Nemours Children's Health
Pediatric BMT/TCT Medical Director
This role leads the development of a new Transplant/Cellular Therapy program within a pediatric cancer and blood disorders team. It combines comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care with program building, quality systems development, outcomes tracking, trainee education, and scholarly activities in a collaborative academic environment.
Key Responsibilities
- • appointment as the Transplant/Cellular Therapy (HCT) Program Director with a vision for growth and program maturity
- • providing comprehensive care to transplant/cellular therapy patients in the outpatient and inpatient settings at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida
- • night and weekend call/rounds in collaboration with division and hospital coverage models as the program launches and scales
- • help build the new program infrastructure, including clinical pathways, policies and standard operating procedures, and a quality management framework aligned with recognized HCT standards
- • partner with operational and data teams to establish outcomes tracking and reporting workflows consistent with transplant registry participation and best practices
- • education and supervision of trainees (residents, medical students, and advanced practice practitioners)
- • perform procedures (e.g., bone marrow aspirate/biopsy, lumbar puncture) as clinically indicated
- • participate in divisional educational and scholarly activities, including quality improvement and clinical research efforts appropriate to a developing transplant program
- • help represent the division and program in the community and nationally through referral outreach, program communications, and collaborative partnerships
Required
- • Medical Degree (MD or DO) from an accredited medical school
- • Board certified or board eligible in Hematology/Oncology
- • Valid state medical license & DEA
- • Education and supervision of trainees (residents, medical students, and advanced practice practitioners) is required
Preferred
- • demonstrated clinical experience in pediatric HCT/cellular therapy
- • prior leadership in program development, quality systems, and outcomes reporting in complex, multidisciplinary environments aligned with HCT standards and registry expectations
Benefits & Perks
- • Annual incentive compensation that values clinical activity, academic accomplishments and quality improvement
- • Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
- • Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match, 457 retirement savings plans
- • Licensure, CME and dues allowance
- • Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- • No state income tax in the state of Florida
Job Description
Nemours Children's Hospital Florida is seeking a BMT/TCT Medical Director to join our team in Orlando.
The Department of Pediatrics and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida (Orlando/Lake Nona) seeks an outstanding Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT)/Transplant & Cellular Therapy Physician to join and help lead a dynamic, multidisciplinary pediatric cancer and blood disorders team. Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida is a freestanding children’s hospital in Orlando and is affiliated with the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine, supported by an expanded, formalized Nemours–UCF academic partnership focused on clinical excellence, education, research, and recruitment.
This recruitment supports the development of a brand-new Transplant/Cellular Therapy program within the Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, which provides pediatric hematology/oncology care and offers advanced therapies including stem cell transplantation. The ideal candidate will be an excellent clinician and team player with strong organizational and leadership skills, a growth mindset, and a commitment to building high-reliability systems of care.
Scope note: This role will focus on HCT and non-gene-modified cellular therapy services; gene therapies and genetically modified cellular products are not included in the initial program scope.
Job Duties
Responsibilities include appointment as the Transplant/Cellular Therapy (HCT) Program Director with a vision for growth and program maturity. The clinical role includes providing comprehensive care to transplant/cellular therapy patients in the outpatient and inpatient settings at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Inpatient attending time includes night and weekend call/rounds in collaboration with division and hospital coverage models as the program launches and scales.
A core expectation of this role is to help build the new program infrastructure, including clinical pathways, policies and standard operating procedures, and a quality management framework aligned with recognized HCT standards (e.g., FACT-JACIE expectations for quality-focused clinical and laboratory practice across the continuum of cellular therapy). The Program Director will also partner with operational and data teams to establish outcomes tracking and reporting workflows consistent with transplant registry participation and best practices.
Education and supervision of trainees (residents, medical students, and advanced practice practitioners) is required, supported by the Nemours–UCF academic environment. The physician will perform procedures (e.g., bone marrow aspirate/biopsy, lumbar puncture) as clinically indicated and will participate in divisional educational and scholarly activities, including quality improvement and clinical research efforts appropriate to a developing transplant program. The Program Director will help represent the division and program in the community and nationally through referral outreach, program communications, and collaborative partnerships.
Qualifications
For confidential consideration, please apply.
About Us
Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.
Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.
Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.
Learn more at Nemours.org .
Nemours Children's Hospital Florida is seeking a BMT/TCT Medical Director to join our team in Orlando.
The Department of Pediatrics and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida (Orlando/Lake Nona) seeks an outstanding Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT)/Transplant & Cellular Therapy Physician to join and help lead a dynamic, multidisciplinary pediatric cancer and blood disorders team. Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida is a freestanding children’s hospital in Orlando and is affiliated with the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine, supported by an expanded, formalized Nemours–UCF academic partnership focused on clinical excellence, education, research, and recruitment.
This recruitment supports the development of a brand-new Transplant/Cellular Therapy program within the Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, which provides pediatric hematology/oncology care and offers advanced therapies including stem cell transplantation. The ideal candidate will be an excellent clinician and team player with strong organizational and leadership skills, a growth mindset, and a commitment to building high-reliability systems of care.
Scope note: This role will focus on HCT and non-gene-modified cellular therapy services; gene therapies and genetically modified cellular products are not included in the initial program scope.
Job Duties
Responsibilities include appointment as the Transplant/Cellular Therapy (HCT) Program Director with a vision for growth and program maturity. The clinical role includes providing comprehensive care to transplant/cellular therapy patients in the outpatient and inpatient settings at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Inpatient attending time includes night and weekend call/rounds in collaboration with division and hospital coverage models as the program launches and scales.
A core expectation of this role is to help build the new program infrastructure, including clinical pathways, policies and standard operating procedures, and a quality management framework aligned with recognized HCT standards (e.g., FACT-JACIE expectations for quality-focused clinical and laboratory practice across the continuum of cellular therapy). The Program Director will also partner with operational and data teams to establish outcomes tracking and reporting workflows consistent with transplant registry participation and best practices.
Education and supervision of trainees (residents, medical students, and advanced practice practitioners) is required, supported by the Nemours–UCF academic environment. The physician will perform procedures (e.g., bone marrow aspirate/biopsy, lumbar puncture) as clinically indicated and will participate in divisional educational and scholarly activities, including quality improvement and clinical research efforts appropriate to a developing transplant program. The Program Director will help represent the division and program in the community and nationally through referral outreach, program communications, and collaborative partnerships.
Qualifications
- Medical Degree (MD or DO) from an accredited medical school
- Board certified or board eligible in Hematology/Oncology
- Valid state medical license & DEA
- Preferred qualifications include demonstrated clinical experience in pediatric HCT/cellular therapy as well as prior leadership in program development, quality systems, and outcomes reporting in complex, multidisciplinary environments aligned with HCT standards and registry expectations. The rank and appointment will be determined by the candidate’s credentials and experience within the Nemours–UCF academic partnership framework.
- Annual incentive compensation that values clinical activity, academic accomplishments and quality improvement
- Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
- Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match, 457 retirement savings plans
- Licensure, CME and dues allowance
- Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- No state income tax in the state of Florida
For confidential consideration, please apply.
About Us
Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.
Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.
Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.
Learn more at Nemours.org .
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