Division Director, Vascular & Endovascular Surgery

About the role

Thomas Jefferson University seeks a visionary and collaborative academic physician leader to serve as the next Division Director of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery within the Department of Surgery at Sidney Kimmel Medical College and Enterprise Physician Leader for Vascular Surgery. The role will take a major part in developing and overseeing vascular surgery clinical activities in an integrated model for the Jefferson Health Enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct oversight of the Division’s 5 full-time vascular surgeons, Advanced Practice Clinicians, and Fellows along with its clinical portfolio, ensuring state-of-the-art clinical care is delivered.
• Support the growth and development of the Division’s faculty and the continued development of the department’s clinical research portfolio.
• Ensure an outstanding clinical educational experience for medical students, residents, and fellows, supporting recruitment of top faculty and trainees.
• Serve on the Executive Committee of the Bruce & Robbi Toll Heart and Vascular Institute, working closely with the Institute Director to determine how vascular surgery is delivered across Jefferson Hospitals and practice sites.
• Drive transformational change and growth of vascular surgery services by guiding strategy, overseeing implementation, and monitoring performance.

Qualifications

• MD/DO or equivalent international degree, current board certification in Surgery, and eligibility for or licensure to practice in Pennsylvania.
• Nationally and/or internationally recognized physician in the field of Vascular Surgery.
• At least 5 years of leadership experience in clinical operations, ideally combining academic and private practice.
• Academic career trajectory with increasing administrative responsibilities, culminating in roles such as Vice Chair, Associate Chair, Division Chief, Section Head, or equivalent.
• Academic accomplishments meriting appointment at the rank of full professor or associate professor at Sidney Kimmel Medical College.
• Strong record of teaching and supporting academic programs for medical students, residents, and fellows, including experience cultivating academic-clinical partnerships and training programs.
• Experience facilitating and promoting clinical research, with understanding of clinical trial processes and phases.
• Demonstrated commitment to clinical quality excellence, supported by patient satisfaction metrics expected of a high-performing clinician at a leading academic center.
• Track record of faculty development and mentorship.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, inclusion, and health equity.
• Track record of building trusted relationships with key departments and institutional leaders.

Key Competencies and Attributes

• Clinical leader capable of fostering collaboration and inclusiveness across a large, matrixed health system; understands how inclusive teams drive collaboration.
• Leads decision-making and problem-solving processes that integrate diverse perspectives and encourage deep dialogue.
• High emotional intelligence; able to ask questions, listen, and incorporate ideas from all levels of the organization.
• Highly approachable leader and empathetic listener who can galvanize a multi-faceted academic department toward a transformational shared vision.
• Understands the interests and priorities of constituencies; excels at building relationships with stakeholders and leveraging connections to influence support for win-win outcomes.
• Relationship-based leader who entrusts and empowers faculty and staff to collaborate in solving problems and become accountable for executing solutions.
• Brings relational context to the Division that promotes creativity, growth, and initiative in developing future leaders.
• History of driving success: takes action, initiates activity, seizes opportunities for new business, pursues goals with persistence, and achieves outstanding results.
• Supports collaborative academic-clinical partnerships and program development.
• Successful record of recruitment and retention of diverse and outstanding faculty and staff in mixed medical staff models.
• Demonstrated commitment to mentoring faculty and students and promoting inclusivity and belonging.
• Passion for engaging with and increasing access to underserved urban communities and positively influencing health outcomes.
• Inherent responsibility for understanding and responding to the health needs of surrounding communities.
• Record of consistently achieving quality outcomes at the highest professional levels.
• Experience leading and developing a clinical research portfolio and infrastructure.