Assistant Professor - SOM Oncology Program

Job Description

(3-309-1277) The University of Maryland is recruiting for a
tenure-track physician, scientist or physician-scientist with
expertise in real world data and novel clinical trial
design/execution with particular emphasis on oncology sciences to
serve in the role of Director of Cancer Research in the Center for
Real World Data/Adaptive Clinical Trials at the University of
Maryland-Institute for Health Computing (UM-IHC) and Assistant
Director for Learning Health System and Pragmatic Oncology Research
at the UM Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC).

The UM-IHC is a large-scale initiative focusing on computational
and analytical methods to build a learning health system for
improving the quality of life and longevity of the citizens of
Maryland. The UM-IHC, located in North Bethesda, MD, is a
collaborative effort of the University of Maryland Baltimore, the
University of Maryland College Park, and the University of Maryland
Medical System (UMMS), funded with initial grants from the State of
Maryland’s MPower initiative and Montgomery County, MD. A major
focus of the Institute is to advance the utilization and clinical
relevance of real-world clinical data, which is based on the
supposition that little information is available at present to
guide the management of patients outside the highly structured
environment that defines traditional clinical trials. By
decentralizing clinical research, participation in the clinical
research enterprise among under-represented and underserved
communities can be amplified, thereby generating data on health and
human disease that is representative of the various communities at
hand.

The expected salary range for Assistant Professors is $300,797
(min) and $450,000 (max). The referenced salary range reflects base
pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. This salary
range does not include all components of the departmental faculty
compensation program or pay from participation in departmental
variable compensation programs. Therefore, the actual compensation
paid to the selected candidate may vary from the salary range
stated herein. For more information, please contact the hiring
department.

Expected rank is Assistant Professor or higher, however, rank and
tenure status is dependent on selected candidate’s
qualifications.

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum
salaries for this position and is based on the University of
Maryland School of Medicine’s good faith belief at the time of
posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of
the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected
candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors,
which may include the successful candidate's geographic location,
skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions,
education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by
the University.

UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that
prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional
development. This position participates in a retirement program
that must be selected and is effective on your date of hire.
Faculty receive a generous leave package that includes over 4 weeks
of vacation accrued each year, paid holidays, personal leave,
unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance;
professional learning and development programs; tuition remission
for employees and their dependents at any University System of
Maryland school. You are also invited to view the
Department of Medicine benefits for full-time faculty
members.

For immediate consideration, please send a cover letter and current
CV, as well as contact information of three references. Though not
required, candidates are also invited to include a perspective
statement on equity, diversity, inclusion, and civility. For
additional questions after application, please email facultypostings@som.umaryland.edu

Responsibilities

The role of Director of Cancer Research in the Center for Real
World Data/Adaptive Clinical Trials will emphasize three
elements:

A. Team building that includes:

• Existing UM-IHC members specializing in population health,

community health, and clinical content

• Existing UM-IHC data analysts and database engineers with

direct access to the UMMS database and unique expertise in
artificial intelligence, machine learning, bioinformatics, and
biostatistics

• Highly qualified external candidates that will fortify a

multi-disciplinary team that includes nursing sciences, clinical
trial statistical sciences, and other allied roles

B. Infrastructure expansion:

• Lead a team-based strategic plan that leverages the UMMS

clinical operations infrastructure to develop a nimble, dynamic,
and high-capacity platform for real-world data capture and
pragmatic clinical trial implementation in cancer research.

• Work with innovative computational scientists and clinicians to

anticipate the next era of decentralized cancer research, and build
a forward-thinking strategy that enables the Center to capitalize
on pioneering innovation

• Contemplate and develop partnerships with FDA in the planning

phase of cancer pragmatic trials to maximize the potential
relevance of our results on governmental policy and/or clinical
practice

• Expand existing and develop new partnerships between the

University of Maryland and Community Leaders in West Baltimore and
other regions of Maryland to maximize participation among community
members.

C. Completion of Adaptive/Pragmatic Clinical Research

• Oversee the successful completion of clinical trials in cancer

research, programmed through the Electronic Health Record, which
use novel designs and approaches that advance topics across the
medical spectrum.

• Prioritize research opportunities that emerge from GCCC and

from within the UM-IHC itself.

• Partner with community leaders in West Baltimore and other

regions for disseminating research findings to community
members

• Leverage emergent data and innovation to win extramural funding

and new public-private partnerships involving UM-IHC,
respectively.

UMGCCC:

The role of Assistant Director for Learning Health System and
Pragmatic Oncology Research at UMGCCC includes the following
responsibilities:

• Designated leader of the UMGCCC Program in Big Data and

Real-World Evidence reporting to the Cancer Center Director through
the supervising Associate Director for Quantitative Science

• Serves as the oncology Czar within IHC providing the key link

between UMGCCC members and the IHC community and technology
ecosystem

• Facilitate UMGCCC research projects through IHC by linking

project team with the necessary IHC expertise and to identify data
science and computational platforms required for successful
execution of the projects

• Lead initiatives around the creation of a robust data

management system for UMGCCC leading to a searchable and accessible
Data Commons that combines available data through the UMGCCC
Clinical Informatics Shared Resource with its basic, clinical and
population research data to propel UMGCCC research and discovery to
improve patient outcome in the catchment area

• Guide the development of a Real-World Evidence program at

UMGCCC through the strategic acquisition and deployment of data
(electronic health records information about SDH, clinical, lab,
and imaging datasets), technology (computing, analytic and storage
platforms) and expertise (UMGCCC faculty, UMSOM, UMMC, UMMS and
partners across the USM campuses)

• Create collaboration with pharma and regulatory agencies that

enable unique population of cancer patients treated at UMGCCC to
guide therapeutic advances that address the needs of cancer
patients from URM background relevant to our catchment area

• Expected faculty rank for these positions will be Assistant

Professor or higher, however, final rank, tenure status and salary
will be commensurate with selected candidate’s qualifications and
experience.

Qualified candidates will contribute to the research, teaching,
and/or clinical missions of the University, sustain an externally
funded individual research program consistent with the School of
Medicine’s vision, and enhance research opportunities for other
School of Medicine faculty and trainees.

The appointee should also show potential for superior teaching,
service, and research, scholarship, or creative performance,
commensurate with the mission of the institution.

Qualifications

Faculty applying should be experienced in clinical research with
allied expertise in real world evidence, novel clinical trial
design (such as adaptive and pragmatic studies), and a deep
understanding of one or more clinical domains. They should have
experience leading a research program with a record of
accomplishment in securing independent extramural funding and
publishing senior author manuscripts. Qualified candidates are
researchers who are already exploring how data science can be
merged with clinical trial methodologies in the context of a
multi-site health system to facilitate large-scale trials. The
successful candidate will be expected to supervise and mentor staff
and fellows within the UM-IHC and may provide clinical service in
their selected field.

If the candidate will provide patient care through clinical
responsibilities, a medical degree from a recognized accredited
university (or foreign equivalent) is required and candidates must
be BC/BE, and eligible for a license to practice medicine in the
State of Maryland.

About Us

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is Maryland’s public
health, law, and human services university. Six professional
schools and the interdisciplinary Graduate School confer the
majority of health care, human services, and law professional
degrees in Maryland each year.

Our goal is to support the University’s mission of education,
research, clinical care, and public service by amplifying UMB’s
voice as a thought and action leader, and to enhance goodwill in
the communities and people with whom we engage. UMB is a public
university and constituent institution of the University System of
Maryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physically
within the State of Maryland.

UMB is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce
and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry or national
origin, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical or
mental disability, marital status, protected veteran's status, or
any other legally protected classification.

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information.

UMB is a public university and constituent institution of the
University System of Maryland. All employees are expected to work
primarily physically within the State of Maryland. Regular and contractual employee are eligible for a
comprehensive benefits package

About the Team

The University of Maryland School of Medicine (SOM) was chartered
in 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States. It
continues today as one of the fastest growing, top-tier biomedical
research enterprises in the world. SOM is dedicated to providing
excellence in biomedical education, basic and clinical research,
quality patient care and service to improve the health of the
citizens of Maryland and beyond.