Chief, Division of Psychosocial Oncology

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) Department of Supportive Oncology seeks a nationally recognized leader to be Chief of the Division of Psychosocial Oncology.

This individual will oversee the Division’s faculty, clinical staff, and trainees, and provide academic leadership to the Division. We seek a candidate with a strong track record of funded research, experience in clinical service delivery and program development, and demonstrated mentoring, managerial and leadership skills. The qualified applicant is a proven leader with a strong national reputation in psychosocial and supportive oncology who can lead a successful division to even higher levels of excellence.

The Division of Psychosocial Oncology, led by the Chief, is one of 3 academic divisions within the Department of Supportive Oncology, which comprises nearly 70 faculty and over 100 clinical staff from various disciplines and is home to multiple clinical and research fellowships and active programs of investigation. The Division of Psychosocial Oncology has 26 Psychiatry and Psychology faculty, who are academically productive across a broad spectrum of interests.

Clinically, faculty work within interprofessional teams of psychiatrists, psychologists, palliative care physicians, social workers, nurses, and pharmacists to provide state-of-the‑art psychosocial care to patients with cancer across the lifespan, including for adult and pediatric, inpatient and outpatient services. This care is increasingly provided through the unique Supportive Oncology Collaborative model, which integrates psychosocial and palliative care through teams that align with each of the DFCI oncology disease centers.

As educators, faculty work with students and trainees of all levels, including medical students, residents, post‑doctoral fellows, and visiting scholars. Faculty teaching roles may involve bedside clinical teaching, teaching formal courses, lectures, and/or research mentorship. The Division Chief participates in extensive formal and informal teaching activities at DFCI, affiliated HMS hospitals, and the Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care.

Eligible applicants must be a psychiatrist or psychologist with an academic focus on cancer at an Associate Professor level at their current institution. The successful applicant will be appointed as a member of faculty and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and be granted clinical privileges at DFCI and its partner hospitals (BWH, BIDMC, MAH, and/or BCH). To be considered, they must be board certified/eligible in Psychiatry and/or a licensed psychologist.

Our department houses broad clinical, innovation, education, and research efforts. We seek candidates who wish to pursue academic interests in relevant palliative care areas such as communication education, symptom management, substance use disorder, or equitable access and quality of palliative care to underserved populations. Our department is deeply committed to high‑quality mentorship and sponsorship of new faculty in a number of academic pursuits and provides numerous opportunities for mentorship of learners at all levels.

A broad pool of academic opportunities and mentorship is also available throughout the DFCI and HMS communities. The Boston and Harvard community offers unparalleled opportunities for cross‑disciplinary, interprofessional collaboration and mentorship with world‑class academicians.

Salary, benefits and compensation will be commensurate with experience and hospital policies. We offer a wide range of choices and programs that support the diverse range in family structure and life stages of our staff, including but not limited to:

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