Associate Professor -(Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist - Quality and Safety Leader)

SummaryThe Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist – Quality and Safety Leader is a faculty physician responsible for advancing safe, reliable, equitable, and patient-centered care across the pediatric hematology/oncology program. The physician will provide strategic and operational leadership for quality improvement, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, and high-reliability initiatives while maintaining an active clinical practice. The anticipated effort allocation is 70% Quality and Safety leadership and 30% clinical care, with final assignments based on program needs and the successful candidate’s expertise.Job DutiesQuality and Safety Leadership (70% effort)Develop and execute a multi-year Quality and Safety strategy aligned with Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Center and Texas Children’s Hospital priorities for the needs of children and young adults with hematologic and oncologic conditions.Lead a multidisciplinary Quality and Safety governance structure that includes physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, administrators, data specialists, and trainees.Identify, prioritize, sponsor, and evaluate improvement initiatives using established improvement methods, including model-for-improvement, Lean, and reliability principles.Establish meaningful process, outcome, balancing, equity, and patient-experience measures; develop dashboards; and routinely communicate performance to clinical and executive leaders.Clinical and Academic Responsibilities (30% effort)Provide inpatient and/or outpatient pediatric hematology/oncology care in a tertiary-care setting, with assignments tailored to the physician’s expertise and program needs.Perform bone marrow aspiration/biopsy and lumbar puncture procedures when clinically indicated and within granted privileges.Educate and supervise fellows, residents, advanced practice providers, and other learners.Build improvement capability through coaching, education, mentorship, and scholarly collaboration with faculty, staff, and trainees.Disseminate results through presentations, publications, and participation in regional or national quality collaboratives.Minimum QualificationsMD, DO, or equivalent medical degree.Completion of an accredited pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship.Board certification or board eligibility in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.Eligibility for an unrestricted Texas medical license, hospital privileges, and Drug Enforcement Administration registration before the employment start date.Demonstrated experience leading quality improvement, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, or system-based healthcare initiatives.Records of effective multidisciplinary collaboration, communication, and change leadership.Qualifications for an academic appointment commensurate with experience and institutional criteria.Preferred QualificationsFormal training or certification in healthcare quality, patient safety, improvement science, clinical informatics, or a related discipline.Experience with quality measurement, statistical process control, data visualization, and implementation of evidence-based pathways.Experience leading improvement work in pediatric hematology/oncology, cellular therapy, stem cell transplantation, or another complex clinical environment.Evidence of scholarship in quality, safety, outcomes, health services research, or medical education.Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.