Chief of Endocrinology - Physician - Mount Sinai Hospital - Manhattan, NY

Chief Of Endocrinology

Mount Sinai Hospital is seeking a Chief of Endocrinology to add to its growing Division of Endocrinology!

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is seeks to recruit an outstanding Physician-Scientist to serve as its next Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease in the Department of Medicine. Mount Sinai is currently in the top 10-12 in NIH support nationally, and is located in a beautiful part of New York City directly adjacent to 5th Avenue and Central Park. Mount Sinai Endocrinology has satellite practices in multiple parts of New York City, and is strong clinically in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, MASH, MAFLD, obesity, thyroid disease, adrenal disease, pituitary disease and reproductive disorders, and has one of the largest automated insulin delivery (AID) system programs in the US. The Endocrinology group is also strong in basic research in pancreatic beta cell regenerative drug development, MASH/MAFLD and in prostate cancer research. Mount Sinai overall is also exceptionally strong in research in neuroscience, immunology, pulmonary, GI, oncology, genomics and bioinformatics, as well as others.

Responsibilities

Administration of the Division: The chief is responsible for the overall management of the Division including:

• Development of strategic plans and goals for the Division in alignment with those of the Department of Medicine and the greater Mount Sinai Health System;
• Oversight of all financial, operational and personnel issues within the Division and System;
• Oversight of and responsibility for divisional faculty, including recruitment of new faculty;
• Advance the national reputation of the Division through scholarship, education and innovation in the clinical environment, including as this relates to the broad System emphasis on population health management.

Clinical Responsibilities: The Division Chief will:

• Responsible for the overall management of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease; including the development of an academically oriented training program, growth of the clinical program, expansion of the basic research program and the maintenance of a financially viable program and the enhancement of the clinical and scientific status of the Division
• Administrative responsibilities include: annual performance evaluations for faculty and staff, budget reports, profit and loss reports, coordination of staffing and establishment of policies and procedures in accordance with approved departmental and school administrative policies.
• Oversee clinical practice development, including the ongoing strategic growth of two Sinai Doctors faculty practices on the Upper West Side
• Further development of an integrative patient-centered outcomes-oriented practice in close coordination with population health initiatives developed by the Health System such as the Metabolic, Body Composition and Sports Performance Clinic and the Clinical Weight Loss Program;
• Maintain and further the goal of providing outstanding care to both inpatients and outpatients.
• Responsible for physician coverage, teaching, and the organizational aspects of the division's clinic.

Education and Mentoring Responsibilities: The Division Chief will:

• Bring an established record of mentorship at all levels including the ability to foster the growth of both the Clinician-Educator and the Clinician-Researcher;
• Develop new and innovative educational goals consistent with the objectives of the System GME and Department of Medicine;
• Support the development and maturation of new curricula in the Endocrinology Fellowship Program at Mount Sinai.
• Responsible for all teaching aspects of the Division regarding medical students, house staff, fellowship training and continuing medical education. The educational program should include bedside training, didactic sessions, preparation of conferences and a written core curriculum.
• The curriculum. The Division Chief is responsible for developing educational goals consistent with the objectives recommended by Residency Review Committee guidelines.
• Responsible to develop and maintain fellowship training programs that comply with ABIM and Residency Review Committee requirements in anticipation of future site visits and official evaluations of such programs. Including maintaining an appropriate volume of patients, in-patient and out-patient experiences, teaching, research and documented periodic trainee evaluation.
• Responsible for developing an NIH funded research program including leadership in a Program Project or Center Grant application, successfully competing for an NIH training grant, and the development of K (mentored) awardees.
• Responsible for fostering the career development of junior faculty members by mentoring and example.
• Responsible for growth of in-patient and out-patient clinical services, including faculty practice.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have an MD or DO.
• Candidates must have or be eligible for a New York medical license and must be board certified or eligible in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism with preference given to those with advanced degrees.
• Substantial experience in clinical practice development, mentorship and faculty management are highly desired.
• Experience and achievement suitable for faculty appointment at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai at the Associate Professor or Professor rank.
• Candidates must have demonstrated leadership experience in academic medicine, clinical practice, or professional societies.
• Candidates must have national recognition in clinical, translational, and/or basic research.
• Candidates must have requisite experience and leadership qualities to develop a vision for how to sustain and grow all facets of the division's missions as well as foster a collaborative and collegial work environment.
• Candidates must be of high character and who lead by example and in a consistent manner.
• Candidates must relate well to a wide variety of constituents; be open to differences; lead effectively up and down the organization; build diverse networks; and treat differences fairly and equitably.
• Candidates must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to work cooperatively and congenially within a diverse academic and clinical environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• History of extramural research funding and publications in high impact journals.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality and safety in healthcare.
• Skilled facilitator, able to inspire trust and confidence among MSHS's diverse internal and external constituencies.
• Ability and willingness to engage broadly across the MSHS community as an institutional leader and to be a highly visible ambassador for the division, the department, and the school of medicine both internally, in the greater NY region, and nationally.
• Strong leadership and management skills, and proven abilities to concurrently manage multiple complex programs.
• Excellent judgment, independent thinking, communication skills, and sound political judgment will be highly valued.
• Successful track record of recruitment and development of faculty, trainees and students.

Compensation range from 375K to 500K (not including bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits)