Division Chief, Medical Genetics

Baystate Health is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system in western Massachusetts which consists of an academic medical center, Baystate Children’s Hospital, three community hospitals and the region’s largest multispecialty group.  Our flagship hospital, Baystate Medical Center, is home to the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School-Baystate. 

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

• Provide clinical and academic leadership of our well-established Division of Medical Genetics at Baystate Medical Center. Lead our experienced team of one physician, one APP, five genetic counselors, a care coordinator and a MA. 
• Housed in the Dept. of Pediatrics, our diverse team provides genetics care for patients across the lifespan. The program includes pediatric genetics, reproductive genetics and genetic counseling, cancer genetics and genetic counseling (Family Cancer Risk program), adult genetics, and our nationally recognized lysosomal storage disorders program.
• Direct operations for our inpatient consult service as well as ambulatory service at nearby Baystate Children’s Specialty Center. This position offers 0.3 FTE administrative time.
• Support faculty/team development and contribute to the department’s and hospital’s strategic vision and mission.
• Faculty appointment at UMass Chan Medical School- Baystate (preferably Associate Professor or higher). Foster an environment of educational excellence through direction of our resident elective and lecturing to residents and med students.
• Qualifications:
  • ABMS board certification in Medical Genetics
  • 4+ years of experience post-training with interest in management and leadership.
  • Strong track record of interdisciplinary collaboration; excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enthusiasm for medical education and mentoring residents, and ability to engage a broad base of stakeholders.

THE ADVANTAGES OF WORKING WITH BAYSTATE:

• Compensation plan includes base salary and opportunity to earn incentive bonuses
• Robust relocation package
• Flexibility- opportunities to flex your FTE to fit your life
• Immediate access to paid time off
• Lucrative 403b match and 457b plan
• Professional development and mentorship
• Wellbeing programs that include mental, physical, and financial health and more

For more information please contact:

Ruben Vaidya, MD, Division Chief of Newborn Medicine

C/O Melissa Hale, Senior Provider Recruiter

Melissa.Hale@baystatehealth.org or 413-794-2624

Baystate Health (BH) is one of New England’s leading and largest integrated healthcare systems, serving more than 800,000 people throughout western Massachusetts. With about 12,000 employees, a 1,200-member medical staff, and net patient service revenue of more than $2.3 billion, this dynamic and growing system includes an academic medical center, a children’s hospital and three community hospitals. It also includes a large multispecialty group, (Baystate Medical Practices), Baystate Home Health, Baystate Reference Laboratory, and Health New England, a 205,000-member health insurance company.

Baystate Medical Center (BMC) in Springfield, MA is Baystate Health’s 716-bed flagship hospital and a training site for the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School – Baystate. As a major referral care center and the only Level 1 trauma center and pediatric trauma center for western Massachusetts with one of New England’s busiest emergency departments, BMC plays a critical role in meeting the healthcare needs of residents throughout western New England. 

In 2015, Baystate Health established a new partnership with the UMass Medical School and the University of Massachusetts Amherst to develop a new regional clinical campus of the UMass Chan Medical School (UMMS) in Springfield, known as UMMS Chan-Baystate. UMMS Chan- Baystate is now home to UMMS’ four-year Population-based Urban and Rural Community Health (PURCH) track, which welcomed its inaugural class of 22 medical students in Autumn 2017. Through this innovative program, the three institutions are partnering to strengthen the pipeline of new primary care physicians for the future in Western Massachusetts. These three institutions have also collaborated to create the Institute for Healthcare Delivery & Population Science, to generate and apply new knowledge to transform health care delivery and population health in support of Baystate Health’s strategic goals. The Institute conducts health services research projects in partnership with local, regional, and national stakeholders.

Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.