Chair, Department of Oncological Sciences

Chair, Department of Oncological Sciences
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS)Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS)

Department Description

The Department of Oncological Sciences is a multi-disciplinary department working to reveal the genetic, epigenetic, biochemical, cellular, and physiological underpinnings of cancer. Situated within the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, we are committed to discoveries which improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The department is also training the next generation of cancer scientists with the skills they need to continue this critical work.

The department is comprised of scientific leaders in multiple areas of cancer research including themes that encompass: cell signaling pathways, oncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes, cell cycle regulation,metabolism, tumor invasion and metastasis, regulation of protein stability, tumor microenvironment (including immune cells, angiogenesis, and lymphangiogenesis), cancer immunology and immunotherapy, and novel cancer therapeutics and resistance mechanisms. The department is closely aligned with the Tisch Cancer Center at Mount Sinai, which is an NIH-designed comprehensive cancer center and ranked #6 in the nation for cancer care.

Through our research efforts, the Department of Oncological Sciences works to minimize the impact of cancer and advance patient outcomes within and beyond the Mount Sinai Health System.

Position Overview

Reports to:

• Director, Tisch Cancer Center
• Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

General Summary:

The Chair of the Oncological Sciences (the “Department”) shall have overall administrative responsibility for the Department, and reports to the Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (the “School”). The Chair will lead and direct the educational and research functions of the Department as defined by the Department’s mission statement and consistent with the policies and procedures of the School and the Mount Sinai Health System.

The Chair will be expected to advance the vision and mission of the Department of Oncological Sciences and the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center. The Chair will foster effective, collegial, cooperative, and productive relationships among faculty, pre- and post-docs, and staff within the Department. The Chair will actively supervise departmental faculty, and recruit new faculty as needed. The Chair will oversee the department budget to support Mount Sinai in maintaining financial discipline and providing apositive contribution to the institution’s overall financial results. The Chair will collaborate with the institutional leadership teams as well as the heads of other departments and programs at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Research:

• Lead and further build the Department’s research enterprise, including grants management,research compliance, and the oversight of core facilities.
• Encourage faculty participation, leadership opportunities, and grant acquisition in research endeavors.
• Further develop and enhance a high quality, accountable, and equitable network of mentorship for investigators and trainees.
• Ensure compliance with all governmental and pharmaceutical regulations and appropriate and timely submissions to the Grants and Contracts Office (GCO) and Institutional Review Board (IRB).
• Generate high impact factor publications in your area of expertise.
• Develop independent grant support from the NIH, private foundations, and other sources.
• Ensure that our faculty maintain robust portfolios of federal and non-federal funding.
• Ensure that the quality and appropriateness of all research performed in the Department are monitored and evaluated and that appropriate action based on findings is taken when necessary.
• Education:
• Ensure high-quality settings for the recruitment, education and training of students, staff,postdoctoral fellows, and faculty.
• Foster an academic environment conducive to the advancement of faculty through appropriate support, mentoring and faculty development programs.
• Participate in teaching activities to medical and graduate students as well as postdoctoral fellows.
• Administrative: