Medical Director, Adult Transplant and Cell Therapy (TCT) - Park Ridge, IL - community based transplant academic center - high acuity & high-volume facility

• 1.0 FTE 
• Clinical operations (ambulatory and inpatient service)
• Quality and regulatory compliance 
• Lead all aspects of the TCT program including education and research 
• Anticipated institutional collaborative efforts for advancing the TCT program will include efforts with the Hematology-Oncology Medical Directors, Regenerative Medicine Program Director, and the Quality Director, as well as members of other facility leadership teams 
• Serve as the Program Director for hematopoietic cellular therapy in accordance with FACT-JACIE Standards. 

• MD or DO
• Licensed to practice medicine in Illinois and Wisconsin
• Board certified in Hematology 
• >5 years of experience of autologous and allogeneic transplant experience
• Proven track record of as a clinical research investigator 

• Proven success working with multi-disciplinary teams, history of training focused on the care of patients with hematologic malignancies and success in obtaining extramural funds for clinical trials and/or basic science research.
• Ability to work with teams composed of a diverse workforce of investigators and research staff
• Track record for mentorship of junior investigators
• Requires excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to effectively collaborate with and establish/build relationships with others.  Acts as a representative for Advocate Health in a positive professional manner.
• Ability to work with donors seeking to support innovative care, research, and the next generation of clinicians. 
• Funding as an independent investigator

• Integrated nationally recognized organization with physician-led medical group and embedded service line
• A diverse and inclusive environment ensuring safe and equitable care for all patients
• A competitive compensation model that is sustainable, equitable, transparent, compliant, and rewarding
• Health, dental, vision, life and paid medical liability insurance
• 401(k) plan with up to 3% employer match, in addition to a 3% company contribution for a total employer contribution of up to 6%
• Parental leave, adoption assistance and surrogacy assistance 
• CME allowance
• Relocation assistance up to $12,000

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is the leading health care provider in Chicago’s North and Northwest suburbs offering a Level I Trauma Center, access to national clinical trials and advanced medical technologies. As a nationally recognized academic and research hospital, patients have access to the most advanced treatment in the areas of cardiology, cancer, neurosciences, orthopedics and women’s health.

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is surrounded by family friendly communities with outstanding school systems, commuter train service and easy access to all the amenities and recreational activities of downtown Chicago and the Lake Michigan shoreline. Physicians may choose to live in the city or a suburban location as the hospital is in close proximity to two major Chicago expressways. Accompanying this opportunity is a resource rich, comprehensive benefits package.

ALGH is the most nationally recognized hospital in the greater north and northwest suburban region of Chicago. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital has been caring for area residents for more than 110 years. A leader in the medical community, Lutheran General has been recognized as one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals 14 times by Thomson Reuters. This reasearch and teritary care facility features the only Level l Trauma Center in northwest suburban Chicago. Lutheran General Hospital shares its campus with Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital. It is one of the most comprehensive providers of pediatric care in the state and serves as a major Midwest referral center for infants and children.

Affiliated with several area medical schools, ALGH is one of the largest non-university training centers for primary care physicians in Illinois.

Park Ridge is a picturesque suburb located 14 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, convenient to O'Hare Airport, major expressways, CTA and Metra trains allowing for an easy commute into the city while enjoying peaceful suburban living.  

Park Ridge is a prime residential community that retains its distinctive, small-town charm where “community” is a big part of this suburban town. The City’s vibrant Uptown shopping area includes the Metra station, Public Library and several parks featuring live musical concerts and special events are held in the summer. Throughout the City, quiet tree-lined streets, pleasing architecture, excellent schools, centrally located library and ample parks help make Park Ridge one of the most desirable family communities in the Chicago area.

Unique shops and a great selection of restaurants fill the Uptown area, where new buildings blend serenely with historic ones. The Uptown Park Ridge skyline is graced with cupolas, church spires and the 100-foot tower of the Art Deco Pickwick Theatre, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

In addition to the Uptown shopping area, Park Ridge offers other shopping and dining convenient to every neighborhood, including South Park, Village Green, the Dee Park area bordering Oakton Ave. and the Higgins Corridor bordering Chicago.

Park Ridge hosts a variety of businesses from privately owned to major corporations and is home to Lutheran General Hospital, a Level 1 trauma center, teaching hospital and part of Advocate Aurora Health.