Job Overview

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (COM) has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. In partnership with the UC Health academic healthcare system and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine’s faculty are transforming the world of medicine every day.
 

In the United States, Hoxworth Blood Center (HBC) is the oldest operational blood center and the only regional blood center owned and operated by a university. Notably, HBC remains the only provider of GTP cell therapy products in the Cincinnati region.  HBC is seeking a Stem Cell Transplant/Cellular Therapies Medical Director and Processing Facility Director. This is an open rank, open track, faculty position but is expected to be at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. HBC and the UC-CoM offer many opportunities for collaborative clinical and basic research, as well as an active clinical trials program in stem cell transplantation and immunotherapies, supporting four different stem cell transplantation programs in Ohio. The position reports to the Chief Transplant Services Officer of HBC.
 

The HBC Academic Unit of the UC-CoM is expanding an existing research program, aiming to excel in basic, translational, and clinical investigation of the cellular, molecular, and biochemical aspects of blood physiology, transfusion medicine, gene therapy, and immunotherapies. Candidates with expertise in transfusion medicine, hematology, hematopoietic biology and therapy, immunology and/or immunotherapies would be encouraged to use this opportunity to build a translational/clinical research program. HBC is located within the Academic Health Center campus and has established connections with world-class research departments that support a highly collaborative biomedical research environment and a special partnership relationship with Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation (CCRF) and the Innovation Hub of the University of Cincinnati. HBC, the UC-CoM, and CCRF offer access to a wide variety of shared facilities, including an animal facility, flow cytometry and high-resolution microscopy cores, GMP-compliant research spaces, and access to the HBC enterprise blood donor resources.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for ongoing operations of the cell therapy processing program, including the recruitment of additional team members, as needed, and the expansion of the existing top-tier cellular therapy and transplantation capacities.
• Provides oversight and leadership to staff in respect to all technical procedures, quality processes, and systems of cGMP cell and tissue manufacturing.
• Responsible for financial management, human resource management, process development, process improvement, and accreditation for the Cellular Therapies Division.
• Ensures compliance with requirements of all relevant regulatory and accrediting bodies (i.e., FDA, FACT, AABB)
• Participates on external scientific and professional committees in cellular and tissue therapeutics to advance the reputation of the supported programs.
• Ensures adequate space, capital, and human resources to meet the research and manufacturing needs of the supported clinical programs.
• Participates in multidisciplinary team care and clinical research within the UC Cancer Center and the stem cell transplantation programs of UC Health, CCHMC, Mercy Health – The Jewish Hospital, and Akron Children’s Hospital. 
• Contributes to cellular therapy literature via peer-reviewed publications.
• Actively participates in the teaching of fellows, residents, and medical and graduate students.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Applicants must have an MD or DO to be considered as the processing facility director and processing facility medical director. MD or DO applicants must be licensed or eligible for unrestricted license in the State of Ohio.
• Applicants must have a PhD to be considered solely as the processing facility director.
• Position and track will depend on academic accomplishments and programmatic expectations.
• At least two years’ relevant experience in the preparation and clinical use of cellular therapy products is required.

Additional Qualifications Considered

Expertise in the development of clinical stem cell transplant/cellular therapy products is ideal.

Application Process

Interested individuals should apply online and submit:

• A cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Contact information for three (3) references for which a maximum of two are to come from his/her current institution.

Please use the ‘Additional Documents’ option as needed for these documents.

Applications will be accepted until the appropriate candidates are identified and the position is filled.

For additional information about the position, please contact Dr. Caroline R. Alquist., Chief Transplant Services Officer, Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, via email at caroline.alquist@ucmail.uc.edu