Director, Stem Cell Transplant

Director, Stem Cell Transplant

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

The Division of Cancer Medicine at the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center (BMDACC) in metro Phoenix, Arizona is actively seeking a Director of Stem Cell Transplantation (SCT) who will provide leadership to support the ongoing programmatic growth and quality improvement for the Stem Cell Transplant program.

As a partner member of the MD Anderson Cancer Network®, BMDACC is a fully integrated, clinical extension of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and physicians become faculty through the University of Texas as well as the University of Arizona.

The Stem Cell Transplant program is an integral part of the Division of Cancer Medicine at BMDACC, a comprehensive team of over 100 providers that includes subspecialists in hematology and medical oncology. The program is FACT-accredited in autologous, allogeneic, and immune effector cell therapy and includes seven current faculty members. In 2025, the program performed 160 cellular therapy procedures while actively conducting multiple clinical trials of novel regimens in stem cell transplant, graft versus host, and cellular therapy. Ongoing clinical trials include CAR-T, TCRs and TIL therapies in hematologic malignancy and solid tumors. We seek a program director who will provide leadership to support the ongoing programmatic growth and quality improvement for our Stem Cell Transplant program.

Key responsibilities include leading a multidisciplinary team of experts in hematology and stem cell transplant, managing ongoing clinical trials and research in innovative transplant regimens and new investigative therapies, overseeing a team that strives for evidence-based, individualized patient care, and mentoring medical students, residents, and fellows, providing training in stem cell transplant and cellular therapies. This individual will also help to oversee the SCT rotations and professional track for our University of Arizona Hematology/Oncology fellowship program.

The successful candidate will have an MD, MD/PhD or DO from an accredited medical school, be board certified/board eligible in Hematology/Oncology and be eligible for medical licensure in the state of Arizona. They must have a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience with Cell Therapy and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, with a track record of clinical excellence as evidenced by quality metrics. Leadership experience, a passion for clinical research and medical education and experience in clinical trials and/or translational research in cell therapy is preferred.

About Banner Health
Regarded and recognized as a top health system in the country for the clinical quality consistently provided to patients in our hospitals, nonprofit Banner Health is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and operates 33 hospitals, including three academic medical centers and other related health entities and services in six states.

Since 2011, Banner Health and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have partnered to provide patients with state-of-the-art technology for thediagnosis, staging and treatment of all cancer types; oncology expertise insupportive care services; and access to groundbreaking clinical trials and new investigative therapies. Together, our disease-specific specialists take a multidisciplinary approach to providing exceptional patient-focused care at multiple facilities. Our partnership brings an unprecedented level of cancer care to the greater Phoenix area.

Salary will be commensurate with academic rank, qualifications, experience, and educational background. In addition, Banner Health offers a superior benefits package, an excellent retirement program, a relocation allowance, as well as many other potential incentives.

It is the policy of Banner Health to provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. Banner Health prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, citizenship status, or other protected classification. This prohibition includes harassment based upon any of the aforementioned protected classifications, including sexual harassment and sexual misconduct.​

Banner Health also prohibits retaliation against anyone who files a complaint of discrimination; anyone against whom such a complaint is filed; or anyone who participates in an investigation of such a complaint.​

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position has been filled. Banner Health MD Anderson has retained Caldwell Partners, an international executive search firm, to assist with this search. Please apply in confidence by submitting a cover letter and curriculum vitae to: BMDACCDirectorSCT@caldwell.com.





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Contact Information

Human Resources
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gilbert, AZ 85234 USA
BMDACCDirectorSCT@caldwell.com