Division Head, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine - Division of Anatomic Pathology

Essential Job Functions: Strategic planning and leadership Plan, organize, and direct the activities of the division in its diverse organizational settings. Develop and coordinate short- and long-range goals of the division. Establish and maintain high morale of the division by fostering and enhancing collaboration and professionalism among members of the division and external partners. Participates as a member of the Division Head/Program Directors group and meets routinely with the department leadership as appropriate Advocates for the programs and resources necessary to optimize outcomes of Divisional priorities and the pediatric patients the Division serves. Divisional financial health Develop and implement the annual and long-range budgets of the division. Assure program effectiveness and impact across the four domains of clinical care, advocacy, research, and education. Clinical care Provide clinical supervision of medical services and assure appropriateness, quality, and safety of patient care within the division, and assure appropriate supervision of trainees. Maintain program accreditation, ensuring that the service meets or exceeds local and national standards of outcome performance. Research Promote substantive research that leverages partnership opportunities within and outside the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and effectively integrates and translates the research platform with improved clinical care. Teaching, mentoring and faculty development Promote teaching by providing leadership for and participation in the education of medical students, residents, fellows, and staff. Provide leadership in area of expertise to the department and its affiliated institutions. Mentor faculty, ensuring that each member of the division/program receives an annual performance evaluation applicable to his/her job description. Leverage Departmental resources to develop and implement objectives for faculty career development. Assures the participation of the division faculty in the general educational programs of the department including instructing medical students, precepting residents and importantly increase the number and quality of fellow applicants consistent with the goals of the Dean of the Medical School, and by attending education conferences and participating in committees as requested. Personal and Professional Attributes An engaging and enthusiastic leadership style built upon a spirit of collaboration and teamwork, and support of others An innate ability to set high standards and continuously strive for collective excellence in clinical care, advocacy, research, and education The vision to create and implement a strategy to further build multidisciplinary relationships across a complex organization that encourages and develops collaborative research An ability to recruit and inspire a varied group of physician scientists and clinicians A diplomatic, persuasive, and credible presence that relates well to a wide variety of audiences Decision making processes driven by the highest personal and professional integrity An influencing management style that invites creative problem solving An open and transparent communication style that welcomes difference A creative and innovative thinker, comfortable with thinking outside the box Skillful, balanced, and measured negotiation skills that support collegiality An ability to balance accountability while supporting a culture of risk taking and growth

Requirements: Qualified candidates will possess an MD or MD/PhD degree, Board Certification in Pediatric Pathology (preferred), and a medical license, or eligibility for, in the State of Illinois. Demonstrated leadership in clinical care, development of research, and/or administration within pathology. The start date is negotiable and the position will remain open until filled. The expected base pay range for this position is $350,000 - $475,000 Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Benefits: At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful and competitive benefits. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more. For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week, Lurie Children's Medical Group offers a generous benefits package that includes: Medical, dental and vision insurance Employer paid group term life and disability Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account Flexible Spending Accounts Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave403(b): with a mandatory 5% contribution, 10% employer match Various voluntary benefits: Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage Tuition assistance from Lurie Children's Hospital Student loan servicing and support Adoption benefits Backup Childcare and Eldercare Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members Discount on services at Lurie Children's facilities Discount purchasing program When applying, please upload a CV and cover letter describing your interest and alignment with the position. Also upload this completed list of references form to suggest the names of individuals who could write letters of reference on your behalf. Please read ALL instructions and make preparations before proceeding to the application page: Applications will only be accepted via online submission (see link below).Please prepare all documents in advance as Adobe PDF files, and please be sure all information is entered correctly and accurately (especially names and email addresses), as there will be no opportunity for online revision after your application has been submitted. All required fields in the application form are marked with an asterisk and must be filled before clicking the "Submit" button. Be aware that incomplete applications cannot be saved. Applications accepted here: Apply for JobNorthwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern's non-discrimination statement. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process.