Physician in Chief, Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategy and Vision

• In collaboration with the Vice President, Chief Administrator and other Cancer Institute Chiefs, they will participate in setting the vision and priorities for the Divisions across its clinical, research, and education missions.
• Determine/maintain Divisional leadership and oversight structure. Bring recommendations to the Vice President and Chief Administrator.
• As requested, act as an interface between the Divisions, BWH/MGH, and BWPO/MGPO on appropriate matters related to patient care, research, or teaching initiatives.
• Work with Cancer Institute administrative leadership to ensure operating and capital requests are planned for and submitted in the financial planning cycles.

• Maintain fiscal accountability and lead division faculty in sustainability measures. Facilitate planning and engagement related to investment proposals.
• Working with the MGB Community Hematology Oncology Division Chief, develop a strategy for integrating all Hematology Oncology sites within the Cancer Institute.

Clinical Operations

• Accountable for the Divisions' ambulatory, infusion and inpatient care programs including access, care plan management, and patient/referring provider experience/satisfaction.
• Working closely with the Cancer Institute Assistant Chief Medical Officer (ACMO), actively leads in the achievement of QA/QI goals including the conduct of regularly scheduled quality assurance checks of the Division, the development of standardized "Best Practice" protocols, and participation in hospital initiatives for performance improvement, quality assurance and patient safety.
• Accountable for the Division's and faculty's financial performance in terms of clinic/infusion sessions, clinical template utilization, exam room utilization, revenue cycle activities (coding/billing, documentation, closing encounters), physician and staff compensation plans, and resource management.
• Work with the community hematology oncology leaders to build a patient centric, integrated care delivery model that serves our patient population. Maximizes the appropriate use of community and academic medical center sites based on patient acuity and location.

Research Administration

• Support the growth and advancement of the Division's research program, including but not limited to grant proposals, clinical trials, publication reviews, and ongoing mentorship of junior principal investigators.
• Collaborate with AMCs on research endeavors involving the Division, including application for, pursuit of, and administration of research grants to support such endeavors in an ethical and compliant fashion.
• Partners with the Director of Research for the Cancer Institute to support cross disciplinary research programs across the Institute.
• Collaborate with administrative team regarding allocation and oversight of research space.

Education

• Responsible for the overall teaching mission of the Division, including when relevant medical student, resident, and fellow training, and CME programs.
• Ensures the ongoing desirability of the Harvard-MGB Hematology Oncology Fellowships and other postdoctoral training programs.
• Participate in the direct and formal teaching efforts of the Division's training; lead/attend conferences, Division meetings, and other educational forums including grand rounds to offer high-quality teaching experiences.

Personnel Management

• Responsible for the mentorship of faculty and staff within the Division to support their professional career development and academic promotion.
• Lead the recruitment, orientation, supervision, evaluation, and development of the Division's professional and non-professional staff including physicians, trainees, advanced care practitioners, nurses, and staff.

• Lead the development of plans for investment in new programs and recruitment. Work in collaboration with Cancer Institute leadership to execute such investments.
• Work in consultation with the Vice President and ACMO to establish standards of qualification criteria for physicians and clinicians practicing in the Division to establish, enforce, and periodically review the medical staff credentialing process and procedures at the hospital.
• Complete Annual Career Conference documentation for all assigned faculty members. Participate in coaching and career discussions as requested.
• Ensure that the Division's clinicians and staff always render professional services to the Hospital in a competent, professional, and ethical manner, in accordance with standards of medical practice, and in material compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations, rules, orders, and directives of any applicable governmental and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the hospital or the physician.
• Ensure that, in connection with the provision of professional services to patients of the Hospital, each physician clinician uses the equipment, instruments, pharmaceuticals, and supplies furnished by the hospital for the purposes for which they are customarily used and, in a manner, consistent with sound medical practice and clinical standards.
• Responsible for the Division's on-call schedule for physicians and clinicians as needed to carry forward the needs of patient care, research, and teaching.
• Serve as the Division representative on hospital activity matters relating to regulatory compliance (e.g., mandatory training, flu vaccine, conflict of interest, and others). Support and communicate policies and procedures that promote adherence to compliance guidelines.

Other

• Informs the vision of the Division, consistent with the needs of the community, mission of the Division, and with the vision of MGB.
• Maintain a clinical practice in the Division and a presence on both AMC campuses (BWH and MGH).
• Participate on committees and/or attend meetings of BWH/MGH, BWPO/MGPO, HMS, and others that involve the activities of the Division.
• Develop and provide recommendations to the Vice President and Chief Administrator for required resources to successfully administer the role and/or Division.
• Perform other reasonably related duties assigned by the Vice President as needed for the appropriate administration of the role.
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings in the Cancer Institute and at the hospital to facilitate and promote the Division and its programs.
• Attend all scheduled Cancer Institute Leadership meetings as assigned.
• Perform other reasonably related administrative duties as are from time to time assigned by the hospital, which are required for the proper functioning of the Division.

MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• M.D. degree; board certification in Medicine
• Demonstrated clinical, research, and leadership accomplishments and a strong reputation in the field of hematology oncology
• Minimum of ten years of clinical practice in Medicine
• Achieved academic rank of Professor
• Effective organizational and communication skills
• Exemplary ability to mentor and develop others to support faculty and staff retention
• Strong work ethic and program development or business-oriented perspective

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Leadership: A demonstrated track record of leadership and the ability to interact with all members of the organization in ways that enhance understanding, respect, cooperation, and problem solving is essential.
• Results orientation: Results-driven approach with experience/ability to achieve results in a metrics based analytical environment.
• Organizational Skills: Outstanding organizational skills are necessary to manage many competing timetables and responsibilities and deadline pressures.
• Collaboration: Able to work effectively within a matrixed based organizational structure. Collaboration with administrative staff will be essential.
• Communicator/Facilitator: Excellent interpersonal, presentation and organizational skills and professional demeanor. Demonstrated sensitivity, discretion, and judgment regarding confidential matters are essential. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary to communicate effectively with a large and diverse constituency, including the chairs/chiefs, senior departmental leaders, research faculty at all levels, research trainees and staff, potential donors, representatives, and vendors.
• Judgement: Demonstrated judgement in managing sensitive issues and when to escalate problems.
• Team: Takes personal responsibility in developing teams and is passionate about a happy, highly functioning team with the highest level of talent and performance for the responsibilities of the Department.
• Interpersonal: Excellent interpersonal, oral communication skills. Possess a leadership style that is open and transparent and an exceptional capacity to build strong relationships. Manages conflict and achieves resolution effectively.
• Time management: Exceptional organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively. Flexibility to work independently and to handle multiple tasks with project deadlines. A tenacious, can-do personality that works to correct mistakes and get things done as efficiently as possible, often utilizing resources across services.
• Technology: Competency in the latest digital capability to support decision support tools and environments (e.g., command center).
• Mass General Brigham values: Embraces values to govern decisions, actions and behaviors. These values guide how we get our work done: Patients, Affordability, Accountability & Service Commitment, Decisiveness, Innovation & Thoughtful Risk; and how we treat each other: Diversity & Inclusion, Integrity & Respect, Learning, Continuous Improvement & Personal Growth, Teamwork & Collaboration.

DIRECT REPORTS:

• Leaders of all Units/Sections within the combined AMC Division of Hematology Oncology, and Community Division Chiefs
• Directly oversees Division faculty, in some cases in collaboration with secondary division/department
• Collaborates with appropriate Director/Manager for oversight of non-faculty personnel (APPs, nurses, practice staff, research administrators, etc.)