Vice Chair Clinical Programs & Network Affairs

HMFP at BIDMC, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 248,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan with employer contributions

Job summary

The Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) seeks a Vice Chair for Clinical Programs & Network Affairs. This crucial role involves providing leadership across psychiatric clinical services and representing the Department within affiliated institutions.

The ideal candidate will have an MD from an accredited medical school, be board-certified or eligible in Psychiatry, and demonstrate the ability to collaborate in a team-oriented environment. The role offers a compensation range of $248,000 - $273,000, with additional performance-based incentives and comprehensive employee benefits.

Qualifications

• MD from an accredited medical school.
• Board-certified or eligible in Psychiatry.
• Valid Massachusetts medical license or ability to obtain one.
• Federal DEA and Mass Controlled Substance certificate.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Direct departmental clinical services and set strategic vision.
• Lead development and advancement of the Department’s clinical strategy.
• Drive innovation and support patient-centered psychiatric care.
• Design and evaluate emerging models of care.
• Provide ongoing clinical care in acute and intensive settings.

Skills

Collaborative teamwork

Education

MD from an accredited medical school

Board-certified or eligible in Psychiatry

Job description

Job Overview

The Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians, appoints a Vice Chair for Clinical Programs & Network Affairs to provide current and future‑focused clinical and academic leadership across the Department’s psychiatric clinical enterprise and to represent the Department across BIDMC‑affiliated institutions and the Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) network.

Responsibilities

• Direct departmental clinical services, set strategic vision across inpatient, emergency, consultation‑liaison, outpatient, addiction, interventional, and specialty psychiatric programs, and oversee operations of acute and intensive psychiatry services.
• Lead the development and advancement of the Department’s clinical strategy and partner with operational leaders for program management, quality, safety, and regulatory functions, providing senior strategic oversight to align services with departmental priorities and system goals.
• Drive innovation, scalability, and cross‑institutional integration to support high‑value, equitable, patient‑centered psychiatric care across the continuum.
• Design and evaluate emerging models of care, facilitate alignment with institutional and system priorities, and address workforce and system demands.
• Report directly to the Chair, serve as a member of the Department’s Executive Leadership Team, and provide ongoing clinical care in acute and intensive settings consistent with departmental needs and the candidate’s expertise.

Qualifications

• MD from an accredited medical school.
• Board‑certified or eligible in Psychiatry.
• Valid Massachusetts medical license or ability to obtain one.
• Federal DEA and Mass Controlled Substance certificate.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team‑oriented environment.

Compensation and Benefits

Pay Range: $248,000 - $273,000. The base pay range reflects the expected compensation for this role at the time of posting and may be modified from time to time. Actual compensation within this range may be determined based on academic appointment, work experience, specialty training, geography of work location, anticipated productivity, FTE basis, and role expectations. In addition to base compensation, the role may be eligible for performance‑based incentives, which may include bonuses for productivity and quality. HMFP also offers a comprehensive and generous employee benefits program to eligible employees, including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, as well as retirement plan(s) with employer contributions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HMFP is an equal opportunity employer. HMFP respects diversity and accordingly is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture, hair type, hair length, and protective hairstyles, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, medical conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth, and breastfeeding), sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.