Radiation Oncologist

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Radiation Oncology physician to join their team in California's Silicon Valley. This role offers the opportunity to work in fully equipped departments in Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, with a new cancer center opening in Santa Clara in 2027. The position is shareholder-track within a physician-led organization that emphasizes collaboration, mentorship, and innovation.

Practice Info

• Work at Sutter Health Palo Alto Medical Foundation at Sunnyvale and Santa Clara radiation oncology departments
• Departments are fully loaded with Varian TrueBeam, TrueBeam STx, and Edge linear accelerator systems, Siemens and GE CT simulators, BrainLab ExacTrac Dynamic, AlignRT, and a dedicated HDR brachytherapy suite with a Varian BRAVOS system
• Cancer program has numerous accreditations, active participation in clinical trials, and several specialty and sub-specialty multidisciplinary tumor boards
• New cancer center opening in Santa Clara in 2027, which will include a new Sutter Health hospital and a medical school
• Physician-led inclusive organization, emphasizing collaboration, mentorship, clinician / staff well-being, and innovation
• Straightforward access to collegial specialists

Responsibilities

• Join the department as a shareholder-track physician
• Actively participate in leadership and committee work opportunities
• Actively promote quality improvement projects

Compensation

• $550,000 /Yr
• Shareholder eligible after two years
• Shareholders enjoy very competitive, production-based income
• Relocation allowance

Benefits

• Sabbaticals for work-life balance
• Generous benefits package
• 401K
• Cash-balance retirement plan
• HSA

Shift & Schedule

• Full-time preferred, but part-time can be considered based on candidate qualifications
• Schedule flexibility

Requirements

• Board-certified or board-eligible in Radiation Oncology
• Highly skilled team player
• Relevant experience in IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, SBRT, and SRS is required
• Experience with prostate seed brachytherapy and HDR brachytherapy is a plus