Associate / Full Professor & Medical Director of Clinical Trials Office

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 and providers are transforming the world of medicine every day. The Department of Internal Medicine is a top-tier department with world-renowned faculty and staff. With world-class research, teaching and medical practice opportunities, why not choose the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine?

The Division of Hematology and Oncology and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center seek an accomplished physician-investigator to serve as Medical Director of the Clinical Trials Office (CTO). This is a highly visible leadership role for an experienced clinical trialist who will shape the cancer center's clinical research strategy, strengthen trial operations, and expand access to high-quality studies across the region.

Faculty rank is commensurate with experience.

Essential Functions

• Maintain an active disease-focused clinical practice and clinical research portfolio.
• Lead and participate in investigator-initiated, cooperative-group, industry-sponsored, and early-phase studies.
• Advance clinical trial accrual and expand access to innovative therapies.
• Teach and mentor fellows, residents, junior faculty, and research staff.
• Collaborate with basic, translational, outcomes, survivorship, and population-science investigators.
• Provide overall physician leadership and strategic direction for the CTO in partnership with cancer center leadership and the CTO operations/administrative director.
• Set priorities for the clinical trials portfolio based on scientific value, patient need, catchment-area relevance, institutional strategy, feasibility, and performance.
• Optimize trial activation, accrual, quality, and study conduct across disease-focused research teams.
• Serve as the primary liaison among faculty investigators, departments, health-system partners, sponsors, regulatory bodies, and research participants.
• Resolve or escalate clinical, regulatory, operational, contracting, and budget barriers that affect trial execution.
• Oversee CTO operations leadership, including staffing strategy, workload assessment, recruitment, performance, and professional development.
• Promote efficient integration with PRMS, DSM, biostatistics, investigational drug services, specimen processing, finance, contracting, and regulatory teams.
• Review audit and monitoring findings; guide corrective and preventive action plans, with particular attention to physician oversight and compliance.
• Support NCI Cancer Center Support Grant activities, annual reporting, SOP development, and continuous quality improvement.
• Facilitate onboarding and mentorship of investigators and research staff and foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation.

Minimum Requirements

Prior to the start date of the appointment:

• Medical Degree (MD or DO)
• Completion of a three-year Internal Medicine residency.
• Completion of a three-year fellowship in Hematology or Hematology-Oncology
• Ohio Medical License and DEA license

Additional Qualifications Considered

• Established record as a clinical trial investigator, with substantial experience leading oncology studies and research teams.
• Strong knowledge of clinical research operations, regulatory compliance, budgets, contracting, quality oversight, and strategic planning.

Application Process

Please submit the following electronically: a letter describing career plans and leadership interests, curriculum vitae, and the names of three references.

• Email: pollacg@ucmail.uc.edu
• Address to: Dr. Davendra Sohal, Director, Division of Hematology and Oncology

Physical Requirements/Work Environment