also collaborating across the disciplines of gastrointestinal surgery, medical oncology, gastroenterology, pathology, supportive care, among others. The Leader must possess a breadth of skills, including demonstrated ability to drive research productivity; deep knowledge of clinical practice; a strong commitment to the training and career development of faculty and trainees; and demonstrated leadership and administrative ability in the clinical enterprise.

There are specific priorities that City of Hope seeks from the Leader to deliver with an overall objective of elevating the Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology Program nationally. The following are of particular importance:

• Provide vision and leadership in research and clinical care delivery throughout the Enterprise that will further advance our reputation and delivery of care on the national stage
• Expand and scale clinical trials and translational research to patients throughout City of Hope enterprise
• Drive and standardize care pathways achieving superior quality delivering excellence in patient outcomes, patient experience, and utilization metrics
• Integrate throughout the enterprise and expand our signature gastrointestinal program by helping to recruit high caliber physicians and physician scientists creating market differentiation and excellence

Position Highlights:

• Excellent benefits package, including a generous retirement contribution plan
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Visa sponsorship available
• Base Salary Range: $435,000 - $560,000 (Associate Clinical to Clinical Professor levels). The range listed is exclusively for base compensation for full-time employment and does not include incentive compensation or benefits. Actual compensation will be adjusted for experience, training, hospital/community need and other factors.
• Benefits information: City of Hope Medical Group Benefits

About City of Hope

City of Hope is an independent biomedical research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a leader in bone marrow transplantation and immunotherapy such as CAR T cell therapy. City of Hope’s translational research and personalized treatment protocols advance care throughout the world. Human synthetic insulin, monoclonal antibodies and numerous breakthrough cancer drugs are based on technology developed at the institution.  AccessHopeTM, a wholly owned subsidiary, was launched in 2019 and is dedicated to serving employers and their health care partners by providing access to City of Hope’s exceptional cancer expertise. A National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, City of Hope is ranked among the nation’s “Best Hospitals” in cancer by U.S. News & World Report. Its main campus is located near Los Angeles, with additional locations throughout Southern California and in Arizona.

Recently, the organization extended its reach beyond Duarte to include clinical network sites in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, steadily moving it to number one in Southern California for inpatient market share and pushing its capacity limits. In 2018, City of Hope began a transformational journey with ambitious goals in the areas of patient care, value-based care and precision medicine, hematology malignancies, stem cell transplants, and meaningful innovations and cures. Integral to the realization of these goals is the expansion of City of Hope to the Orange County market. 

Our community includes research associates, scientists, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, graduate students, fundraising specialists, marketing professionals, volunteers and an extensive support staff. We are united by our desire to find cures, save lives and transform the future of health. Every discovery we make and every new treatment we create gives people the chance to live longer, better and more fully.

City of Hope continues to be a pioneer of patient-centered care and remains committed to its tradition of exceptional care for patients, families and and communities. Each day, we live out our credo:

"There is no profit in curing the body, if, in the process, we destroy the soul."