Urologist - Surgeon-Scientist

Title:

Urologist - Surgeon-Scientist

Job Type:

Regular

Company:

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Department:

Urology

Time Type:

Full time

Weekly Hours:

40

FTE:

1

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Summary:

About the Role

The Department of Urology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is seeking a Urologist to join our growing academic Urology practice serving Buffalo and Western New York. This is a unique opportunity for a Surgeon-Scientist to build a robust urologic oncology practice while advancing innovative translational and laboratory-based research within one of the nation’s premier cancer centers.

The successful candidate will enjoy a full-spectrum urologic oncology practice with a particular focus on bladder cancer, while benefiting from 50% protected academic time dedicated to basic science, translational, and clinical research efforts. Physicians in this role will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary experts across medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, genomics, and translational science to help shape the future of GU cancer care and discovery.

This role is ideal for an academically driven surgeon who is passionate about combining clinical excellence with impactful research, mentorship, and multidisciplinary innovation.

What You’ll Do

• Dedicate approximately 50% effort toward basic science, translational, and/or clinical research initiatives
• Develop an independent, externally funded research program aligned with institutional priorities
• Collaborate with laboratory scientists, physician-scientists, and multidisciplinary investigators across Roswell Park
• Participate in translational research efforts advancing bladder cancer and GU oncology discovery
• Publish and present scholarly work at national and international academic forums
• Teach and mentor learners across all levels including medical students, residents, fellows, and trainees
• Participate in academic conferences, research mentorship, and institutional educational initiatives
• Foster a collaborative environment emphasizing innovation, scientific rigor, and continuous learning
• Participate actively in multidisciplinary clinics, research programs, and collaborative oncology initiatives
• Engage with Roswell Park’s Men’s Sexual Health Program and integrated supportive care services
• Support a culture aligned with High Reliability Organization principles emphasizing excellence, accountability, compassion, and teamwork
• Provide comprehensive urologic oncology care with a focus on bladder cancer and complex GU malignancies
• Deliver patient-centered surgical and oncologic care utilizing advanced therapies and technologies
• Participate in multidisciplinary GU oncology clinics and tumor boards
• Collaborate closely with medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, radiology, and supportive care teams
• Contribute to innovative and evidence-based approaches to GU cancer treatment and survivorship

About the Department

The Department of Urology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is nationally recognized for its multidisciplinary approach to genitourinary cancer care, translational research, and surgical innovation. Faculty collaborate closely across urology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, genomics, and translational science to advance precision medicine and improve outcomes for patients with GU malignancies.

As America’s first cancer center and the only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Upstate New York, Roswell Park offers an exceptional academic environment with robust research infrastructure, extensive clinical trial access, and strong institutional support for surgeon-scientists and translational discovery.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Join the nation’s first cancer center and an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center committed to transforming cancer care, research, and education
• Collaborate within a highly interdisciplinary academic environment dedicated to innovation, mentorship, and scientific discovery
• Access robust institutional research infrastructure, including Biostatistics, Biomedical Research Informatics, Bioinformatics, and the Data Bank and Biorepository Shared Resources
• Utilize precision oncology and epidemiologic data resources through ORIEN (Oncology Research Information Exchange Network)
• Work alongside passionate colleagues deeply committed to community outreach, engagement, and health equity
• Opportunity for an academic appointment with the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• Thrive in Buffalo, New York — a welcoming, affordable, and culturally vibrant city with a growing medical and research corridor

What You’ll Bring

• MD, DO, or equivalent degree with Board Eligibility or Board Certification in Urology
• Strong clinical expertise and interest in urologic oncology with a focus on bladder cancer
• Commitment to multidisciplinary, patient-centered GU oncology care
• Passion for translational research, laboratory investigation, and scientific discovery
• Interest and ability to develop an externally funded independent research program
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively across clinical and scientific disciplines
• Passion for mentorship, education, and academic medicine
• Executive presence, intellectual curiosity, and strong communication skills
• Commitment to advancing innovation in GU oncology through research and clinical excellence
• Dedication to fostering a culture grounded in inclusion, accountability, compassion, safety, scientific rigor, and High Reliability Organization principles

Additional Highlights
• Approximately 50% protected research time supporting basic science and translational research initiatives
• Competitive salary, relocation assistance, productivity incentives, and comprehensive benefits
• Potential ability to sponsor H1 visas
• Participation in multidisciplinary GU clinics, tumor boards, and advanced procedural programs
• Excellent work/life balance within a collaborative academic environment

Qualifications:

Required Education and Experience

License and Certification Requirement
1. License or permit to practice as a Medical Doctor in the State of New York.
2. Possession of or eligibility for a valid medical specialty certificate in Urologic Oncology.
Education and Experience
Medical Doctor degree and prior full-time experience in the specialty of Urologic Oncology.

NOTE:
Required degrees must have been granted by an accredited school, college or university or one recognized by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as following acceptable educational practices.

About Us

Welcome to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. One of the largest employers in Western New York, Roswell Park has over 3,500 employees and is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in New York outside of New York City.

Founded in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park as America's first cancer center, Roswell Park set the standard for cancer centers across the country and world to follow. Equipped with the best facilities and the single objective of curing cancer, we have the sharpest and most creative minds working together in the classroom, laboratory and clinic to accelerate discovery and speed the delivery of promising new cancer treatments.

The Institute is recognized by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as one of only 51 Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the U.S. This designation signifies that all research, treatment and educational programs meet rigorous national standards and that the Institute has contributed fundamentally to the fight against cancer.

Roswell Park is also a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), an alliance of the nation's leading cancer centers. A not-for-profit organization, the NCCN brings together the best minds in science to engineer continuous quality improvements in cancer care, improves the effectiveness of cancer care delivery through the ongoing collection and analysis of outcome data on a national basis, enhances communications and collaboration among member institutions, offers access to the latest, most promising clinical trials, and provides best practice guidelines and measurement tools.

Roswell Park has achieved accreditation from the The Joint Commission (TJC) as a result of its demonstrated compliance with TJC's nationally recognized health care standards.

The innovative quality of our faculty’s research has earned Roswell Park a place among the National Cancer Institute’s top grantees.

• Over the past century, Roswell Park has been the source of historic breakthroughs in the field of oncology.
• Roswell Park initiated the nation’s first chemotherapy research program.
• Roswell Park conducted some of the earliest studies linking smoking to lung cancer.
• Roswell Park developed the PSA test for prostate-cancer screening.
• Roswell Park developed photodynamic therapy (PDT), approved by the FDA for the treatment of esophageal cancer and non-small cell lung cancer, and precancerous lesions in patients with Barrett's esophagus. Roswell Park is now developing the second generation of PDT drugs.
• Roswell Park geneticists created the gene library used to map and sequence the human genome. An Roswell Park geneticist was part of the research team involved in the international effort.