Job ID: 18
Job Title: Chief, Pulmonary Medicine
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Building upon the pioneering research and international leadership in pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, sleep and allergic disorders of the lung, the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) are seeking a visionary leader as the next Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine (PACCSM). This individual will drive the Division forward, ushering in a new era of achievement and influence in the fields of pulmonary and critical care medicine of the lung on a global scale.
The Division Chief of PACCSM will lead and promote the growth and development of outstanding scientific, educational and clinical programs, shaping strategy and operations while enhancing the Division’s excellent reputation of extramural funding. The incoming Chief will play a critical role in developing groundbreaking clinical, translational, and basic research and training programs while building collaborative programs and initiatives across other divisions and departments within the world-renowned University of Pittsburgh and the UPMC Health System. This position requires a dynamic, passionate, and experienced academic physician-scientist leader with a proven track record of success across the spectrum of collaborative clinical leadership, significant administrative experience, academic and educational excellence, program development, exemplary scholarship, successful faculty recruitment and development, and community engagement.
Outreach and expansion in clinical services coupled with robust, collaborative research are the key ingredients to the continued growth and success of the Division of PACCSM and the Department of Medicine. This academic physician-investigator, with vision, enthusiasm, and experience, will report directly to the Chair of the Department of Medicine and will have the opportunity to leverage the extensive scientific and technological resources available within UPMC and UPSOM.
AN INTEGRATED GLOBAL HEALTH ENTERPRISE
Over the last 20 years, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has ushered in a new era of health care excellence in Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania, and locations around the world. UPMC is a world-renowned $28 billion global health enterprise and integrated health care provider and insurer affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh.
Globally recognized as a leading research institution headquartered in Pittsburgh, UPMC has a strong history of attracting medical research funding, allowing it to invest significantly in cutting-edge research and development. The Department of Medicine receives more than $160 million in research funding annually, and the University is the nation’s sixth-largest university recipient of NIH funding. UPMC is shaping the future of health through clinical and technological innovation, research, and education. Its clinicians and physicians have access to a vast array of technologies and resources that facilitate an unmatched level of patient care. The PACCSM Division boasts a distinguished history and a commitment to superior patient care, education, and research support from a large National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 training grant, maintaining its status as one of the premier pulmonary medicine divisions in the nation. UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside is nationally ranked in pulmonology by U.S. News & World Report.
CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates for the position of Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine will possess outstanding credentials, a record of academic accomplishments, and outstanding executive leadership capacity, including but not limited to:
- Academic Excellence: Outstanding credentials and a record of academic achievement, national engagement, and distinction as a clinician, educator, and investigator with considerable scientific stature and strong evidence of scholarship. Participation and leadership in relevant state, national, and/or international professional societies is additive. Academic credentials and achievements should meet qualifications for appointment as a full professor or senior associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
- Organizational Leadership and Development: Progressive leadership experience, in a current leadership role, with significant research experience and national/international reputation. Successful administrative leadership experience (e.g., Division Chief, Vice Chief, Program Director) in an academic health center and/or research institution.
- Clinical Excellence: Recognized clinical expertise in an area of Pulmonary Medicine/Critical Care and formative leadership experience to enhance the clinical, educational, and research missions of the Division. Experience integrating community practices and community physicians into academic practice is additive.
- Faculty and Staff Development: Successful track record of recruiting and developing faculty (clinicians, clinician scientists, full-time scientists). Demonstrated ability to identify and recruit a diverse staff at all levels.
- Education, Certification, and Licensure: M.D. or D.O. is required. Board Certification in Internal Medicine and subspecialty clinical and/or research fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care. Eligible for medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
To ensure full consideration, inquiries, nominations, CVs, and applications should be submitted electronically in confidence to c/o: Elaine Auerbach, MBA, MPH, at eauerbach@kbic.com and/or academicmedicine@kbic.com or call 972.265.5259.
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Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
UPMC has been recognized with a Catalyst Award, the premier gender equity award for advocates of diversity, equity, and inclusion which recognizes organizations whose influential and pioneering initiatives accelerate and advance women and people of color into leadership roles. The University of Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity Employer for Minorities/Women/Vets/Disabled. UPMC is an equal opportunity employer.
