Division Chief - Division of Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine

UNC-Chapel Hill•Chapel Hill, NC

11d

About The Position

This open-rank faculty position serves as Chief of the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, with an at-will secondary appointment as Division Chief. The role provides strategic, clinical, academic, and administrative leadership and advances excellence in research, patient care, medical education, faculty development, and quality and safety initiatives across pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine. The Division Chief reports directly to the Chair of Medicine and collaborates with division chiefs, departmental leadership, UNC Health, and School of Medicine leadership to advance the Department of Medicine’s missions. The role includes overseeing clinical operations; promoting research, scholarly activity, and innovation; recruiting, mentoring, developing, and evaluating faculty; managing divisional resources; fostering multidisciplinary partnerships; and ensuring compliance with institutional, regulatory, and accreditation standards. The Chief also works to enhance access to high-quality pulmonary and critical care services while supporting excellence in complex clinical care, education, and research. The position seeks a nationally recognized physician leader with a strong record of academic achievement, clinical excellence, and leadership experience. Successful candidates will demonstrate sustained productivity in basic, translational, and/or clinical research; creativity and passion for academic leadership; exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; and the ability to manage a multifaceted academic division. Candidates should have the judgment, vision, and collaborative leadership style to inspire confidence, support faculty success, and advance innovation, education, and patient-centered care.

Requirements

Board certification in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine.
A strong record of academic achievement, clinical excellence, and leadership experience.
Sustained productivity in basic, translational, and/or clinical research.
Ability to manage a multifaceted academic division.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated leadership skills.
Judgment, vision, and a collaborative leadership style.

Nice To Haves

Creativity and passion for academic leadership.
National recognition as a physician leader.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic, clinical, academic, and administrative leadership for the division.
Advance excellence in research, patient care, medical education, faculty development, and quality and safety initiatives.
Oversee clinical operations.
Promote research, scholarly activity, and innovation.
Recruit, mentor, develop, and evaluate faculty.
Manage divisional resources.
Foster multidisciplinary partnerships.
Ensure compliance with institutional, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
Enhance access to high-quality pulmonary and critical care services.
Support excellence in complex clinical care, education, and research.
Collaborate with division chiefs, departmental leadership, UNC Health, and School of Medicine leadership to advance the Department of Medicine’s missions.