Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology

Department Of Radiation Oncology Chair

Cedars-Sinai Health System seeks a collaborative and strategic leader to serve as the next Department of Radiation Oncology Chair. This is an outstanding opportunity for an accomplished clinical leader to oversee innovation and the highest quality clinical care across Cedars-Sinai. The chair will direct all facets of the department, ensuring that the overall strategic vision and direction aligns with the broader Cedars-Sinai mission.

The chair will achieve success by providing expert leadership in the following areas:

• Strategic, operational and fiscal oversight.
• Clinical innovation and subspecialized expertise.
• Patient care and quality improvement.
• Research distinction and extramural funding.
• Education and training.
• Faculty mentorship and development.
• Multidisciplinary collaboration.

The Department of Radiation Oncology at Cedars-Sinai, which includes 28 faculty and 117 staff, is recognized for its high-volume, academic-driven approach, holding the prestigious APEx accreditation from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Building on a foundation of ultra-precise technology and site-specific clinical mastery, our new chair will identify areas of clinical excellence and implement cutting-edge services and technologies.

The department has an excellent track record of external funding and academic productivity. Reflecting a robust commitment to academic dissemination, we aim to continue our upward trajectory in research quality and output. Our FY25 academic accomplishments include:

• Federal Award Funding: $2,524,117
• Total Award Funding: $3,012,117
• In FY25, our department has produced 42 total publications, reflecting a robust commitment to academic dissemination.
• Our program has demonstrated an upward trajectory in research quality, with 21 publications appearing in journals with an Impact Factor (IF) greater than 10—an increase from the 20 high-impact publications recorded in FY24.
• Faculty have achieved consistent placement in top-tier medical literature, including multiple contributions to the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

The Chair is a clinical leader who oversees innovation and the highest clinical care across Cedars-Sinai. The Chair provides strategic, operational and fiscal oversight for the administration, clinical, research, and education agendas and programs within the Radiation Oncology Department. The Chair will further cultivate a culture of innovation and collaboration which defines a strategic research vision for Radiation Oncology in the spirit of Cedars-Sinai's interdisciplinary research environment.

Responsibilities include leadership, administrative and operational duties, academic and teaching responsibilities, medical staff duties, research activities, and resource and quality management.

We invite interested candidates to apply by April 27, 2026 by submitting a CV and cover letter addressed to the search committee chair

C. Noel Bairey Merz MD, MACC, FAHA, FESC, Director, Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Smidt Heart Institute.