Vice Chair of Quality and Safety, GI Oncology
About The Position
Beth Israel Lahey Health’s Lahey Clinic is seeking a full-time, board-certified or board-eligible Medical Oncologist specializing in gastrointestinal malignancies to serve as Vice Chair of Quality and Safety in Oncology. The position combines executive clinical leadership with active patient care and advances high-quality, safe, equitable, patient-centered oncology care across the Lahey Cancer Institute. The clinical focus is GI malignancies, with the role based at Lahey Clinic in Burlington and Lahey Medical Center Peabody and opportunities to collaborate across the broader BILH health system. The Vice Chair leads quality and safety initiatives in the Division of Hematology/Oncology; establishes and monitors performance indicators for quality, safety, access, timeliness, health equity, and patient experience; and partners with multidisciplinary oncology and support teams. The role directs clinical improvement projects, collaborates on informatics and EHR optimization, promotes a just culture and participates in institutional quality and cancer-related governance. The Vice Chair also mentors faculty, trainees, advanced practice providers, and staff; supports scholarly dissemination; and maintains an active GI oncology practice structured to accommodate leadership responsibilities. Lahey Clinic is described as a 317-bed tertiary medical center, outpatient clinic, Level I trauma center, and physician-led group practice of more than 600 physicians. The Lahey Cancer Institute spans multiple hospitals and locations, treats more than 5,000 new analytic cancer cases annually, and offers advanced oncology services and active research. The role includes opportunities to participate in medical student and hematology-oncology fellow education. Candidates should submit a CV and cover letter to the physician recruiter. The annual base salary range is $450,000–$540,000, with possible performance-based incentive compensation. Staff are required to be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.
Requirements
- MD or DO degree.
- Board certification or eligibility in Medical Oncology.
- Demonstrated clinical expertise in multidisciplinary care of gastrointestinal malignancies.
- Eligible for an unrestricted medical license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Experience in quality improvement, patient safety, clinical operations, care pathway development, or oncology program leadership.
- Academic accomplishments appropriate for a faculty appointment through UMass Chan School of Medicine, commensurate with experience.
Nice To Haves
- Formal training or demonstrated experience in quality improvement, patient safety, health care administration, or clinical informatics.
Responsibilities
- Lead development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of quality and safety initiatives within the Division of Hematology/Oncology.
- Define and track key performance indicators for clinical quality, safety, patient access, timeliness, health equity, and patient experience.
- Collaborate with medical, surgical, and radiation oncology, pathology, radiology, pharmacy, nursing, advanced practice providers, genetics, palliative care, and supportive services.
- Direct clinical improvement projects addressing care coordination, treatment safety, symptom management, hospitalization prevention, care transitions, and clinical trial access.
- Work with clinical operations and informatics teams to optimize documentation, clinical decision support, treatment planning, and EHR-based quality measurement.
- Foster a just culture that supports event reporting, safety learning, and process improvement.
- Participate in institutional quality, safety, pharmacy, tumor board, and cancer committee activities.
- Mentor faculty, trainees, advanced practice providers, and staff in quality improvement methodology and oncology care delivery.
- Support scholarly dissemination through publications and national presentations.
- Maintain an active GI oncology practice structured to support executive leadership responsibilities.
- Participate in training medical students and hematology-oncology fellows.
Benefits
- Generous compensation and benefits package.
- Infrequent night and weekend call expectations.
- Potential eligibility for performance-based incentive compensation, including productivity and quality bonuses.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
