Chief Division

Position: Chief of the Division
Details

Client Name
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Job Type
Permanent
Offering
Physician
Profession
Endocrinology
Specialty
Pediatric
Job

Job Title
Chief of the Division

Shift Details

Shift
Full Time Days
Scheduled Hours
40

Job Order Details

Start Date
11/19/2025
Duration
0

Job Description
Permanent Endocrinology - Pediatric - Dallas, TX - Full Time Days - Pay Negotiable - Dallas, TX

Employer: UT Southwestern Medical Center
Location: Dallas, TX
Job Type: Permanent
Shift: Full Time Days
Start Date: September 22, 2025

Job Overview

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas Department of Pediatrics has launched a national/international search for Chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology. The Chief will serve as a galvanizing and inspiring leader. The Chief will provide clinical leadership to enhance quality of care and support continued growth and expansion of clinical capabilities. The Division's growth and evolution will be a critical element in achieving the Department of Pediatrics' vision of transformation and advancement of subspecialized care and programs.

Through collaboration across Divisions and with Children's Health, the Chief will establish and promote best practices, improving high reliability of clinical services. They will leverage data and analytics to measure outcomes and drive quality improvement. The Chief will ensure alignment of the clinical and academic missions of the Division, the Department of Pediatrics and Children's Health. The Chief will build a robust portfolio of research, while encouraging the importance of grant-funding, scholarly output and publications in high impact journals.

This Chief will foster an outstanding teaching environment, while continuously improving and advancing the medical education curriculum and training programs available. prioritize recruiting, training, developing, and retaining world-class faculty to advance the Division and Department's bold growth strategy. This leader will maintain a collaborative and transparent atmosphere, further develop existing programs, and identify potential opportunities for additional development Applicants will be considered for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor level with or without tenure, commensurate with professional accomplishments and experience.

• Demonstrated administrative and leadership experience in academic medicine, with an ability to build and expand upon a strong foundation.
• Experience building and supporting clinical and research programs and promoting academic and clinical excellence.
• Experience advancing the education mission related to residency training and programs.
• Highly organized individual with strong leadership skills, administrative dexterity, and a demonstrated ability to create and lead within a complex, matrixed, evolving environment.
• Demonstrated success in faculty recruitment, mentoring, and development across clinical faculty, clinician-scientists, basic science researchers, and staff.
• Operationally minded; able to outline a clear road map for executing the division's expansion. The mission of the UT Southwestern Pediatric Endocrinology Division is to provide excellent, high-value care to children with diabetes and endocrinological disorders while driving the field forward through research & innovation and by participating in the education of future physicians at all levels of training. The growing Division comprises 15 faculty members who play a pivotal role in advancing clinical and scholarly programs focused on various critical areas of endocrinology, including diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemias, metabolic bone disease, and other related fields.

The Division's commitment to excellence is reflected in its affiliation as a Comprehensive Care Center of the CARES Foundation for congenital adrenal hyperplasia, membership in the Type 1 Diabetes Exchange (a national quality improvement collaborative), and position as one of twenty-two Type 1 Diabetes Trial Net International Clinical Centers, spearheading pioneering research in type 1 Diabetes. Additionally, the Division has an active fellowship program, which is supported, in part, by an…