Chief, UCSF Health Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Key Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for the Division's clinical programs, driving growth, operational excellence, and innovation in alignment with the UCSF Health strategic plan.

Lead faculty academic affairs by establishing clear expectations, performance goals, and accountability across the mission areas of research, education, clinical care, scholarship, and service.

Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain outstanding faculty, staff, and trainees, fostering an environment that supports professional growth, collaboration, and academic success.

Ensure the continued excellence and growth of the Division's fellowship programs.

Provide fiscal leadership through oversight of the Division's budget, business operations, and financial planning to ensure long-term sustainability, effective advocacy and stewardship of resources, advancement of philanthropic initiatives, and strategic investment in future growth.

Advance the Division's national and international reputation by promoting excellence in basic, translational, and clinical research, increasing extramural funding, and supporting high-impact scholarly publications.

Foster a culture of engagement, inclusion, collaboration, accountability, and well-being that promotes high morale and organizational excellence.

Qualifications

Must have an MD degree or equivalent, be board-certified or eligible in gastroenterology or hepatology, and have licensure/eligibility by the Medical Board of California.

The Chief will be appointed at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in either the In Residence or Clinical X series.

The ideal candidate should have a strong track record of scholarship, publication, teaching, and clinical excellence and have demonstrated leadership and mentorship skills and success.

The Division Chief must demonstrate the leadership qualities necessary to succeed in a complex, matrixed academic health system, including the ability to build collaborative partnerships across UCSF and its affiliated institutions.

The successful candidate will be an effective communicator and relationship builder who can advance the Division's mission by engaging faculty, staff, trainees, community physicians, hospital and health system leaders, and donors.

Pay

Total compensation for this position ranges from $512,000-$605,000, with the potential for additional incentive pay up to $100,000.