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Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine seeks an exceptional, accomplished, and visionary leader to serve as Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

The Chair will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Department and will be responsible for advancing its missions in research, education, clinical care, and service. The successful candidate will build upon the Department's existing strengths, guide its continued growth and development, and identify new opportunities for innovation and collaboration across UCSF, UCSF Health, and beyond.

Key Responsibilities

The Chair will:

• Develop, communicate, and implement the Department's strategic vision and priorities.
• Advance excellence and innovation in research and academic programs.
• Support high-quality education and training programs.
• Recruit, retain, mentor, and develop outstanding faculty and staff.
• Foster a collaborative, collegial, and inclusive departmental culture.
• Promote multidisciplinary and interdepartmental collaboration.
• Ensure excellence in clinical programs and patient care, as applicable.
• Provide responsible financial, operational, and space stewardship.
• Build and strengthen relationships across UCSF, UCSF Health, affiliated institutions, and the broader community.

Qualifications
The successful candidate must be an accomplished academic leader with a distinguished record in their field and demonstrated success in leadership, research, education, faculty development, and organizational management. The candidate must possess outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and a demonstrated ability to lead effectively in a complex, collaborative academic and clinical environment. An MD and/or PhD, or equivalent degree, is required.

The Chair will be expected to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, collaboration, and accountability while advancing the missions of the Department, the UCSF School of Medicine, and UCSF.

About the UCSF School of Medicine
Consistently ranked among the nation's leading medical schools, the UCSF School of Medicine derives its greatest distinction from its outstanding faculty. Our academic health system brings together exceptional faculty, staff, and learners who provide high-quality patient care, educate the next generation of health.

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 5. The minimum base salary range for this position is $156,300 - $460,700.

Total compensation at the University of California, San Francisco includes your base salary, which is determined by your rank and step at appointment, and negotiated pay for Health Sciences Compensation Plan members. Faculty who are members of the Health Sciences Compensation Plan may also be eligible for additional incentive pay.

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As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

UCSF is committed to welcoming and serving all people, honoring the dignity of every individual without preference or prejudice, in support of its public mission and in alignment with our PRIDE values and Principles of Community.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.
• “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
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