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Gastrointestinal Academic & Clinical Leader for the Center
| Company | Advocate Health Care |
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| Location | Charlotte, NC, USA |
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| Salary | $112.4 – $179.85 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | MD |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- MD required
- National academic stature
- Accomplished clinical skills
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Criteria for appointment at the Associate Professor or Professor level in the Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Responsibilities
- Implement a long-term vision for Gastroenterology that is built around excellence in our three core academic missions of teaching, patient care, and research and around our mission to improve health equity for the populations we serve.
- Further enhance extramural research programs by aligning with institutional strengths and with the focus of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine research centers.
- Recruit and retain exceptional research and clinical faculty.
- Support the career development of research and clinical faculty and serve as a nurturing mentor.
- Develop an organizational and leadership structure for managing Gastroenterology academic and clinical programs.
- Work with the Senior Medical Director of the Adult Medical Specialties Care Division, Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, and Chief of the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Section on Gastroenterology and Hepatology to develop and implement strategies for growing clinical services across the Greater Charlotte and Winston-Salem markets, establishing regional referral programs for specific high impact clinical conditions, and enhancing contributions margins of clinical programs.
- Partner with the Chair of Surgery in the Greater Charlotte Region to grow the Center for Digestive Health.
- Promote diversity and inclusion in all of its dimensions and nurture a supportive and respectful environment that enables faculty and non-faculty physicians and staff to accomplish their professional goals.
Preferred Qualifications
- Established track record of scholarship and success in obtaining extramural funding as principle investigator for clinical and/or healthcare delivery research studies in an area of Gastroenterology that connects with the Academic Learning Health System.
- Established track record in leading clinical programs.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to work effectively in a matrixed organization with research center directors and clinical and health system leadership to further advance the Center’s academic programs.
- Extensive experience teaching as a professor of Gastroenterology at a top-tier Academic Medical Center.
- Demonstrated creativity in developing a compelling vision for digestive diseases research that are fully aligned with institutional strengths and School of Medicine research centers.
- Demonstrated ability to lead a diverse group and work with health system partners using a collaborative approach and to nurture, mentor, and support the career development of junior faculty and trainees.
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Strong communication and presentation skills for both clinical and non-clinical audiences and the ability to obtain philanthropic support.
- Demonstrated commitment to promote diversity, inclusion, and health equity and to advocate for these core organizational values.
