Division Chief of Endocrinology (Associate/Full Professor) (NTE/TE/T)

The Chief of Endocrinology will provide strategic leadership and direction for all aspects of the Division. The Division Chief will be responsible for all planning, policy, operations, and oversight of academic, research, and clinical programs of the Division. The Chief of Endocrinology will have financial authority over the division  budget, including extramural research and philanthropic funding received and other financial matters for the division, in accordance with applicable University policies and practices. The Chief of Endocrinology will have discretion in the recruitment and retention of division faculty who will have a direct reporting line. Qualified candidates must possess a Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic (DO) or equivalent degree from an accredited institution and be eligible for a University of Arizona academic appointment at the Associate or Full Professor rank. The Chief of Endocrinology will also play a prominent role in the establishment of a Diabetes Research Center with the support of an ongoing University of Arizona (UA) capital campaign and the continued development of an NIH - T32 training program in diabetes, endocrine, and metabolism.

The Endocrinology division is one of twelve within the Department of Medicine, which leads the University of Arizona, College of Medicine-Tucson in research funding, and has two residency programs, 15 fellowship programs including endocrinology, and numerous mentorship opportunities in multidisciplinary health science graduate programs. The College anchors the University of Arizona Health Sciences (UAHS) campus, which also houses the UA Colleges of Public Health, Pharmacy, and Nursing, as well as multiple research Centers of Excellence, and includes a research partnership with the Veterans Affairs (VA) Tucson Medical Center, which serves all Southern Arizona. The College inspires and trains individuals to become exemplary physicians, scientists and leaders who are life-long learners and inquisitive scholars. We embrace professionalism, innovation, and collaboration to optimize health and health care for all. The University of Arizona Health  Sciences embodies the University’s priorities of engagement, partnership, innovation, and synergy in its world-class academic and research initiatives, with clinical facilities throughout Greater Tucson. Building on an established partnership with Banner Health, the fourth largest non-profit healthcare system in the U.S., the division and department are well- positioned as the sole academic health care provider in southern Arizona to provide transformative health care to the communities that we serve by achieving excellence in clinical care, education, and individual and team-based research. The incumbent will work collaboratively with the leaders of the College and Banner – University Medical Group (B-UMG) to further this tripartite mission and position the division for continued growth through innovation.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and management of day-to-day operations of the Division of Endocrinology.
• Responsible for recruitment, management, compensation, and retention of faculty in consideration of UA, UHSC, College, and B—UMG strategic plans and initiatives in balance of the multiple, tripartite mission of the University.
• Collaborate with Academic Affairs and other educational offices at the College to ensure the division and their faculty are advancing the mission of the medical student, graduate student, and graduate medical education teaching programs.
• Responsible for maintaining liaison with other clinical and/or basic science departments to foster an integrated teaching environment for the College.
• Has the responsibility to support and expand research activities within the division, and across the Department, College and UAHS, working with key partners.
• Provide leadership oversight and effective management of an active program of independent, extramurally funded basic, translational or clinical research in area of research expertise/specialization.
• Is the clinical role model and leader of the division’s clinical activities and works with the Dean, Department Head, and the B—UMG CEO to coordinate the clinical activities of the division and oversee inpatient and outpatient clinical services.
• Responsible for maintaining appropriate standards of care appropriate to the discipline.
• Provide direct patient care in the inpatient and/or ambulatory (outpatient) setting as a licensed and fully credentialed provider as a member of Banner—University Medical Group.
• Responsible for ensuring the fiscal accountability and sustainability of the division working with the College’s Business Affairs Office.
• Responsible for encouraging and supporting diversity among the division’s constituents, creating an environment of professionalism, respect, tolerance, and acceptance and work in partnership with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

As a land-grant, Hispanic-serving institution and active NIH-partner for the All of Us Research program, the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson champions diversity as a core value central to its mission. We are committed to promoting and supporting diversity and inclusion in our research, clinical and educational missions to meet the needs of the students, faculty, staff, and the communities we serve. We believe diversity at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson creates role models, broadens perspectives, combats negative stereotyping, and optimizes our ability to provide health care for all. We also respectfully  acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more. Tucson, a UNESCO-designated city of gastronomy set in the high Sonoran Desert in the midst of five mountain ranges, offers a culturally rich scene, including opera, theatre and professional sports teams, as well as some of the top- rated K-12 schools in Arizona and the nation, boasting an average 340 sunny days a year in a warm dry climate ideal for year-round outdoor recreation.

Requirements

• MD, DO, or equivalent.
• Board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine/Medical Subspecialties and eligible for unrestricted medical licensure in the State of Arizona.
• Three to five years of progressively complex administrative experience (e.g., program leader, center/section director, etc.) in an academic medical center setting.
• Demonstrated track record of distinction in teaching, clinical care, and/or research in an academic department of medicine or equivalent environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to patient care, reflecting a service-oriented, team-based philosophy with hospital administration and health professional colleagues from all disciplines, departments, and specialties.
• Successful track record of recruitment and development of faculty, trainees, and students.
• A record of solid performance as a skilled manager with the ability to grow revenues, meet budgets, measure, and improve productivity and outcomes, and undertake appropriate business strategies to achieve division, unit, department and/or enterprise goals.
• If the individual selected for employment does NOT currently hold a faculty title with The University of Arizona, College of Medicine-Tucson, they will be required to obtain faculty status. This will include obtaining letters of recommendation and review by the appropriate College review committee.