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Moores Cancer Center Careers

The Moores Cancer Center is one of just 57 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the United States and the only one in San Diego County. As a consortium cancer center, it is a collaborative partnership between the UCSD: encompassing 14 departments (12 clinical, 2 basic sciences), 3 professional schools (School of Medicine, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Public Health), UCSD Health oncology hospitals and clinics; the basic and public health research and outreach of San Diego State University, and the basic and translational research of the La Jolla Institute of Immunology. These various programs and units are all dedicated to fulfilling the Moores Cancer Center's mission of reducing cancer's burden. As such, it ranks among the top centers in the nation conducting the continuum of cancer research, providing advanced patient care, and serving the community through outreach and education programs.

As a top-ranking, future-oriented organization, we offer challenging career opportunities in a fast-paced and innovative environment. Moores Cancer Center Business Office follows a progressive philosophy of career-path development for its employees including opportunities for cross-training, professional development, and progressive responsibility.

The Clinical Trials Office (CTO) at UCSD's Moores Cancer Center administers many clinical trials on behalf of its member investigators, including trials sponsored by National Cancer Institute cooperative groups, pharmaceutical companies, and physician investigators.

Research Program Director – 134818

The Department of Urology provides the highest quality of urologic care, research and education in each subspecialty domain of urology. Those subspecialties include urology oncology, infertility and andrology, women’s pelvic medicine and voiding dysfunction, urinary stone disease and endourology, reconstructive urology and urologic trauma and pediatric urology. The urology clinical program consists of faculty members, fellows and residents and conducts ambulatory outpatient care in 7 clinical sites.

Applies extensive knowledge of clinical research protocols and processes to design research projects of large scope and high degrees of complexity. Primarily responsible for the development, implementation, and management (including technical operations, grant financing, and data/statistics) of multiple clinical trial programs. Manages a portfolio of technical projects within large, multi-site and multi-trial research networks with responsibility to monitor for optimal performance against targets, deliverables, milestones and budgets. Tracks, monitors and reports on project status with project staff and leadership teams to ensure projects meet technical and programmatic targets. Performs other duties assigned as needed

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Clinical Research Data Coordinator I – 134967

Reporting directly to the Disease Team Project Manager, the Data Coordinator I is responsible for coordinating and managing the ongoing collection, quality assurance, and analysis of data for low to moderately complex oncology clinical trials. Working in conjunction with the Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC), the Data Coordinator ensures timely and accurate data entry, reporting, and responsiveness to data queries. Assists with ongoing monitoring and quality assurance to ensure compliance with data requirements. Directly communicate with physicians and clinical staff to review study data and provide routine updates to the clinical research team. Other duties assigned as needed.

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(RN) Nurse Manager – Moores Cancer Center Infusion – 133215

This position will manage and have oversight of UC San Diego Health's Moores Cancer Center Infusion Center. This includes Garden Infusion, BMT infusion, CTI Infusion, Fast Track areas and lab draw station. This person will be responsible for managing, organizing, planning, assessing and monitoring services provided in the Infusion Center. This person will work collaboratively with other members of cancer services, which includes senior leadership, providers, operational leaders and staff. This position is expected to perform with a high degree of autonomy, identifying and collaborating with appropriate stakeholders, using effective project management skills.

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Radiation Therapy Technologist – La Jolla – 134036

Radiation Therapy Technologists typically confer with Radiation Oncologists and work closely with Dosimetrists to discuss the treatment plan and the type of simulator films that will be necessary; place reference markings on the patients' body; review treatment procedures with the patient to reinforce the therapist's comments on reactions to therapy, to ensure that communication and emergency procedures are understood, and to advise on appropriate dietary and skin care procedures; position patients for single portal, multiple portal, rotation or cross beam therapy, providing immobilization devices as required; set up equipment according to the treatment plan verifying the placement of bars, wedges and similar devices; closely monitor the patient for unexpected reactions and report these deviations to the Therapist; and record delivered dosage values on the chart, verifying these values against the prescribed treatment plan.

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