Physician - Section Chief, ACT

About the Role

The Department of Medicine at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center invites applications for the leadership role of Section Chief, Applied Cancer Therapeutics (ACT). This role combines high-level patient care, clinical trial leadership, translational research, faculty mentorship, and academic engagement within one of the nation’s premier NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.

• Provide clinical and strategic leadership for the Applied Cancer Therapeutics (ACT) section.
• Deliver exceptional patient-centered care for individuals with solid tumor and hematologic malignancies.
• Develop individualized treatment plans utilizing immunotherapy, chemotherapy, investigational therapeutics, and evidence-based oncology practices.
• Conduct and lead clinical research initiatives focused on advancing innovative cancer therapies and improving treatment outcomes.
• Coordinate diagnostic testing, disease monitoring, treatment modifications, and multidisciplinary care planning.
• Advance translational and investigator-initiated clinical research aligned with institutional priorities and emerging therapeutic strategies.
• Publish and present scholarly work, including manuscripts, reports, abstracts, and clinical research findings.
• Ensure clinical research activities are conducted in accordance with institutional protocols, regulatory standards, and Clinical Affairs requirements.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams across hematologic oncology, bone marrow transplantation, pulmonary medicine, infectious diseases, pathology, and translational science.
• Mentor and educate fellows, residents, medical students, advanced practice providers, and junior faculty.
• Participate actively in departmental, institutional, and Clinical Affairs committees.
• Support quality improvement initiatives, patient safety programs, and operational excellence efforts.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, compassion, and accountability aligned with High Reliability Organization principles.

The Applied Cancer Therapeutics and Medical Oncology programs at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center are nationally recognized for advancing innovative cancer therapies, translational research, and multidisciplinary oncology care. Faculty collaborate across solid tumor oncology, hematologic malignancies, cellular therapy, immunotherapy, infectious diseases, and investigational therapeutics to accelerate the development of novel treatment strategies for patients with complex cancers.

• Join the nation’s first cancer center and an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center committed to transforming cancer care, research, and education.
• Collaborate within a highly interdisciplinary academic environment dedicated to innovation, mentorship, and scientific discovery.
• Access robust institutional research infrastructure, including biostatistics, biomedical research informatics, bioinformatics, and the data bank and biorepository shared resources.
• Utilize precision oncology and epidemiologic data resources through ORIEN (Oncology Research Information Exchange Network).
• Work alongside passionate colleagues deeply committed to community outreach, engagement, and health equity.
• Opportunity for an academic appointment with the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
• Thrive in Buffalo, New York — a welcoming, affordable, and culturally vibrant city with a growing medical and research corridor.

• MD, DO, or MD/PhD with board certification in Medical Oncology and/or Hematology.
• Significant clinical and academic experience in immunotherapy, chemotherapy, investigational therapeutics, and translational oncology.
• Demonstrated leadership experience within academic…