System Vice Chair of Research - Department of Emergency Medicine - Manhattan, NY
Apply NowCompany: Mount Sinai Hospital
Location: New York, NY 10025
Description:
Job Description
The Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine Department is one of the largest in the country. Our faculty staff the hospitals within the Mount Sinai Health System (the Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, Mount Sinai South Nassau, as well as affiliated hospitals including Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens Hospital Center, and Richmond University Medical Center. The Emergency Medicine Service Line has almost 300 faculty, more than 100 physician assistants, and treat more than 750K patients annually. The Department is ranked number 3 in research funding from the National Institutes of Health, is home to 2 emergency medicine residencies, 11 fellowships (including one in Pediatric Emergency Medicine), and is affiliated with 2 pediatric residencies.
Overall Responsibilities:
The System Vice Chair of Research is a senior leadership department based role, whose primary responsibility is the development and execution of system wide research strategy aligned with department goals and institutional priorities. This position is focused on elevating the research profile and scientific impact of the department through its faculty and staff to achieve national recognition and prominence in the field of Emergency Medicine research.
This role provides strategic direction and oversight to all research related activities including mentoring research faculty at all levels, developing scientific priorities to advance cutting edge research, managing department resources to ensure strong research financial health, collaborating with institutional partners to promote team science and discovery, advising key stakeholders on research initiatives, and serving as a model senior investigator in the department.
The ideal candidate will be a faculty member with a robust track record of independent research funding, demonstrated success collaborating with other members of the scientific community, history of scholarly productivity as evidenced by publications in high impact journals and numerous invited talks and podium presentations to proliferate their work. Other desired characteristics for this position include strong interpersonal communication skills, readiness to partner with academic faculty and administrative staff, a professional with a strong understanding of research finances and a visionary thought leader who wants to grow and develop the department into a research powerhouse.
Specific Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Leadership
2. Research Operational Excellence
3. Mentoring and Training
4. Resource Stewardship
Responsibilities
Expectations:
Qualifications
PhD compensation range from 375K to 425K to MD compensation range from 375K to 425K.
Salary Disclosure Information:
Mount Sinai Health System provides a salary range to comply with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialties, historical productivity, historical collections, and hospital/community need. As such, an actual salary may fall closer to one or the other end of the range, and in certain circumstances, may wind up being outside of the listed salary range. The salary range listed is for full-time employment and does not include bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits.
Please specify Job Title of interest and send CV with Cover Letter to:
Alex Cano
Executive Director Physician Recruitment
Mount Sinai Health System
Alex.cano@mountsinai.org
About Us
Strength through Unity and Inclusion
The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai's unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.
At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.
About the Mount Sinai Health System:
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.
The Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine Department is one of the largest in the country. Our faculty staff the hospitals within the Mount Sinai Health System (the Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, Mount Sinai South Nassau, as well as affiliated hospitals including Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens Hospital Center, and Richmond University Medical Center. The Emergency Medicine Service Line has almost 300 faculty, more than 100 physician assistants, and treat more than 750K patients annually. The Department is ranked number 3 in research funding from the National Institutes of Health, is home to 2 emergency medicine residencies, 11 fellowships (including one in Pediatric Emergency Medicine), and is affiliated with 2 pediatric residencies.
Overall Responsibilities:
The System Vice Chair of Research is a senior leadership department based role, whose primary responsibility is the development and execution of system wide research strategy aligned with department goals and institutional priorities. This position is focused on elevating the research profile and scientific impact of the department through its faculty and staff to achieve national recognition and prominence in the field of Emergency Medicine research.
This role provides strategic direction and oversight to all research related activities including mentoring research faculty at all levels, developing scientific priorities to advance cutting edge research, managing department resources to ensure strong research financial health, collaborating with institutional partners to promote team science and discovery, advising key stakeholders on research initiatives, and serving as a model senior investigator in the department.
The ideal candidate will be a faculty member with a robust track record of independent research funding, demonstrated success collaborating with other members of the scientific community, history of scholarly productivity as evidenced by publications in high impact journals and numerous invited talks and podium presentations to proliferate their work. Other desired characteristics for this position include strong interpersonal communication skills, readiness to partner with academic faculty and administrative staff, a professional with a strong understanding of research finances and a visionary thought leader who wants to grow and develop the department into a research powerhouse.
Specific Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Leadership
- Serve as the senior leader for all research related matters for the department including as a member of the senior leadership council
- Partner with director of research to lead the department's research mission
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive system wide research strategic plan including monitoring progress and metric performance against goals and objectives
- Collaborate with local, national and international experts in the field of emergency medicine research to advance department's research reputation
2. Research Operational Excellence
- Establish high quality standards, best practice procedures and consistent policies to enable efficient and effective research operations
- Partner with relevant institutional partners including research administration, grants and sponsored projects office, IRB to streamline and optimize research operations
- Chair departmental research meetings and provide guidance on research promotional items such as website, social media, professional society meetings
3. Mentoring and Training
- Promote scholarly achievement and academic excellence for research faculty at all levels
- Intentionally mentor and develop faculty members in their research pursuits
- Establish faculty development strategies to grow, recruit and retain the best talent
- Coach and evaluate research faculty during their annual goal setting and evaluation meetings
- Oversee trainee and learner research projects and initiatives
4. Resource Stewardship
- Oversee and manage all aspects of research finances and departmental resources including but not limited to space, staff, funding, equipment
- Strategically invest in promising areas of research and key individuals to grow department's research portfolio
- Make resource recommendations where necessary to balance budgets, close studies, transition projects, etc.
Responsibilities
Expectations:
- Reporting: The System Vice Chair of Research will report to the System Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and collaborate with system leadership on all research related matters.
- Leadership: Partnering with the (administrative) Director of Research, play a pivotal role in shaping the department's research priorities, goals and objectives with the intent to propel the department's research standing to among the top in the nation
- Evaluation and Metrics: Provide regular updates on the department's research portfolio and individual faculty performance ensuring synergy and alignment.
- Committees: Serve on department, medical school and health system committees and attend relevant meetings related to research
Qualifications
- MD or equivalent terminal degree.
- Proven leadership experience leading diverse teams in matrixed environments.
- Extensive experience and demonstrated success in emergency medicine research.
- Strong previous track record mentoring and developing colleagues, faculty and staff.
- Excellent communication and interprofessional skills.
PhD compensation range from 375K to 425K to MD compensation range from 375K to 425K.
Salary Disclosure Information:
Mount Sinai Health System provides a salary range to comply with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialties, historical productivity, historical collections, and hospital/community need. As such, an actual salary may fall closer to one or the other end of the range, and in certain circumstances, may wind up being outside of the listed salary range. The salary range listed is for full-time employment and does not include bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits.
Please specify Job Title of interest and send CV with Cover Letter to:
Alex Cano
Executive Director Physician Recruitment
Mount Sinai Health System
Alex.cano@mountsinai.org
About Us
Strength through Unity and Inclusion
The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai's unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.
At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.
About the Mount Sinai Health System:
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.