Description

We’re building something significant in central Pennsylvania — and we’re looking for the physician leader who wants to help shape it.

Penn State Health is seeking a Vice President of Oncology Service Line, reporting directly to the EVP and Chief Clinical Officer. This is a rare opportunity to lead oncology strategy and clinical operations across a growing, $4B+ academic health system — one with the only NCI-designated cancer program in the region.

What makes this role different:

This isn’t a siloed departmental role. You’ll have enterprise-wide scope — working across our flagship Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Cancer Institute, our expanding community hospital network, and Penn State College of Medicine. You’ll lead quality, safety, and innovation in oncology care while also influencing recruitment, network development, value-based care strategy, and academic-clinical integration.

The system has undergone a remarkable financial and operational turnaround, and we’re now investing aggressively in growth — which means this leader will have real resources, real authority, and a real opportunity to build.

You’re the right fit if you are:

• A board-certified oncologist (medical or surgical) with an MD or DO and active Pennsylvania licensure
• Clinically active, with 7+ years of experience (10+ preferred)
• An experienced physician leader — prior medical directorship or executive committee experience required
• Someone who can lead a dyad model with administrative partners and command credibility with academic faculty, community physicians, and health system executives alike
• Energized by the intersection of clinical excellence, physician engagement, and strategic growth

Why Penn State Health, why now:

We’re in a pivotal moment — expanding our geographic footprint, building out value-based programs through Penn State Health Care Partners, launching new community hospitals, and deepening our academic mission through the College of Medicine partnership. Oncology is a centerpiece of that strategy, and this leader will help set the direction.

If you’re a physician executive who wants to lead at scale, do meaningful work, and make a lasting mark on cancer care in Pennsylvania — we want to talk.