Description
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine seeks a visionary physician leader, scholar, and steward of academic medicine to serve as the next Director of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a department with a distinctive legacy in complex reconstruction and to advance its missions in education, research, and clinical care.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is a global leader in biomedical discovery, medical education, and patient care, supported by a collaborative academic and clinical environment and a longstanding commitment to excellence, integrity, and service. The Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery contributes to this mission through outstanding clinical care and training, advancing work across all three pillars of university’s mission.
The department has helped define the frontiers of reconstructive transplantation – highlighted by landmark bilateral arm transplants – and maintains internationally recognized leadership in peripheral nerve surgery, targeted muscle reinnervation, and complex microvascular reconstruction. These distinctive capabilities uniquely position the department to shape the future of care of patients with complex, life-altering conditions.
The next Director will build on these distinctive strengths and guide the department’s continued growth as the need for complex care increases and the field evolves. The successful candidate will provide strategic vision, foster respectful collaboration and inclusion, and advance the department’s work across all mission areas. Opportunities in evolving areas of the field, including nerve surgery and transplantation, underscore the potential for continued growth and impact.
Serving as the face of the department and a representative of Johns Hopkins locally, nationally, and globally, the Director must embody honesty and integrity, effective communication, collaborative leadership, and sound judgment. The ideal candidate will excel at the highest level while recognizing and supporting the importance of each part of the university’s mission.
The Director will provide overall stewardship of the department, including strategic planning, fiscal oversight, faculty and trainee development, and the advancement of clinical care, education, and research. The successful candidate will demonstrate financial acumen, executive leadership experience, and a commitment to inclusivity. An understanding of the importance of development and philanthropy is valued.
Johns Hopkins University is committed to supporting an inclusive and respectful environment for all members of the community. We encourage applications from individuals whose experiences, perspectives, and scholarship will enhance the excellence of the department and the School of Medicine.
Qualifications
The Department seeks a leader with a strong record of academic achievement, clinical distinction, and leadership in a complex academic health system, along with the ability to build collaborative relationships and advance research, clinical care, and education.
The Director of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery must hold an MD, MD-PhD, DO, or equivalent degree and be eligible for appointment at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor. Board certification (by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or equivalent certifying body) and eligibility for medical licensure in Maryland are required. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States. The candidate must have demonstrated expertise appropriate for appointment as Professor or Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The candidate must have at least five years of administrative and leadership experience in an academic institution.
Application Instructions
Please provide a 2-3 page letter of intent to accompany your CV. Since the Search Committee will carefully review your CV, the letter should not reiterate material available there. Instead, the letter should be used to introduce yourself to the Search Committee and, in particular, to outline:
- Your vision for the field of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Your vision for the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Johns Hopkins in particular
- Why you believe you are uniquely qualified for this position
- Relevant clinical/administrative leadership experience
- Commitment to scientific discovery and innovation
- Engagement in the mentorship/professional development of others
- Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and health equity
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Salary Range
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.
Total Rewards
Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. The University is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors or demographic characteristics that are irrelevant to the program involved.
Pre-Employment Information
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Background Checks
After receiving a conditional offer, the successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification. When deciding whether a candidate’s conviction history is job-disqualifying, the University considers the nature and gravity of the offense, the time that has passed since the conviction, and the nature of the job being sought.
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine.
Exceptions to the seasonal flu vaccine or COVID-19 vaccine (for SOM) requirement(s) may be provided to individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs or medical conditions that preclude them from receiving the vaccine. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.
The following additional vaccine requirements may apply, depending upon your campus. Please contact the hiring department for more information.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those candidates who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
