Chief, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine and Co-Director, Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services

The Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford University seeks a Division Chief to join the Department as an Associate Professor or Professor in the University Tenure or University Medical Line.

Stanford University School of Medicine is seeking an outstanding academic neonatologist to serve as the Chief of the Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine within the Department of Pediatrics and Co-Director of the Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services the entity within Stanford Medicine Childrens Health (SMCH) that oversees and coordinates all care for pregnant women and newborn babies at Stanford. The Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine provides state-of-the-art care for premature and sick newborn infants conducts investigations to advance clinical diagnosis and treatment and trains physicians and researchers to become leaders in those pursuits. The scope of our clinical services and scientific endeavors extends from fetal development through birth and postnatal care to long-term follow up. Our patient care research education and community outreach programs advance the School of Medicines mission of promoting biomedical translational and clinical research and education through close interactions among basic scientists innovators clinicians and educators while maintaining the highest standards of academic medicine and patient care.

Our clinical activities in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at SMCH anchor the programs in the Division. When the NICU was established at Stanford in 1959 it was one of the first dedicated to the care of critically ill babies. The tradition of integrating clinical services with basic translational epidemiologic and applied research continues uninterrupted to the present day through our participation in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NRN) the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) the Center for Advanced Pediatric Education (CAPE) the pioneering March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center and a number of other research initiatives in our laboratories.

Reporting to the Chair of Pediatrics and Physician-in-Chief at LPCH the Division Chief of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine will be responsible for the supervision and development of clinical services education and research activities for members of the Division both within the Department of Pediatrics and other relevant areas of the Stanford School of Medicine the Stanford Health Care System including SMCH and its partner sites. The successful candidate will also serve as Co-Director of the Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services; the Chief of the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics serves as the other Co-Director. The Johnson Center is a unique and nationally renowned center offering fertility obstetric neonatal and developmental medicine services all under a unified service line. This position requires a strong leader with a proven track record of collaborative clinical leadership research administration strategic thinking program development faculty recruitment and mentoring.

Faculty rank and line will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate. The successful applicant should have an M.D. or equivalent degree and the typical candidate would be board certified in both Pediatrics and Neonatology. However individuals with comparable and compatible experience trained outside of the United States will also be considered.

• The predominant criterion for appointment in the University Tenure Line is a major commitment to research and teaching.
• The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the University Medical Line shall be excellence in the overall mix of clinical care clinical teaching scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine and institutional service appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill.

The Division includes 79 faculty and the activities of the Division are diverse. Clinical activities include neonatal services at SMCH with 70 neonatal beds Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program and satellite nurseries at five affiliated hospitals. Research programs include: basic science laboratories clinical trials and observational studies as part of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Neonatal Research Network and the Pediatric Trials Network; leadership of three perinatal programs -- the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) providing a platform for statewide implementation of best practices and serving as a rich data repository for clinical epidemiology the California Childrens Services (CCS) High Risk Infant Follow-up Program and the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC); and the Center for Advanced Pediatric Education (CAPE) offering interactive simulation-based learning experiences and conducting human performance research in obstetric fetal neonatal and pediatric 2011 the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center was launched. This project has enlisted over 100 investigators in a transdisciplinary effort to understand the causes of premature birth with the goal of reducing both the overall rate and racial and ethnic disparities in preterm births. The program also incorporates world-class expertise in Perinatal Health Economics Public Policy and Global Health.

The Division trains neonatologists and provides residency and clerkship rotations in several clinical settings. The Divisions laboratories support postdoctoral and predoctoral students from a variety of disciplines. Current trainees include 9 neonatology fellows 14 postdoctoral scholars and 4 predoctoral PhD students. Opportunities for scholarship and research are offered to residents medicals students and undergraduates in clinical basic and translational research.

Applications will be reviewed beginning immediately and accepted until the position is filled.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the Universitys research teaching and clinical missions.

Consistent with its obligations under the law the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact .

The universitys central functions of research and education depend on freedom of thought and expression. The Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues students and staff with a wide range of backgrounds identities and perspectives. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these values.

How to apply:

Submit a CV and a brief letter to include an optional discussion of how your work and experience fosters additional dimensions to the universitys mission and values.

For questions please contact:

Karthik Balakrishnan Search Chair

c/o Nancy Phan at

The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position the qualifications of the selected candidate departmental budget availability internal equity geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs. The fixed compensation range for the position is $441K- $455K for Associate Professors and $493K- $524K for Professors.

This pay range reflects the fixed compensation which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. It does not include all components of the School of Medicines faculty compensation program or pay from participation in departmental incentive compensation programs. For more information about compensation and our wide-range of benefits including housing assistance please contact the hiring department.

Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including equivalent years in rank training and field or discipline; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.