Director of the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
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The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health seeks a visionary and distinguished academic leader to serve as Director of the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) Wisconsins only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. This is an exceptional opportunity for an innovative director to coalesce an internationally recognized group of scientists and clinicians around a new and bold strategic plan.
With roots dating to the 1930s and awarding of its first National Cancer Center (NCI) grant in 1946 UWCCC was established in 1973 as one of the original NCI-designated centers. The center is a premier hub for cancer research education community engagement and clinical care. The center unites more than 244 researchers across 38 academic departments and 9 schools and colleges at UWMadison. Each year UWCCC serves more than 33000 patients and oversees patient accrual to over 250 clinical trials underscoring its profound commitment to translating scientific discovery into impactful patient-centered care.
This leadership opportunity is situated within one of the nations leading public universities home to more than $1.7 billion in annual research expenditures and a long-standing commitment to the Wisconsin Idea-the principle that the university should improve lives throughout the state and beyond. The centers statewide and national impact is further amplified through its partnership with UW Health and the Wisconsin Community Advisory Board as well as its role in the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium and as part of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
The new Director will join a nationally respected academic medical center and lead a multidisciplinary enterprise with a strong tradition of innovation in cancer prevention detection diagnosis treatment and survivorship. UWCCCs scientific mission spans six key research areas and encompasses the full translational continuum including basic science to population health and clinical science. Major initiatives include advanced diagnostic imaging theranostics precision oncology biomarker-driven clinical interventions oncogenesis survivorship and immunotherapy. The Director will lead an outstanding team of associate directors faculty and staff to advance the centers mission and ensure continued success in its core pillars of research clinical care education and community partnership.
The successful candidate will be a nationally recognized physician-scientist or investigator with a strong record of NCI-funded research academic achievement and collaborative leadership. Applicants must hold an MD MD/PhD DO PhD or equivalent degree and possess qualifications for a tenured faculty appointment at the rank of full professor.
This is a defining moment to lead a well-established mission-driven cancer center into its next era of growth and impact. The next Director will have the opportunity to build on UWCCCs rich legacy and further elevate its standing as a national leader in cancer research and care.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Oversees operational infrastructure resource allocation and financial health of UWCCC ensuring compliance with institutional state and federal requirements.
Works in partnership with School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health leadership to secure institutional investment philanthropic support and strategic external funding.
Utilizes data and metrics to evaluate performance inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement across the cancer centers missions.
Establishes goals and to drive continuous improvement across all domains of the UWCCC.
Fosters a culture of excellence transparency and collaboration across all UWCCC programs departments and affiliated entities.
Builds and supports multidisciplinary teams across the university School of Medicine and Public Health and broader campus partners.
Develops future leaders in oncology through mentorship faculty development and robust training programs.
Collaborates closely with UW Health and affiliated systems to expand access to high-quality research-driven cancer care across Wisconsin.
Encourages the development and adoption of innovative clinical trials therapies and models of care that distinguish UWCCC regionally and nationally.
Ensures that clinical operations reflect the latest evidence-based practices and are integrated with academic and research goals.
Promotes cutting-edge interdisciplinary research across basic translational clinical and population sciences leveraging the universitys broad scientific ecosystem.
Drives recruitment and retention of premier investigators and clinician-scientists across UWMadison to expand the cancer centers research portfolio.
Guides preparation and submission of the NCI Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) and ensures the center maintains its Comprehensive status with exemplary peer review outcomes.
Articulating the overarching vision mission and strategy for the UWCCC.
Advancing the visibility of the UWCCC as a national leader in cancer research and patient care.
Focusing on the needs of Wisconsin communities and beyond.
Leading efforts to launch new cancer initiatives in education research and clinical care.
Creating synergies among the UWCCC and the UW campus.
Expanding the level and impact of basic translational clinical and population-based cancer research including research responsive to the priorities of Wisconsin communities.
Fostering growth in NCI funding and collaborative peer-reviewed awards.
Enhancing bidirectional communication with communities in the centers catchment areas.
Enriching clinical research accrual.
Assisting in the recruitment of new faculty members.
Increasing educational initiatives.
Implementing innovative clinical programs evaluating and improving clinical outcomes and establishing value-based oncology services in partnership with UW Health.
Oversight of all oncology research initiatives.
Leadership of all cancer related fundraising activities.
Accountability for the development management and adherence of the centers finances.
Participation in professional public and university service appropriate to the faculty rank.
Strengthens UWCCCs role as a statewide resource engaging with community members health systems public health leaders and policymakers to improve cancer outcomes across Wisconsin.
Champions access to care and broad participation in research across all populations.
Expands outreach and education programs to support cancer prevention early detection and survivorship initiatives throughout the state.
Leads the overarching strategic vision and execution for UWCCC aligning cancer research education and clinical programs with institutional priorities.
Advances the mission of UWCCC as a statewide and national leader in cancer care and scientific discovery integrating academic clinical and population health strategies.
Strengthens the centers national profile and influence especially within the National Cancer Institute (NCI) network and other peer institutions.
Strategically expand UWCCCs research infrastructure prioritizing investments in cutting edge technologies and core services essential for modern cancer research.
Department:
School of Medicine and Public Health
The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center serves as the states leading institution for cancer research and care functioning as a central component of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health UW Health and numerous statewide initiatives. Established in 1973 as the first and only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Wisconsin UWCCC has continuously maintained this prestigious designation for over five decades. With a successive peer review rating of outstanding it ranks amongst the top of the 73 NCI-designated cancer centers nationwide a testament to its excellence in science patient care and community outreach. The core grant will be up for renewal in 2029.
As a multidisciplinary enterprise UWCCC brings together 244 researchers from 38 academic departments across 9 schools and colleges on the UWMadison campus. The center encompasses 389000 square feet of collaborative research space and supports more than 800 active funded research projects. Each year UWCCC conducts over 250 clinical trials and provides care to more thanUWCCC was awarded their first NIH-funded Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) for head and neck Cancer and their second SPORE was awarded in 2023 for prostate cancer research. UWCCC also plays a pivotal role in education and workforce development training more than 400 individuals in clinical and research disciplines annually. UWCCC was one of the 30 inaugural NCTN Lead Academic Programs (LAPS grant) in 2014 and has had greater than 500 patients accrued to late phase clinical trials in the current grant cycle 27% of which were individuals with rare tumors.
UWCCCs scientific mission is organized around six integrated programs that span basic clinical and population sciences. Strategic research priorities include advancing diagnostic imaging and theranostics expanding precision and immunologic therapies developing biomarker-driven clinical interventions enhancing cancer modeling and impacting the publics health. Key academic partners include the Department of Human Oncology (which is undergoing a name change to Department of Radiation Medicine) the Department of Medicines Division of Hematology Medical Oncology and Palliative Care each of the surgical oncology disciplines in the Departments of Surgery Urology Gynecology Otolaryngology Pediatrics and Orthopedics and the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research (Department of Oncology).
Patient care is located within two primary locations within Madison including the primary UW Health hospital as well as in the recently opened Eastpark Medical Center which is a new 475000 square-foot state-of-the-art multispecialty ambulatory center with a strong orientation and major investment to advance carcer care and research. The medical center features theranostics facilities radiation oncology including the nations first upright proton beam infusion center and clinical trials offices. It is geographically positioned to serve as a regional destination center located near two major instated highways and the airport. Additional sites throughout the region include Johnson Creek Waukesha and Rockford Illinois. This clinical reach ensures broad access to state-of-the-art cancer care across urban and rural communities.
Community engagement is a core element of UWCCCs mission with over 130 outreach activities 25 annual public events and engagement with eight stakeholder groups. The center collaborates with community constituent groups advance cancer care and research throughout all populations. Programs such as the Precision Medicine Molecular Tumor Board and UWCCCs leadership in the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium exemplify its commitment to translating innovation into impact through regional and national collaboration.
Philanthropy is critical to the success of the UWCCC raises more than $15 million annually. The UWCCC Innovation Fund and Venture Philanthropy Program represents a unique partnership between the UWCCC and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) providing a novel investment vehicle for leaders to direct seed funding for promising new ideas expanding research capabilities supporting faculty recruitment and advancing the development of innovative products and approaches to the diagnosis treatment and prevention of cancer.
Guided by a servant-leadership model UWCCCs leadership team emphasizes transparent decision-making responsiveness to stakeholder needs and a culture of continuous improvement. Through this approach UWCCC continues to attract top-tier faculty and clinicians foster innovation and deliver nationally recognized cancer care research and education to the people of Wisconsin and beyond.
Compensation:
Negotiable 12-month
Required Qualifications:
Board certified and eligible for Wisconsin medical license for practicing physicians.
Meet criteria for a tenure appointment at the full professor rank at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge and Work Experience
Significant leadership experience and demonstrated success as a leader at the chair associate director director or program leader level within an academic medical center and/or cancer center/institute including successful experience in the recruitment retention and management of researchers and clinicians.
Strong organizational management financial and budgetary skills with the ability to bring scientific leadership and organization innovation to the management of people and processes.
A demonstrated ability to think strategically with a vision of how to develop cancer research and services for the future while keeping an eye on the details of the implementation; ability to articulate a vision that will promote and integrate cancer research care and education across UWCCC and the community.
A proven background in recruitment mentoring and development of outstanding academic and administrative leadership. A dedicated leader and mentor to scientists clinicians and staff.
A strong personal track record of significant continuous funding ideally with an NCI-funded research program preferably both individual grant funding as well as multi-investigator grant funding-and peer-reviewed publications.
A demonstrated ability to work well in a highly matrixed organization.
A distinguished academic record and national presence in ones discipline as evidenced by such activity as major journal editorial responsibility a senior officer position in ones major national organization regular participation on NCI study sections or equivalent experience.
A proven ability to build strong teams as well as to work as a team member with ones colleagues in management and in team leadership positions with ones direct reports.
An ability to grow revenue and attract external funding from institutions and through philanthropic efforts.
A demonstrated record of building strong teams both within and across disciplines. Evidence of support for interdisciplinary research and clinical program development is highly valued.
An intimate understanding of the NCI with experience gained within an NCI-designated cancer center including involvement in grant renewals.
Leadership Skills and Competencies
Strategic in orientation with a positive and clear vision for the future direction of cancer research and clinical care.
Proven leadership and management skills with the ability to inspire and align faculty and staff.
A strong communicator and diplomat who inspires and effectively communicates with wide variety of audiences at all levels of the organization and externally.
Analytical and data driven; uses metrics to support key decisions.
A strong track record of integrity credibility and a demonstrated capacity to build trusting relationships and a management style that seeks to share information and welcomes input into the decision-making process.
A collaborative approach and demonstrated ability to take an institutional view.
A confident style genuine and able to relate effectively with people at all levels.
Demonstrated political acumen and the necessary skills to constructively balance the interests of multiple stakeholders.
Education:
MD MD/PhD DO PhD or equivalent degree.
How to Apply:
Please direct all applications nominations and inquiries to the WittKieffer consultants Jeff Schroetlin Andrew Bean PhD Megan Welch and Imran Ali assisting University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center with this recruitment preferably via e-mail to .
All applications nominations and inquiries are invited. Applications should include as separate documents a CV/resume and a letter of interest. The deadline for assuring full consideration is September 30 2025; however the position will remain open and applications may be considered until the position is filled.
Contact Information:
Jeff Schroetlin Andrew Bean PhD Megan Welch and Imran Ali assisting University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center with this recruitment preferably via e-mail to .
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