Physician- Research Medical Director, Oncology Service Line

Physician – Research Medical Director, Oncology Service Line

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Ochsner Health has been committed to serving, healing, leading, educating, and innovating since 1942. The role of the Research Medical Director (RMD) for the Oncology Center of Excellence (COE) is to assist Ochsner Health in delivering on its research strategic imperatives of growth, innovation, and dissemination of findings by improving communication, collaboration, operations, and infrastructure to support our physician scientists’ ability to conduct research.

Time requirement: 0.5–0.6 FTE.

• Providing oversight of research conducted within the Oncology COE.
• Representing Ochsner Cancer Institute Research at organizational, departmental, and division meetings.
• Collaboratively developing and executing a strategy to enable participation in the Louisiana Cancer Research Center and other NCI Designated Cancer Center partnerships.
• Managing collaborative research activities with MD Anderson and executing research strategic priorities.
• Maintaining adherence to all MD Anderson research standards.
• Supporting effective relationships between physician and research administration personnel; mentoring clinical and translational scientists.
• Communicating strategic research initiatives to personnel regularly in formats that maximize dissemination.
• Identifying and communicating strategic research initiatives to executive leadership to plan for future research growth.
• Leading compliance initiatives for consortium partnership with a designated NCI Cancer Center.
• Facilitating collaborative cancer research activities with Xavier University and other institutions.
• Participating in identification of research needs and reviewing requests for personnel, equipment, and resources.
• Overseeing research activities to ensure compliance with institutional and government policies, SOPs, and intervening when necessary.
• Leading a feasibility review process for pending clinical research studies.
• Monitoring research activity budgets, identifying, and communicating adjustments as necessary.
• Monitoring progress toward research goals for the Oncology COE and adjusting operations to achieve established goals.
• Working closely with fellow RMDs and other research personnel to support current research activities.
• Helping lead philanthropic activities supporting cancer research.
• Identifying opportunities to enhance research quality and operational efficiency.
• Leading activities for new trial access, including pharma and NCI trials.
• Leading oversight of clinical trial feasibility evaluation.
• Leading activities related to investigator-initiated trials in the Oncology COE.
• Assisting faculty in identifying and developing grant opportunities, including federal and foundation grants.
• Working with Cancer Service Line Leadership to recruit physician and non-physician investigators.
• Optimizing research opportunities and practice impact within the Oncology COE.
• Expanding cancer research activities to all Ochsner sites as practicable.
• Developing research opportunities for trainees and overseeing trainee participation in research activities.
• Assisting in the development and completion of research CME activities.
• Developing new research collaborations with strategic partners in Louisiana.
• Supervising Ochsner’s participation in the Gulf-South NCORP, including budgeting, personnel, and accruals.
• Establishing a regular meeting structure with the Clinical Research dyad partner and physician colleagues to share the research vision and operational goals.
• Participating in Division of Academic activities and meetings as requested.
• Improving research collaborations with Ochsner partners at LSU Health-Shreveport, Ochsner Lafayette, other Ochsner research sites, the University of Queensland, and the Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium.

• Medical degree, board certification in an appropriate oncology specialty or subspecialty, and active Louisiana license.
• Significant progressive experience in oncology research leadership at a National Cancer Institute Designated Cancer Center with operational responsibility.
• Demonstrated leadership in advancing a recognized cancer clinical research program within a multi‑site health system.
• Collaborative leadership style and proven track record of innovative program development.
• Open, direct, and transparent leader willing to advocate for a diverse group of constituencies.

• Director

• Full‑time

• Health Care Provider – Hospitals and Health Care

Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected class, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.