Description
The Department of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) seeks to recruit a leader who will serve as Director of the Mildred Stahlman Division of Neonatology. Qualified candidates should be committed to the department's mission to improve the lives of infants and children through excellence in clinical care, research, and preparing the next generation of leaders in neonatology. The next director will also be a recognized international leader in neonatal-perinatal medicine who has a strategic vision for the clinical, educational, and research missions of a thriving Division.
The Division of Neonatology is currently comprised of more than 70 MD and PhD faculty who serve as Neonatologists, NICU and Newborn Hospitalists, and Research Scientists. Clinical sites throughout middle Tennessee include Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt (a 131-bed Level IV NICU), three Level II NICUs, and five Level I Newborn Nurseries staffed by pediatricians and nurse practitioners. The division supports an ACGME-approved Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship program.
With expansion of the faculty, clinical enterprise, training program, and research productivity over the past decade, the Division of Neonatology is well positioned for additional growth and leadership on a national and international level. Research is supported through robust and broad research core facilities including genomics, informatics, imaging, clinical trials, and global health, with connection to outstanding training programs in Pulmonology, Cardiology, Pharmacology, Genetics, and others. The VUMC CTSA has a K12-type program to foster independent research careers, and the Vanderbilt Neonatal Clinical Repository contains curated data on more than 15,000 NICU patients, with 900 of these containing Whole Exome or Genome Wide DNA data.
Job Description
Responsibilities of the Division Director include providing leadership, strategic planning, and oversight of the division's initiatives in coordination with the Chair of Pediatrics, representing and leading the division's faculty and staff, and collaborating with peer leaders to implement, evaluate, and improve the division's clinical, quality, educational, and research programs.
Academic rank, track, and compensation will be dependent upon qualifications. VUMC offers a generous benefits package to its faculty.
Application Instructions
The start date is negotiable, and the position will remain open until it is filled. To be considered, interested candidates must apply with a current curriculum vitae (CV) and letter of interest through the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine job board, click "Apply Now" to submit.
