Division Chief, Hepatology - Director, Boyer Liver Institute (Associate/Full Professor) (NTE/TE/T)

Division Chief, Hepatology - Director, Boyer Liver Institute (Associate/Full Professor) (NTE/TE/T) Posting Number req25893 Department Medicine Department Website Link https://medicine.arizona.edu/ Medical Sub-Speciality Location Tucson Campus Address 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719 USA Position Highlights

The Division of Hepatology is a new Division being established in the Department of Medicine, and we are recruiting for the inaugural Chief of Hepatology who will provide strategic leadership and direction for all aspects of the Division. The Division Chief will be responsible for planning, policy, operations, and oversight of academic, research, and clinical programs of the Division and 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 Hepatology will have discretion in the recruitment and retention of division faculty. The faculty member hired for this position will also be named as the Director of the Boyer Liver Institute in the College of Medicine.

The Hepatology Division is one of twelve within the Department of Medicine, which leads the UA College of Medicine-Tucson in research funding, is an active partner in the NIH All of Us program, and supports two residency programs, 15 fellowship programs, and numerous mentorship opportunities in multidisciplinary health science graduate programs. The College anchors the U of A Health Sciences (UAHS) campus, which also houses the UA Colleges of Public Health, Pharmacy, and Nursing, multiple research Centers of Excellence, and maintains a research partnership with the Veterans Affairs (VA) Tucson Medical Center, serving all of Southern Arizona. The College engages with individuals to become exemplary health care leaders and embraces innovation and collaboration to optimize health and health care for all. 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 (BUMG) to further this tripartite mission and position the division for continued growth through innovation.

The successful candidate will also fulfill the responsibilities of a faculty member in the Medicine department, actively participating in division chief duties, teaching, clinical service, and/or scholarly work. The Director role is expected to be 0.2 FTE, with the remaining effort coupled to one or more areas of the academic tripartite mission toward a full 1.0 FTE.

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
                          

Outstanding U of A 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 retirement plan; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

Division Chief Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and management of day-to-day operations of the Division of Hepatology.
• 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.
• Collaboration with Academic Affairs and other educational offices at the College to ensure the division and his/her 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.
• 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 basi