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POSITION SPECIFICS

The Penn State College of Medicine (PSCOM) seeks a nationally recognized, accomplished, and visionary leader to continue to advance the research, education, and philanthropic missions of the Department of Molecular and Precision Medicine. This new Chair will build on the significant departmental and institutional strengths, commitment to research innovation, and superb education. The Department of Molecular and Precision Medicine has 15 tenure/tenure line faculty and 15 full-time fixed term/research faculty. The new Chair of Molecular and Precision Medicine must be a compelling, innovative leader and talented researcher whose passion for the educational and research missions energizes the faculty, staff, and learners, focusing their efforts on a strategic vision of excellence. The Chair will exhibit leadership skills that foster collaboration, planning, communication, and benchmarking of results in their approach to problem-solving and program building. Mentoring of early career faculty, recruitment, and career development of new faculty members are important components of the position. The Chair must also be a competent and prudent steward of the Department, guiding it through what will almost certainly be uncharted territories of change in the healthcare and social environments.

The Chair will be a model of adaptability and possess skills for conflict resolution and management of adversity. Within the Department, the Chair will promote a culture of institutional stewardship, excellence and transparency, including a commitment to improved business operations, efficient and effective use of resources, and a willingness to re-align resources with evolving strategies. PSCOM prioritizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice as core values essential to achieving excellence in their clinical, education, and research missions. As such, the Chair will value individuals with multidimensional diverse identities, experiences, and perspectives that contribute to the cognitive diversity and energetic culture that enriches our organization.

The Department Chair will emphasize building, leading, growing, and connecting the research and clinical enterprises, ultimately fostering an environment that promotes academic productivity, and national prominence, improving outcomes, and bringing national distinction to the enterprise. The Chair will recognize the value of contributions