Division Director, Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplant
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Kansas City, MO - United States
Children’s Mercy Kansas City (Children’s Mercy) seeks to recruit a dynamic and scholarly leader to serve as Director of the Division of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant (H/O/BMT). The Division Director will be an influential connector to bridge the Division’s successes of the past and present with the possibilities that await its future. The Division is extremely well positioned for the next Director to continue its rising trajectory and forge a bold vision for the years to follow. This is a unique opportunity at one of the most respected healthcare institutions in the United States.
Children’s Mercy is a nationally recognized children’s hospital founded in 1897 to provide care for the poor and ill children of Kansas City. As a freestanding, independent children’s hospital, Children’s Mercy provides comprehensive pediatric care across the spectrum of primary to quaternary care delivered by 750 doctors in more than 40 subspecialties. Children’s Mercy is one of only thirty centers in the nation verified as a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons and the only pediatric Level I Trauma Center in the region. Children’s Mercy has been ranked consistently by U.S. News & World Report in the top 50 in nine of the ten assessed pediatric subspecialties.
The Division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT is divided into three respective sections – Hematology, Oncology, and BMT, with supporting H/O/BMT Hospitalists. Clinical care and case management are also provided by outpatient advanced practice providers (APPs) who are specialized within each of the three groups. Robust social work resources are present to partner with physicians and APPs to support the patient and their family. The Division has a long-standing fellowship in H/O/BMT and a fourth-year fellowship in Pediatric Coagulation. A fourth-year research fellowship is also available for fellows committed to a research-intensive career path.
The incoming physician leader will embody the Children’s Mercy vision “to create a world of wellbeing for all children” by embracing the organizations values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team, and integrity in a way that represents an uncompromised commitment to excellence. This exceptional physician leader will be responsible for leadership, strategy, oversight, and vision for the Division of H/O/BMT ensuring alignment with the goals and objectives of the hospital and its partners.
The Division Director will advance the academic growth of the faculty, recruit aspiring investigators, and foster an environment that encourages world class clinical care and new discoveries that advance the field. The Director will facilitate increased connections with the Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) and regional research institutions to collaborate on innovative basic and translational research to truly advance the field. It is intended that the new Division Director will hold a newly endowed chair created by donor intent specifically for the Division Director. Other endowed chairs are available to the Director to recruit accomplished scientists to the Division and thereby expand the division’s research enterprise.
The foremost qualities necessary for this position are a compelling vision for the field of H/O/BMT and a track record of academic achievement evidenced by sustained extramural funding. The Division of H/O/BMT is at an inflection point and the next Director will have the opportunity to set a trajectory that establishes the division as a national leader in H/O/BMT. Other desired characteristics include a track record of successful associations with NCI Comprehensive Cancer Centers and a commitment to advancing a culture of high accountability and collaboration. The individual selected for this position will be a strategic and highly communicative leader who holds MD, DO, or MD/PhD credentials and who is board certified in H/O/BMT.
To learn more about this exciting position, provide confidential nominations or express interest please contact Megan Welch, Michael Anderson, MD, or Brittany Amaral via email at bamaral@wittkieffer.com.
Children’s Mercy hires individuals based on their job skills, expertise, and ability to maintain professional relationships with fellow employees, patients, parents and visitors. A personal interview, formal education and training, previous work experience, references and a criminal background investigation all are factors used to select the best candidates. The hospital does not discriminate against prospective or current employees based on the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, or veteran status. A drug screen will be performed upon hire. Children’s Mercy is smoke and tobacco free.