Sarcoma Program Director - Associate/Full Professor

Join Us as We Grow: New Opportunities with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) after Phil and Penny Knight’s $2 billion commitment to the Knight Cancer Institute.

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The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is recruiting a Sarcoma Program Director to lead Oregon’s only dedicated sarcoma center. This individual will oversee the clinical and research missions of the program while providing care in both outpatient and inpatient settings, ensuring continued excellence in patient care and driving innovation in sarcoma research.

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Leadership & Program Development

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Sarcoma Program, including oversight of clinical services, faculty recruitment, and program growth.
• Foster integration across disciplines (orthopedic oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, pediatric oncology, pathology, radiology) to strengthen OHSU’s regional and national reputation in sarcoma care.
• Expand the program’s research portfolio in partnership with the Knight Cancer Institute’s SMMART Program and other precision oncology initiatives.
• Clinical Care
• Maintain a clinical practice focused on sarcoma patients, serving as a senior attending physician and role model for clinical excellence.
• Lead the weekly Sarcoma Tumor Board, ensuring multidisciplinary review and consensus-driven care planning.
• Research & Scholarship
• Grow the program’s clinical trials enterprise across cooperative group, industry, and investigator-initiated studies.
• Mentor junior faculty in developing sarcoma-focused research careers.
• Secure extramural funding to support program growth and sustainability.
• Education & Mentorship
• Guide the educational mission of the Sarcoma Program, including teaching of trainees and mentorship of early-career faculty.
• Represent the Sarcoma Program in School of Medicine and Knight Cancer Institute leadership forums.

Qualifications

• MD or DO
• Oregon medical license.
• Board certification in Internal Medicine; Board eligibility/certification in Medical Oncology.
• Experience in sarcoma clinical care and research.
• Demonstrated leadership ability, with success in building programs, securing funding, and mentoring faculty.

About Oregon Health and Science University

REMOVING THE BURDEN OF CANCER

At the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, we’re driven by a single mission: to end cancer aswe know it. Careers at the Knight Cancer Institute are rewarding, and each person here is doing important work. In addition to caring for people experiencing cancer, our institute is also dedicated to the field of cancer research to learn more about how to prevent and treat these diseases. We are a connected and supportive team, and we’d love to talk to you about opportunities here for a successful career filled with growth opportunities!

The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is part of Oregon Health & Science University, the state’s only academic medical center, and we are the only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center between Seattle and Sacramento. Our team provides the very best personalized care for people experiencing cancer, and we support the families, friends, and caregivers who share our desire to make the cancer journey as comfortable as possible.

Our guiding principles state that we are bold; we are supportive; and we are a connectedteam. Our focus is our patients, and helping them in their journey with cancer, while researching ways to prevent, detect, and treat these diseases even more effectively. Our mission is rooted in the goal of removing the burden of cancer from the world.

Our primary campuses are located in southern Portland, Oregon, a vibrant, artistic, andbeautiful place to live. As a part of the scenic Pacific Northwest, Portland offers something for everyone: good food, entertainment, and a delightful climate, with some of the best recreational opportunities in the world. We have world-class school systems for our families, and a quality of life that is unsurpassed. If you haven’t visited Portland, by all means come and check us out!

We are looking for people who share our passion for compassionate, personalized care; leading-edge cancer research; prevention education; early detection; survivorship care; and who enjoy our team-based approach to all we do. If this sounds like you, please apply. We might be a perfect next step in your career.