Division Chief - Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics & Gynecology

About the role

UMass Memorial Medical Center, the clinical partner of the UMass Chan Medical School, seeks a dynamic, collaborative, and visionary academic leader to serve as the Chief of the Division of Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics & Gynecology (ASGOG).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the academic and clinical leader of the ASGOG Division, responsible for strategic direction, operational oversight, and faculty development.
• Provide visionary leadership with strong clinical, business, and marketing acumen, bringing an understanding of strategic growth, workforce development, and service-line expansion.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, mentorship, retention, and performance evaluation of physician and advanced practice clinician faculty.
• Foster a culture of excellence, professionalism, accountability, collaboration, and psychological safety across all clinical sites.
• Develop and implement strategic plans aligned with the Department’s mission, vision, and values.
• Actively monitor, evaluate, translate, adopt and evolve national trends, regulatory changes, and best practices ensuring the division is innovative and competitive by maintaining or implementing where appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with Chair Dr. Tiffany Moore Simas, Vice Chair of Clinical Services Dr. Erica Smith, and VP/Chief Administrative Officer Alyscia Grant to ensure the financial stability of the division including through appropriate resource allocation and fiscal stewardship.
• Oversee and support high-quality clinical care across ambulatory practices, inpatient units, operating rooms, and community locations.
• Partner with obstetric, gynecologic, surgical, family planning, and inpatient obstetric leaders to optimize patient flow, access, and clinical performance.
• Support development and expansion of clinical operations and outreach programs, in line with departmental goals.
• Where relevant, oversee or collaborate with specialty sections such as Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, Complex Family Planning, and Complex Benign Gynecology/Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, and other subspecialty divisions including Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Gynecologic Oncology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and Urogynecology.
• Support and guide faculty who serve in educational leadership roles, including residency and clerkship directors, continuity clinic directors, and core teaching faculty.
• Promote an exceptional teaching environment for medical students, residents, and fellows—modeling best practices in learner supervision, bedside teaching, and skill development.
• Foster and evaluate faculty development in academic promotion, teaching excellence, leadership, and professional growth, in partnership with the Vice Chair of Academic Affairs Dr. Kristen Matteson.
• Support integration of innovative educational strategies and curricula.
• Lead or support divisional participation in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives across OB-GYN.
• Prioritize equitable care delivery, excellent outcomes, and reduction of disparities across all clinical environments.
• Collaborate with departmental operations and quality leadership to strengthen outcomes in obstetric and gynecologic services.
• Support strong multidisciplinary partnerships across inpatient and outpatient care settings.
• Encourage and mentor faculty involvement in research, quality scholarship, educational innovation, and dissemination of scholarly work.
• Champion scholarly productivity and engagement with national societies.
• Support faculty in pursuing internal and external funding, research collaboration, and structured scholarly development.
• Strengthen relationships across UMass Memorial Health, UMass Memorial Medical Center, UMass Memorial Medical Group, UMass Chan Medical School, community practices, and regional partners.
• Represent the division within institutional committees and national organizations.

Qualifications

• Board certification in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
• Actively practicing and providing clinical care in obstetrics and gynecology.
• Eligibility for faculty appointment at UMass Chan Medical School at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in academic medicine, clinical program development, medical education, and/or health system operations.
• Strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and team-building skills.
• Track record of outstanding clinical care and collaborative leadership.
• Evidence of individual scholarship, program development, educational excellence, and faculty mentorship.
• Ability to recruit, develop, and manage faculty and staff across the clinical, education, and research missions.
• Knowledge and experience navigating complex academic health systems.