Chair, Department of Medicine for the Mount Sinai Health System

Chair, Department of Medicine for the Mount Sinai Health System
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) seeks a preeminent and inspirational leader to serve as Chair for the Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine, the largest academic department in the Mount Sinai Health System.

Reporting to the Dean of ISMMS and President for Academic Affairs for the Mount Sinai Health System, the Chair will have the opportunity to advance the remarkable trajectory of this leading Department. This will include propelling its research funding to amongst the top ten in the nation, continuing integration efforts across the health system, and advancing the clinical and educational programs as internationally recognized leaders. The Department serves an extraordinarily diverse population and seeks to be at the forefront of anti-racism, diversity, and inclusion.

As the Chair of the Department of Medicine for the Health System, the Chair will be responsible for the management of all aspects of the clinical, educational, and research activities of the departments of medicine of seven hospitals across New York City with a combined budget of $300 million. The Chair has responsibility for over 2,200 full-time and voluntary faculty in the Department working across 12 divisions, including Cardiology; Clinical Immunology; Gastroenterology; Liver Diseases; Endocrinology; General Internal Medicine; Hospital Medicine; Hematology and Medical Oncology; Nephrology; Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine; Infectious Diseases; and Rheumatology.

ISMMS is an international leader in medical and scientific training, biomedical research, and patient care. It is the medical school for the Mount Sinai Health System, which includes more than 5,000 faculty and more than 3,800 students, residents, and clinical fellows. Mount Sinai's unwavering pursuit of intellectual exchange, breakthrough research, and multidisciplinary teamwork propels us ever forward in biomedical discoveries, advances, and better outcomes for patients. ISMMS makes big, bold bets by investing in radical free thinkers and technology at the cutting edge.

The successful candidate will have achieved prominence at the top of their field within internal medicine as a scholar, educator, and clinician; have a progressive track record of leadership at a large and complex academic and clinical programs within an academic medical center health system; evidence of mentoring faculty to career success; and possess a strong aptitude for fundraising and securing extramural grant support. Candidates should also demonstrate progress in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and have instilled a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence in the areas they have led.

For confidential nominations or expressions of interest, please contact the ISMMS search consultants Karen Otto, Jeff Schroetlin, and Joyce De Leo, with WittKieffer, via e-mail: MSSMChairMedicine@wittkieffer.com

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. Yet we’re as diverse as the city we call home - culturally, ethically, in outlook and lifestyle. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together and participate actively as a leader within the Mount Sinai Health System by:

• Serving as the primary resource management representative of the Mount Sinai leadership teams, committees, etc., and acting as the primary executive leader interface between Mount Sinai and key executives from the health systems’ vendors and partners.
• Engaging with relevant thought leaders and policy-makers at the federal and state levels, and representing the Health System as assigned.
• Using a lens of equity in establishing and promoting policies and procedures and providing opportunities for all to thrive.
• Confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate behavior and challenges exclusionary organizational practices and serving as a role model to promote anti-racist behaviors.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people, and to create a welcoming, nurturing work environment where you can develop professionally. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, can make an impact on quality patient care. 

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Who We Are

Over 42,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospital campuses, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai Morningside (formerly Mount Sinai St. Luke’s), and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

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