Medical Director of Apheresis and Cellular Therapy Collections

MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society • Wilmington, DE, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 3m ago

Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware is seeking a full-time Medical Director of Apheresis with experience in cellular therapy collection and processing for a rapidly growing cell and gene therapy program. The successful candidate will play an integral role in the growth and expansion of the NCH-DE Apheresis Program in collaboration with the Division of Transplant and Cellular Therapy and Division of Pathology and Clinical Laboratory. As Medical Director of Apheresis, the candidate will oversee all existing therapeutic and clinical apheresis services including plasmapheresis and erythrocytapheresis. Responsibilities also include the development of a comprehensive cellular collections service and participation in advancing Stem Cell Laboratory processes to meet the growing demand for cellular and gene therapies.

This position offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to a rapidly expanding and well supported program, and substantial potential for professional growth. The Medical Director of Apheresis will work closely with the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders team as we work to offer our patients state-of-the-art treatments. The Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation gifted $78 million to lead NCH-DE to national prominence in cancer and blood disorders.

Interested candidates should forward their formal CV to:

Marietta Lundberg, Administrative Director

Nemours Children's Health

Marietta.Lundberg@nemours.org

Opportunities and Expectations for Leadership

MD/DO degree
Board Certified in Pediatrics/Hematology & Oncology, Clinical Pathology, or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Additional Board Certification/eligibility/specialization in Transfusion Medicine preferred
Demonstrated expertise in Apheresis

About Nemours Children's Health

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, Nemours provides medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals -- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Nemours' pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals.

Nemours Children's Health is ranked as one of the country's Best Children's Hospitals and the Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders is ranked as one of the country's Top Pediatric Cancer Centers. This excellence is mostly accredited to their excellent rankings in five-year cancer survival, post bone marrow transplant survival, advanced clinical services and treatment and exceptional nursing and clinical support services.

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