Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a strategic plan for the Department that aligns with the Katz and Temple Faculty Physicians' strategic plan. The plan should address the following five areas of responsibility: Clinical Care, Educational Mission (medical students, other professional students, residents and fellows, faculty and outreach CME), Faculty Mentoring (promotion, clinical, educational, and research productivity), Research (grant support, publications, presentations), and Administrative.
• Create an environment of professionalism, respect, tolerance, and belonging for all.
• Create and execute strategies to engage with local communities, building trust and fostering partnerships.
• Partner with Faculty Affairs and Education to develop faculty programs for academic and professional growth.
• Manage the resources of the department's clinical, research, and educational enterprise prudently and effectively.
• Communicate effectively and frequently with leadership and the faculty and staff to ensure that strategies and activities of the department enterprise are aligned with the organization's mission, vision, and goals.
• Develop a plan for recruiting, supporting, and mentoring faculty. Participate in faculty career development plans and retention efforts. Provide an annual evaluation of all department faculty. Make recommendations on faculty appointments, promotions, and tenure.
• Provide administrative direction and supervision to the department’s faculty and staff.
• Plan effectively for the anticipated demand for clinical services from expanding patient volumes, ensuring sufficient facilities, technologies, operations, staffing, and outreach activities.
• Ensure that clinical operations are patient-centered, efficient, effective, high-quality, and safe.

Requirements

• This position requires an M.D. or equivalent.
• Qualified candidates must be board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and qualified for an academic appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor (preferred) in the medical school.
• Candidates should possess an exemplary record in clinical care, research, scholarship, and mentoring or education, as well as demonstrated prior leadership experience.
• Candidates will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Candidates should be active participants in specialty organizations/committees at the regional and national levels
• Candidates must be eligible to obtain medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Nice To Have

• additional pertinent degrees (Ph.D., M.B.A., and M.P.H.) and/or fellowship training are encouraged to apply.
• Experience leading complex clinical programs or departments (preferred).
• Familiarity with urban health challenges and community-based care models (preferred).
• Demonstrated records of program building and development, collaboration, community engagement, clinical care, education, and leadership (preferred).

Benefits

• comprehensive suite of benefits—including a generous 403(b) retirement match, 457(b), health, dental, vision, life, malpractice, tuition remission, and CME, among others.