Chair of Neurology

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Dean of the School of Medicine, the Chair of Neurology holds responsibility for the strategic direction, academic vision, financial performance, and operations of the Department across its clinical, research, and educational missions. The Chair leads the Department's sections and vice chairs, oversees its clinical enterprise and budget, represents Neurology in negotiations with UCHealth and the School of Medicine, and serves as the Department's principal advocate for space, funds flow, and investment.

Chairs at CU operate with substantial autonomy. Departments are federated, run their own book of business, and reinvest what they earn. Chairs function as executives of a complex enterprise while contributing to the broader interests of the School and campus. The environment rewards business fluency, decisiveness, and the willingness to build a case with data. The next Chair will also maintain an active clinical or scholarly presence sufficient to remain credible with a faculty that values practicing colleagues.

Key Responsibilities:

· Ensure the continued success and impact of the Department of Neurology

· Shape the future of Neurology in alignment with the University's neuroscience ambitions

· Foster a culture of engagement, transparency, and shared purpose

· Expand access and advance innovative models of neurological care

· Strengthen strategic partnerships to advance the Department's missions

· Elevate research excellence, innovation, and national prominence

· Recruit, retain, and develop exceptional faculty and future academic leaders

· Advance educational excellence and prepare the next generation of neurologists

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, Colorado

Why Join Us:

The Department of Neurology cares for patients across the full spectrum of neurological disease, from common conditions to the most complex tertiary and quaternary cases and serves a catchment area larger than that of any peer department in the region. Its subspecialty coverage is close to complete: sections span Autoimmune Neurology, Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry, Epilepsy, General Neurology, Headache and Pain Medicine, Movement Disorders, Neurohospitalist Medicine, Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis, Neuro-infectious Disease and Global Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Neuropalliative Care, and Vascular Neurology, with Neuro-Oncology faculty working collaboratively between Neurology and Neurosurgery. Faculty describe a department that is genuinely collaborative, collegial, and willing to work across disciplinary lines.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year (based on percentage of time)
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 11/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

· An MD or MD/PhD, board certification in Neurology

· Must meet the requirements for a faculty appointment at the full professor level at the University of Colorado, Anschuitz School of Medicine

· Financial and operational fluency sufficient to lead a federated department through funds flow, cFTE, and compensation redesign, and to build data-supported arguments for investment

· A distinguished record of scholarship and academic leadership in neurology or the neurosciences, with demonstrated ability to build, fund, and sustain research programs of national standing;

· Demonstrated organizational and executive leadership in a complex academic medical setting, including responsibility for budgets, personnel, and operations at scale;

· A record of improving patient access and clinical operations, including experience with advanced practice provider models, telehealth, and community and regional care delivery;

· Success in recruiting, developing, and retaining outstanding faculty and staff, with genuine commitment to mentorship and to the development of early-career section and program leaders;

· Understanding of the full range of academic career paths and the judgment to support and compensate clinical, research, and educational effort equitably and transparently;

· Commitment to educational excellence across the continuum of learners, and demonstrated willingness to invest in training programs and the faculty who lead them;

· A collaborative and inclusive approach to leadership, with a track record of building productive relationships across departments, institutes, affiliated sites, and health system partners;

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated commitment to cultivating environments that encourage mutual respect, understanding, and active participation from all members and the community.
• Demonstrated experience leading a Neurology department, division, program, or similarly complex academic or healthcare organization.
• Experience building effective partnerships across clinical, research, educational, and administrative organizations.