Chair & Associate/Full Professor

Job Title: Chair & Associate/Full Professor - Department of Surgery

About the Role

The University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville (UF COM-J) invites applications and nominations for the position of Chair, Department of Surgery. The Chair will provide strategic and operational leadership for the department, advancing its clinical, academic, research, and educational missions. This role offers significant opportunities to expand surgical services, strengthen centers of excellence, develop innovative models of care, advance surgical research, enhance graduate medical education, and elevate the department’s regional and national reputation.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and advancing a compelling strategic vision for the department that aligns with the priorities of UF COM-J and UF Health.
• Leading the continued growth, integration, and strategic development of surgical services across Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
• Strengthening the department’s clinical programs and centers of excellence while identifying opportunities for new programs and services.
• Advancing the department’s academic and research missions, including clinical research, translational research, scholarly activity, and external funding.
• Supporting the continued development and excellence of UF Health TraumaOne and the department’s acute care, trauma, and surgical critical care programs.
• Fostering excellence in graduate medical education and strengthening the department’s residency and fellowship programs.
• Recruiting, retaining, mentoring, and developing talented faculty and future surgical leaders.
• Promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Strengthening partnerships across surgical divisions, departments, specialties, the College, UF Health, and the broader Jacksonville medical community.
• Providing effective fiscal and administrative oversight of the department and ensuring responsible stewardship of resources.
• Supporting quality, safety, patient experience, access, and operational excellence across the department’s clinical enterprise.
• Developing strategies to enhance faculty productivity, engagement, professional development, and academic advancement.
• Representing the department effectively within the University, health system, professional organizations, and broader community.
• Identifying opportunities to enhance the department’s regional, national, and academic reputation.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• M.D., D.O., or equivalent degree from an accredited institution.
• Board certification in a surgical specialty appropriate to the department.
• Eligibility for medical licensure in the State of Florida.
• Qualifications for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor in either the clinical or tenure-accruing track.

Qualifications

• A distinguished record of clinical excellence, academic achievement, scholarly activity, and educational leadership.
• Significant leadership experience, such as serving as a division chief, vice chair, associate chair, department chair, or in a comparable leadership role.
• Demonstrated responsibility for strategic planning, faculty affairs, financial management, and operational oversight.

Preferred Desired Attributes

• Accomplished physician leader with a clear vision for the future of academic surgery.
• Demonstrated ability to translate vision into meaningful clinical, academic, and organizational results.
• Strong commitment to excellence in patient care, medical education, research, and faculty development.
• Track record of recruiting, mentoring, developing, and retaining high-performing faculty.
• Experience leading growth and transformation within a complex academic or integrated health system environment.
• Strong financial, operational, and organizational leadership skills.
• Fostering a culture of collaboration, transparency, accountability, and innovation.
• Championing interdisciplinary and cross-organizational partnerships.
• Commitment to quality improvement, patient safety, and health equity.
• Experience advancing graduate medical education and developing future physician and surgical leaders.
• Understanding of the unique clinical, educational, and operational requirements of a comprehensive academic surgical department.
• Experience developing or expanding clinical programs and centers of excellence.
• Well positioned to expand the department’s clinical, academic, research, and educational footprint.
• National recognition and active engagement in professional societies and academic organizations.