Neurology - Neuromuscular Medicine - Physician

DIVISION CHIEF, NEUROMUSCULAR DIVISION

A leadership opportunity to advance clinical excellence, discovery, education, faculty development, and sustainable growth in neuromuscular medicine.

The Opportunity

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Neurology invites applications and nominations for Chief of the Neuromuscular Division. The Division Chief will provide strategic, clinical, academic, administrative, and financial leadership for a collaborative division with multidisciplinary muscular dystrophy and ALS clinics, an active EMG laboratory, and comprehensive neuromuscular care. The division is home to an ALS Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence and an MDA Care Center, and partners with the Vanderbilt ALS Research Center and the department's ALS clinical research program. A $10 million State of Tennessee appropriation for ALS research is building clinical trial, biospecimen and neuropathology capacity across the program. Reporting to the Department Chair, the Chief will advance excellence in patient care, research, education, faculty development, and sustainable program growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and execute a strategic vision for the division’s clinical, research, educational, and academic missions.

• Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain outstanding faculty, advanced practice providers, trainees, and staff while fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and accountable culture.

• Oversee clinical quality, safety, access, efficiency, patient experience, and responsible growth across ambulatory, multidisciplinary, and electrodiagnostic programs.

• Promote scholarly productivity, interdisciplinary collaboration, extramural funding, clinical research, and excellence in learner education.

• Partner with ALS clinical research leadership and the Vanderbilt ALS Research Center to grow neuromuscular clinical research and trial enrollment.

• Manage divisional resources and financial performance in partnership with departmental and health system leaders.

• Represent the division within VUMC and externally, communicate priorities clearly, and align stakeholders around shared goals.

Qualifications

• MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent degree; board certification in Neurology; and subspecialty certification or advanced expertise in Neuromuscular Medicine and/or Clinical Neurophysiology with an EMG focus.

• Completion of relevant fellowship training and eligibility for Tennessee medical licensure, VUMC clinical privileges, and appointment at a senior faculty rank.

• A record of excellence in clinical care, scholarship, education, and service appropriate for a division chief appointment.

• Demonstrated leadership experience, including program development, faculty mentorship, multidisciplinary collaboration, and responsible resource management.

• Strong communication skills and a commitment to professionalism, faculty development, and inclusive excellence.