About the Role
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is seeking a physician with training in Pulmonary Medicine for an academic clinician faculty position. This role focuses on the clinical care of patients with cancer who develop pulmonary complications related to malignancy, cancer therapy, immune-based treatments, transplantation, infection, and chronic lung disease. The successful candidate will help grow MSK’s multidisciplinary immune-related adverse event (IRAE) program, with a focus on pulmonary toxicities from immune checkpoint inhibitors and other novel cancer therapies. The position includes opportunities to build collaborative programs across the Department of Medicine and expand clinical research and trials focused on pulmonary toxicities, IRAEs, and multidisciplinary models of care.
Responsibilities
- Provide specialized expertise in Onco-Pulmonary and General Pulmonary Medicine.
- Manage longitudinal, multidisciplinary oncologic care.
- Manage immunocompromised hosts.
- Evaluate and treat drug-induced and radiation-induced pneumonitis.
- Manage pulmonary complications of cellular therapy and stem cell transplantation.
- Perform peri-operative pulmonary risk assessment.
- Treat chronic lung diseases including COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease, bronchiectasis, pulmonary nodules, and chronic cough.
- Help grow MSK’s multidisciplinary immune-related adverse event (IRAE) program, with a particular focus on pulmonary toxicities from immune checkpoint inhibitors and other novel cancer therapies.
- Build collaborative programs across the Department of Medicine.
- Expand clinical research and clinical trials focused on pulmonary toxicities, IRAEs, and multidisciplinary models of care for patients receiving advanced oncologic therapies.
Requirements
- Board Eligible/Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine.
- Strong interest in the multidisciplinary management of patients with cancer, including immunocompromised patients and those with pulmonary complications of oncologic therapies.
- Excellence in clinical care.
- Commitment to academic medicine.
- Ability to work in a cohesive, dynamic team environment.
- Experience or interest in clinical research, clinical trials, program development, and collaborative investigation in pulmonary toxicities and IRAEs is highly desirable.
- Include a cover letter, brief statement of prior clinical, research and/or administrative experience and career interests, CV, and contact information for three references in your application submission.
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Academic
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Assistant
- Associate
- Attending
Salary/Compensations
- $250,000 - $550,000
Benefits
- Review Our Great Benefits Offerings
About the Company
- The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life.
- MSK's specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages.
- MSK scientists collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it.
- MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians.
- The Department of Medicine (DoM) encompasses experts in solid tumor oncology, hematologic malignancies, subspecialty medicine and supportive and acute care services.
- DoM physicians oversee the care of the whole patient.
- The Regional Care Network (RCN) serves the areas surrounding Manhattan and extends from Southern New Jersey to Eastern Long Island and brings the same high level of expertise, clinical care, and access to clinical trial protocols that are available at our main campus in New York City.
Equal Opportunity
- MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment.
- All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.
- Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
- Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job.
- Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.
