Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is America’s first cancer center focused exclusively on cancer research, founded in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park. His revolutionary model of a “multidisciplinary approach” to cancer — with scientists and clinicians working in concert and collaboratively — has become the standard by which all modern-day comprehensive cancer centers are measured. Roswell Park was among the first centers to receive National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation in 1974 and is the only upstate New York facility to hold the NCI designation of “comprehensive cancer center.”
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center was a founding member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Many Roswell Park faculty serve on the NCCN panels that developed the Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology™ – the internationally recognized standards for clinical policy in oncology, and the most comprehensive, most frequently updated clinical practice guidelines available in any area of medicine. Over its long history, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has made fundamental contributions to reducing the cancer burden and has successfully maintained an exemplary leadership role in setting the national standards for cancer care, research, and education.
The Opportunity:
The Chief Quality Officer (CQO) and Vice President of Quality Initiatives is a key leadership role responsible for enhancing the quality of care within our organization. Reporting directly to the Chief Medical Officer, the Chief Quality Officer will lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive quality strategy across all departments and facilities. This includes championing continuous quality improvement initiatives, ensuring exceptional clinical performance, patient safety, and optimal delivery of oncology care services.
This position directly oversees the Executive Director Quality and Patient Safety, Director of Clinical Pathways Analytics and Program Initiatives, Director of Clinical Pathways and Implementation Science, and Network Quality Staff. This is a Senior Leadership role that involves significant interaction with senior leadership team members, clinical and scientific leadership and faculty, other executives, directors, administrators, healthcare staff, payors, and community partners.
The Chief Quality Officer is tasked with developing and implementing the organization's quality strategy, ensuring it aligns with both organizational goals and regulatory requirements. This role is crucial in fostering a culture of continuous quality improvement, patient safety, and caregiver/staff satisfaction. Acting as a physician representative, the Chief Quality Officer liaises with leadership on quality matters, supports and enforces behavior standards for medical staff, and leads the quality staff in preparing and reviewing cases for peer review as necessary. Additionally, this position promotes the use of technology to streamline operations, enhance communication, and optimize work processes.
Required Education and Experience:
Candidates for this role should possess an MD, MBBS or DO license, with board certification in an oncology subspecialty preferred. Additionally, they should demonstrate a strong grasp of regulatory requirements, quality metrics, and value-based care models. Excellent communication, collaboration, and strategic planning skills are essential, along with a proven ability to cultivate collaborative relationships and drive organizational change effectively. A deep-seated commitment to delivering exceptional patient care and advancing quality initiatives is also required.
Successful candidates must exhibit strategic thinking capabilities, adept at analyzing the organization's competitive position by evaluating market trends, industry dynamics, and understanding both internal and external customer needs. They should be skilled in managing performance, taking ownership of personal and team goals, tracking progress, providing constructive feedback, and addressing performance challenges promptly. Moreover, candidates should possess a demonstrated ability and enthusiasm for fostering teamwork, whether as a cooperative team member or an effective team leader, ensuring groups work harmoniously and productively towards common objectives.
