Breast Program Director - Endowed Chair

The Wake Forest Comprehensive Cancer Center, an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a key academic component of the Atrium Health enterprise, invites applications for a nationally recognized Breast Cancer Medical Oncologist at the level of Associate or Full Professor to serve as the Endowed chair for breast cancer medical oncology group across the wake forest and regional hospitals. Candidates with excellent clinical or translational research or Phase 1 experience are highly encouraged to apply.

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The successful candidate will report directly to the chief of medical oncology and the chair of the Department of Cancer Medicine and will have strategic and operational accountability to Breast Cancer service line leadership. The breast cancer medical oncology group director will drive excellence in patient care, clinical and translational research, and quality improvement (QI) initiatives. This individual will play a pivotal role in advancing Wake Forest’s academic and clinical missions as part of Atrium Health, which now serves as the academic core for the Advocate Health system, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the United States

This position offers a remarkable opportunity for an academic leader to shape the future of Breast oncology across a regional network that integrates research, education, and high-quality cancer care.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leadership and Program Development

• Serve as Leader of the Breast Cancer Medical Oncology Disease Group, providing strategic direction across clinical, research, and educational missions.

1. Clinical and Translational Research

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1. Clinical Excellence

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1. Education and Mentorship

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Qualifications

• M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree with board certification
• Eligibility for licensure in the state of North Carolina.
• Demonstrated record of academic achievement suitable for appointment at the Associate Professor or Full Professor level at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
• Proven leadership experience within an academic medical center or cancer program.
• Documented success in clinical and translational research or Phase 1, including clinical trial leadership, extramural funding, and peer-reviewed publications.
• Commitment to team science, mentorship, and diversity in academic medicine.

The Wake Forest Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and the Atrium Health enterprise, is one of the nation’s leading academic cancer programs and among a select group of NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. With a mission to reduce the burden of cancer through excellence in clinical care, research, and education, the Center provides an exceptional environment for multidisciplinary collaboration and innovation.

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Faculty benefit from:

• A fully integrated clinical trials office with NCI and industry-funded portfolios.
• Access to the Wake Forest Innovations ecosystem for translational research support.
• A rapidly growing regional oncology network extending advanced cancer care throughout the Atrium Health system.
• A collaborative culture that values discovery, mentorship, and diversity.

About Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians. Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing – for all.