System Chief Division of Infectious Diseases – Physician – Manhattan, NY

Mount Sinai Health System is currently seeking an accomplished and experienced Physician or exceptional PhD Researcher (with a clinical partner) to assume the role of System Chief for the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine. 

The ideal candidate should demonstrate substantial leadership skills and a dedication to advancing clinical and translational research, particularly using NIH grants. The Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai receives approximately $154 million from the NIH to conduct groundbreaking research across 14 divisions. 

Reporting to the System Chair of the Department of Medicine, the System Chief will have oversight of approximately 85 full- and part-time faculty, and 22 voluntary physicians across the Mount Sinai Health System. Responsibilities will encompass the administrative, clinical, research, and educational dimensions of the Division, with a keen appreciation of its distinctive role in medical education and its connection to the community. The System Chief will also have an understanding of the evolving landscape of health care and its effects on health care delivery at academic medical institutions with off-campus ambulatory sites under the auspices of the Mount Sinai Health System.

Mount Sinai Health System serves one of the most diverse patient populations in the world, and the Division of Infectious Diseases offers a wide range of services from general and transplant infectious diseases to lifelong treatment to persons with HIV. Our faculty provides top-tier, personalized care for patients in the five boroughs and beyond while conducting groundbreaking research on the most challenging diseases of our time. The Division is at the forefront of research, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases, including HIV, COVID-19, emerging pathogens, opportunistic infections, and viral hepatitis. The faculty in the Division of Infectious Diseases provides consultation on both inpatient and outpatient service areas, offering expert guidance on the diagnosis and management of bacterial, fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic, and viral infections, as well as preventive services such as travel medicine and pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV. The Division of Infectious Diseases provides care to persons with HIV at the Institute for Advanced Medicine (IAM). IAM has four clinical sites with subspecialty practices for those who are underserved or have specialized needs. Specialized needs groups include persons with HIV, members of the LGBTQ community, victims of domestic violence, and recently incarcerated men and women who are transitioning to life on their own.

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the importance of understanding, monitoring, and responding to novel and re-emerging pathogens, and the Division is prioritizing this work across several areas. For example, in collaboration with Mount Sinai’s Department of Genetics and Genomics, our Infectious Disease researchers utilize genomics to understand how hospital infections are acquired, transmitted, identified, and treated. In collaboration with the Department of Microbiology, scientists are working on new diagnostics and therapeutic interventions, such as antibody therapies and vaccines. It is expected that the System Chief will foster such collaborations to continue to grow the research portfolio.

The System Chief of Infectious Diseases’ responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: 

• Overall management of the System Division of Infectious Diseases across the Mount Sinai Health System (on-campus sites at Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Downtown/Union Square, Mount Sinai Morningside, and Mount Sinai West; and off-campus ambulatory sites). This includes the development of an academically oriented training program, growth of in-hospital and ambulatory clinical programs, and expansion of the basic, clinical and translational research programs. Additional expectations include the maintenance of a financially viable program and the enhancement of the clinical and scientific status of the Division of Infectious Diseases. Site Chiefs throughout the Mount Sinai Health System report to the System Chief in addition to the corresponding Site Chair of Medicine. 
• All teaching aspects of the Division regarding medical students, postdoctoral trainees, and continuing medical education. The educational program should include bedside training, didactic sessions, preparation of conferences and a written core curriculum. 
• Developing and maintaining fellowship training programs that comply with ABIM and Residency Review Committee requirements in anticipation of future site visits and official evaluations of such programs. This includes maintaining an appropriate volume of patients, in-patient and out-patient experiences, teaching, research and documented periodic trainee evaluation. The Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Directors will report to the System Division Chief. 
• Growing the NIH-funded research program including leadership in a program project or Center Grant application, successfully competing for an NIH training grant, and the development of K (mentored) awardees. 
• Fostering the career development of junior faculty members by mentoring and example. 
• Growth of in-patient and out-patient clinical services, including faculty practice, off-site locations. 
• Oversee the quality of care on the inpatient service, the outpatient medical clinics, and the faculty practice. 
• Physician coverage, teaching, and the organizational aspects of the Division's clinic. 
• Development of strategic plans for the Division of Infectious Diseases that are aligned with departmental and institutional goals.

Reports to: Monica Kraft, MD, Chair Department of Medicine

Dr. Monica Kraft is the Murray M. Rosenberg Professor of Medicine and System Chair for the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

In this role, Dr. Kraft oversees all clinical, research, and educational programs within the 14 divisions of Mount Sinai’s largest academic department with more than 2,000 faculty members, trainees, and staff and $154 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding.

Dr. Kraft is an outstanding scientist and medical leader who is internationally renowned for her work in asthma and airway disease. She is also an accomplished and sought-after clinician caring for patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and complex airway disease, and receives statewide and national referrals.

She was previously on the faculty of the University of Arizona, where she was the Robert and Irene Flinn Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine and Deputy Director of the Asthma and Airways Disease Research Center. Previously, she was Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine; the Charles Johnson Distinguished Professor; and Director of the Asthma, Allergy and Airway Center at Duke University.

Dr. Kraft received her MD from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where she was also Chief Resident. Dr. Kraft completed her fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado and joined the faculty as the Director of the Carl and Hazel Felt Laboratory for Adult Asthma Research and as Medical Director of the Pulmonary Physiology Unit at National Jewish Health.

Dr. Kraft has published extensively in the areas of adult asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and has been funded by the NIH continuously for more than 25 years. Dr. Kraft’s research on the mechanisms of inflammation and innate immunity have changed concepts in airway biology, asthma treatment guidelines, and precision medicine. Her work in precision medicine has resulted in her leadership for the NIH All of Us grant at the University of Arizona and recognition as the Arizona Bioreseacher of the Year.

Dr. Kraft is the author or co-author of more than 240 peer-reviewed articles, editorials, reviews, and book chapters. She is an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Medicine, and a former Associate Editor of the European Respiratory Journal and the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.

She has received numerous prestigious awards and honors, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the American Thoracic Society Distinguished Career Award, the Elizabeth A. Rich Mentorship Award, and the American College of Chest Physicians Distinguished Educator Award. She is a leader in medical research and professional medical organizations, serving as President of the American Thoracic Society, council member of the Association of Professors of Medicine, and a member of the Advisory Council of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

• Candidates must have an MD or MD/PhD, or highly qualified PhD. 
• Candidates must have or be eligible for a New York medical license and must be board certified or eligible in Infectious Diseases. 
• Candidates must have demonstrated leadership experience in academic medicine, clinical practice, or professional societies. 
• Candidates must have national recognition in clinical, translational, and/or basic research. 
• Candidates must have requisite experience and leadership qualities to develop a vision for how to sustain and grow all facets of the division’s missions as well as foster a collaborative and collegial work environment. 
• Candidates must be of high character and who lead by example and in a consistent manner.
• Candidates must relate well to a wide variety of constituents; be open to differences; lead effectively up and down the organization; build diverse networks; and treat differences fairly and equitably.
• Candidates must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to work cooperatively and congenially within a diverse academic and clinical environment.

 Preferred Qualifications: 

• History of extramural research funding and publications in high impact journals. 
• Demonstrated commitment to quality and safety in healthcare. 
• Skilled facilitator, able to inspire trust and confidence among MSHS’s diverse internal and external constituencies. 
• Ability and willingness to engage broadly across the MSHS community as an institutional leader and to be a highly visible ambassador for the division, the department, and the school of medicine both internally, in the greater NY region, and nationally.
• Strong leadership and management skills, and proven abilities to concurrently manage multiple complex programs.
• Excellent judgment, independent thinking, communication skills, and sound political judgment will be highly valued. 
• Successful track record of recruitment and development of faculty, trainees and students.

Compensation range from 350K to 500K (not including bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits)

Salary Disclosure Information: 
Mount Sinai Health System provides a salary range to comply with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialties, historical productivity, historical collections, and hospital/community need. As such, an actual salary may fall closer to one or the other end of the range, and in certain circumstances, may wind up being outside of the listed salary range. The salary range listed is for full-time employment and does not include bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits. 

Please specify Job Title of interest and send CV with Cover Letter to:
Alex Cano
Executive Director Physician Recruitment
Mount Sinai Health System
Alex.cano@mountsinai.org

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