About the Position
The Flint Animal Cancer Center (FACC) at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital is a world leader in veterinary oncology. Its mission is to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer in pet animals, translating research and knowledge to benefit people with cancer.
The FACC has a robust clinical, teaching, research, and outreach program. The organization houses more than a dozen internationally recognized research programs that investigate animal and human cancers. The FACC clinic has cared for companion animals with cancer for nearly four decades with cutting-edge diagnostic capabilities and treatment modalities as part of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, clinical service of medical, radiation, and surgical oncology and an integrated clinical trials service. The FACC clinical trials service is one of the largest in the country, averaging more than twenty trials a year. The FACC also trains future veterinary oncologists and oncology researchers in a variety of accredited programs.
The Director of the Flint Animal Cancer Center is a unique position that will lead the research, administrative, and service sectors of the Center. The Director’s responsibilities will broadly include leadership and vision for the center, oversight of teaching and clinical service programs, administrative commitments, and faculty support. The position may participate as a faculty member in an appropriate department with the option of participating in clinical service work, research, mentorship, education, or teaching.
Search Timeline
- March 6 – Committee received charge
- Week of April 2 – Job posted
- May 6 – Application deadline (full consideration)
- Late May – Semifinalist interviews
- Early June – Committee meets to select finalists
- June-July – Finalist interviews
FACC Director Search Committee
Hiring Authority
Susan VandeWoude, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Search Chair
Colin Clay, Executive Associate Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Search Committee
Jenna Burton, Associate Professor, Medical Oncology, Clinical Oncology Service Chief, FACC/Department of Clinical Sciences
James DeGregori, Deputy Director, University of Colorado Cancer Center and Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Giovanni Tremolada, Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology, CSU/FACC/Department of Clinical Sciences
Keara Boss, Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, CSU FACC/Department of Clinical Sciences
Dan Regan, Assistant Professor, PI FACC Cancer Immunology Laboratory, FACC/Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Brian Scansen, Professor and Service Head, Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences
Gregg Dean, Professor, PI of the Center for Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Jhoni Sorenson, Lead Oncology Veterinary Technician
Search Support
Sam Garcia, Human Resources Coordinator, Department of Clinical Sciences
EO Coordinator
Christy Conrad, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, HR Director