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Position: Head, Cancer Care Programme
Background:
The Tata Trusts have initiated a comprehensive Cancer Care Programme to provide Cancer
Care facilities across India with the following objectives:
• Easier Accessibility to treatment centres
• Affordability especially for weaker sections
• Standardised Care across all treatment centres
• Creating Awareness & Policy Support for prevention and early detection
To achieve the above objectives, a distributed cancer care model having three levels of
infrastructure has been adopted:
• Level 1: Comprehensive Oncology centres offering all diagnostic facilities, treatment
modalities, site specific specialization as well as research and academic facilities.
• Level 2: Comprehensive Oncology centres offering all diagnostic facilities including

Radiation, Surgical and Medical oncology facilities – set up adjacent to existing
District hospitals/Medical colleges.
• Level 3: Stand-alone centres / centres adjacent to District hospitals offering Medical

oncology services and diagnostic facilities.
• In addition to the above, Community outreach and awareness programmes are

undertaken to identify patients who are then referred for treatment to the nearest centre;
conduct screening for early detection of the disease; and to spread awareness about the
disease and its causes including tobacco control.
Tata Cancer Care Foundation (“TCCF”), a not-for-profit company incorporated under

Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, is the special purpose vehicle / implementation partner
of Tata Trusts to deliver the Cancer Care Programme.
TCCF, with its Corporate Centre in Mumbai, owns and operates cancer care hospitals / centres
at Tirupati and Ranchi. TCCF has also undertaken the responsibility of providing high-end
medical equipment to 17 cancer care hospitals in Assam and one hospital in Chandrapur with
funding support from Tata Trusts and for functioning as the ‘knowledge partner’ for the
continuing operations of these hospitals.
Role & Responsibilities:
(i) Strategy: Developing the overall strategy framework for achieving the stated
objectives of the Cancer Care Programme.
(ii) Project Development: Plan and conduct impact analysis of the cancer care projects
and refine and align the existing programs. Review and monitor the existing
portfolio of projects vis-à-vis their committed outcomes.
(iii) Organizational Development: Create an effective organization structure which is
built on competencies required for the achievement of the stated programme
objectives. Engage in the selection and appointments of personnel, especially
Medical Professionals, Clinicians, Technologists Nursing staff, etc. to ensure that
the medical facilities are equipped with competent and efficient personnel for
providing good quality treatment to patients at the various centres.
(iv) Financial Planning: Develop and implement innovative financial models to ensure
economic viability of the programme and sustainability of the centres. Plan and
participate in the mobilisation of funding support from potential donors for the
operations of the centres and the programmes.
(v) Innovation: Build an organization which scans the environment for innovative
solutions for cancer care in line with pioneering models across the world that can
be adapted to Indian conditions.
(vi) Work Culture: Create a culture of best practices for establishing a “patient centric”
model that has a direct impact on the patient and cancer care givers with emphasis
on screening, prevention, early diagnosis and extra-ordinary care for the patients.
(vii) Satisfaction of Patients and their relatives: Building hospitality centric processes
to improve patients’ experience and ensure there is no abandonment of treatment
mid way.
(viii) Awareness Campaigns: Provide guidance on communication and campaigns

targeted at creating awareness and prevention of the disease and also to enlist the
support of the Government, its agencies and like-minded institutions.
(ix) Collaboration: Build collaborative partnerships with Government and non-

governmental stakeholders and like-minded institutions for the advancement of the
objectives of the cancer care programme.

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Position: Head, Cancer Care Programme

• Level 2: Comprehensive Oncology centres offering all diagnostic facilities including

• Level 3: Stand-alone centres / centres adjacent to District hospitals offering Medical

• In addition to the above, Community outreach and awareness programmes are

Tata Cancer Care Foundation (“TCCF”), a not-for-profit company incorporated under

(viii) Awareness Campaigns: Provide guidance on communication and campaigns

(ix) Collaboration: Build collaborative partnerships with Government and non-

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