Vice Chair of Research, Clinical and Implementation Sciences, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
About The Position
The Department of Medicine at Boston Medical Center and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is seeking a Vice Chair of Research, Clinical & Implementation Sciences to provide strategic leadership for its clinical, population health, and implementation science research portfolio. This leader will advance high-impact, patient-centered, and equity-driven research that improves care delivery, health outcomes, and health system performance—particularly for underserved populations. In close partnership with the Vice Chair of Research for Basic and Translational Science, this role will ensure alignment across the full research continuum—from discovery to real-world implementation—while identifying emerging opportunities and guiding strategic investments in faculty, infrastructure, and innovative methodologies, including the integration of data science and artificial intelligence to enhance research and care transformation. The Vice Chair will drive growth in externally funded research through a diversified funding strategy while strengthening infrastructure for clinical trials, data analytics, informatics, and implementation research. The ideal candidate will be an Associate or full Professor and have a track record of external funding, national recognition, and a publication record. They will recruit, mentor, and support a diverse pipeline of investigators, develop career pathways for early-stage researchers, and co-lead a modern, equitable compensation strategy that incentivizes high-quality scholarship. This role will also embed research within clinical operations, promote real-world and community-engaged research, and ensure findings translate into measurable improvements in care and equity. The ideal candidate has a track record of building highly successful team. They will work with our central team to build & support our investigators. As a senior leader, the Vice Chair will represent the Department in institutional governance and elevate the visibility and impact of its research nationally.
Requirements
- Associate or full Professor
- Track record of external funding
- National recognition
- Publication record
- Track record of building highly successful teams
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership for the clinical, population health, and implementation science research portfolio.
- Advance high-impact, patient-centered, and equity-driven research.
- Ensure alignment across the full research continuum—from discovery to real-world implementation.
- Identify emerging opportunities and guide strategic investments in faculty, infrastructure, and innovative methodologies.
- Integrate data science and artificial intelligence to enhance research and care transformation.
- Drive growth in externally funded research through a diversified funding strategy.
- Strengthen infrastructure for clinical trials, data analytics, informatics, and implementation research.
- Recruit, mentor, and support a diverse pipeline of investigators.
- Develop career pathways for early-stage researchers.
- Co-lead a modern, equitable compensation strategy that incentivizes high-quality scholarship.
- Embed research within clinical operations.
- Promote real-world and community-engaged research.
- Ensure findings translate into measurable improvements in care and equity.
- Build and support investigators.
- Represent the Department in institutional governance.
- Elevate the visibility and impact of the Department's research nationally.
Benefits
- Paid vacation
- Sick time
- Parental leave
- CME expenses
- Greatly reduced tuition at Boston University for faculty members and their dependents
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
