Vice Chair, Radiology Research

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians

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About The Position

The Department of Radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, seeks a Vice Chair of Research to oversee departmental research programs and represent radiology research at the institutional level. The role focuses on building the research community, fostering internal and external collaborations, increasing and sustaining extramural support, and strengthening the department’s national research rankings and academic profile.

The Vice Chair leads research operations and associated teams, projects, initiatives, and administrative processes to expand the department’s research portfolio and advance strategic initiatives while maintaining high standards of research quality and compliance. The position oversees direct and indirect reports, including PhD scientists, as well as laboratories and research groups.

The department offers a clinically advanced academic environment for residents, fellows, and faculty. Its collaboration with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to establish a freestanding adult inpatient cancer hospital provides opportunities to participate in an internationally recognized cancer program. The department is particularly interested in candidates who can develop research in cancer imaging characterization, AI and data science, health services research, radiologist-initiated clinical trials, or clinical translation.

Candidates must be clinically active radiologists in a subspecialty field and have a record of funded innovation and scholarly productivity in the radiological sciences. Appointment at Harvard Medical School will be commensurate with experience and evidence of innovation and scholarship.

Requirements

• MD and/or PhD.
• Successful, sustained track record of high-impact scholarship, effective mentoring outcomes, research innovation, and independent funding.
• Board-certified radiologist eligible for full licensure in Massachusetts.
• Clinically active in a subspecialized field of radiology.
• Scholarly track record of funded innovation in the radiological sciences.

Nice To Haves

• Eligibility for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School is preferred; candidates eligible for Assistant Professor appointment will also be considered.
• Established track record in, and ability to foster expansion of, the research portfolio in one or more of the identified key research areas.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the department’s research programs and represent radiology research at the institutional level.
• Lead research operations, teams, projects, initiatives, and administrative processes to increase the department’s research portfolio and meet strategic initiatives.
• Maintain high levels of research quality and compliance.
• Oversee direct and indirect reports, including PhD scientists, laboratories, and research groups.
• Build the research community and foster internal and external research collaborations.
• Increase and sustain extramural support and enhance the department’s research and academic profile.
• Foster expansion of research in areas such as cancer imaging, AI and data science, health services research, radiologist-initiated clinical trials, and clinical translation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed