This important position requires a dynamic, passionate, and experienced leader with a proven track record across the spectrum of individual scholarship, collaborative clinical leadership, program development, educational excellence, successful faculty recruitment, and community engagement.. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Demonstrate enthusiastic advocacy of UAB Department of Urology with commitments to provide advanced care across the spectrum of urologic disorders through high-quality patient care, innovative basic science and clinical research, and comprehensive education.. In collaboration with the leadership of UAB Medicine, provide visionary and innovative leadership to guide the Department into its next phase of growth and development, including expanding services to the growing hospital system and practice network.. Support principal investigators and other faculty within the Department in efforts to secure NIH and other grant funding to support research priorities and ensure a deliberate investment into research activities and priorities.. Demonstrated ability to build and sustain collegial relationships with peers, faculty, departmental staff, hospital administration, students, other learners, and representatives of outside organizations and community stakeholders.

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Job Description The Chair of the Department of Urology will lead a thriving department and develop and overarching vision of novel strategies to grow the Department and enhance the three mission areas of patient care, research, and education. The Chair will assess gaps within those mission areas and identify future opportunities and needs, serve as a member of senior leadership to establish research and education priorities, and provide strategic leadership for all aspects of the Department, including the positive representation of the Department within the UAB enterprise, creating collaboration opportunities and bridges across the institution.This important position requires a dynamic, passionate, and experienced leader with a proven track record across the spectrum of individual scholarship, collaborative clinical leadership, program development, educational excellence, successful faculty recruitment, and community engagement. The Chair is responsible for aligning physicians within the department and acting as a visible champion of change initiatives to continue to improve performance.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Demonstrate enthusiastic advocacy of UAB Department of Urology with commitments to provide advanced care across the spectrum of urologic disorders through high-quality patient care, innovative basic science and clinical research, and comprehensive education. Commitment to the UAB Department of Urology goal to become a renowned leader in the treatments and cures of urologic disorders. Obtaining this recognition by excelling in each core area of patient care, research, and education. In collaboration with the leadership of UAB Medicine, provide visionary and innovative leadership to guide the Department into its next phase of growth and development, including expanding services to the growing hospital system and practice network. Define and lead the Departments research strategy. Support principal investigators and other faculty within the Department in efforts to secure NIH and other grant funding to support research priorities and ensure a deliberate investment into research activities and priorities. Provide the vision and leadership to achieve superior clinical programs within Urology and related disciplines. Work with the Department and health system leadership to build areas of acknowledged clinical excellence and further integrate related operations across the health system. Assure that excellent clinical education and advanced training is delivered to residents, medical and graduate students. Provide leadership and oversight to the training programs within the Department. Supervise the preparation, implementation, and monitoring of the Department-related budgets, encompassing all funding sources and ensuring compliance with grant, legislative, and institutional guidelines. Recruit, hire, and retain outstanding faculty for Urology. Ensure an atmosphere of collegiality, support, development, and diversity. Require ethical medical and financial practices across the Department, supporting compliance activities, as necessary.In alignment with UAB School of Medicines mission to reflect the diversity of our community and meet the needs of our diverse population, candidates are required as part of the application process to provide a statement that is up to one page single-spaced describing their contributions to promote diversity and inclusion. Required Qualifications The Chair of Urology will possess outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and exhibit a style that supports change and innovation, with an ability to delegate yet maintain overall control. A commitment to research and educational missions is crucial, as well as a genuine appreciation for consultation and collaboration. The successful leader will exhibit a personal style that fosters and supports innovation. A record of outstanding personal academic accomplishments and credentials within Urology as well as the experience and national reputation necessary to ensure the enhancement of the research, clinical, and educational missions of the Department. Demonstrated success in research (clinical, translational and/or basic) with experience providing research and grant mentorship to faculty. Experience developing academic leaders and mentoring junior faculty while identifying and recruiting diverse students, trainees, staff, and faculty. Demonstrated ability to build and sustain collegial relationships with peers, faculty, departmental staff, hospital administration, students, other learners, and representatives of outside organizations and community stakeholders. Commitment to and success in advancing institutional initiatives in diversity, inclusion, equity, and access to care. Demonstrated financial and business acumen, with appropriate knowledge of the complex financial pressures facing academic medical centers and health care delivery organizations. An M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree(s) and Board Certification in Urology and either licensed or eligible for medical licensure in Alabama.CRITICAL LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIESProgram DevelopmentThe successful candidate will possess a record of success in research and clinical program development and will be able to substantially grow clinical volume and enhance research success by: Recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty members with a commitment to excellence in an academic environment; Investing in faculty research programs; Actively building relationships with community and referring physicians; Creating and executing an aggressive marketing campaign; and Actively seeking opportunities to develop cross-department programs and initiatives.LeadershipThe successful candidate will demonstrate the requisite leadership and administrative skills to advance a successful Department of Urology into a best-in-class academic unit by: Articulating a strong vision for building excellence in all areas of the Department; Candidate Profile University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine Enabling the team, supplying them with vision and resources, and creating an environment in which the team can work at their full potential; Utilizing communication skills and the ability to think and act strategically; and Displaying an understanding and appreciation for the opportunities and resources presented by the service area in which UAB Medicine operates.Relationship BuildingThe successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to build relationships in an extremely complex and geographically distributed environment through: Developing collaborative and mutually supportive relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders; Representing the Department to the community to enhance goodwill and positive community relations; Modelling adaptability and skills for conflict resolution and management of adversity; and Demonstrating strategic influence, leading organizational change, cultivating strategic relationships, and engaging and inspiring stakeholders. 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