Job Description

Cincinnati Children's is:

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10 best children's hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years
• Second Among All Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding
• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025) , America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2024)
• One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune
• Consistently certified as great place to work
• A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability
• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry seeks a visionary, dynamic, collaborative, and innovative leader to serve as the next division director.

Key responsibilities of the position include:

Leadership

• Developing and leading transformational clinical and research programs
• Identifying emerging and new areas of emphasis and promise
• Recruiting and retaining exceptional faculty and staff through mentorship and development of academic skills to fulfill the division’s mission and responsibilities, including promoting a culture of collaboration and patient-centered care
• Practicing financial sustainability by managing division budgets, resource allocation, and by identifying funding opportunities and diversifying revenue streams
• Providing impartial and visionary leadership by striking a proper balance of “Division/Institute and Institution” with uncompromising integrity and ethics
• Creates transparent internal decision-making systems that foster accountability and enables leaders to set priorities and monitor performance against key strategic and operational goals

Clinical Care

• Monitoring, ensuring, and accounting for faculty, physician, and staff productivity, wellness, and organizational engagement
• Ensuring compliance with all medical center policies and applicable State and Federal regulations
• Serving as the direct liaison to the Chair of Pediatrics/In-Chiefs/CCHMC Executive Leadership team to promote and share the Division/Institute’s success, while promoting the broader institutional success of CCHMC

Research

• Discerning and leading ideal blends of basic, translational, outcomes and clinical research portfolios
• Providing a strategic vision to lead and cultivate an environment conducive to transformative research
• Recruiting, developing, and retaining outstanding research faculty within the Institute
• In conjunction with the divisional Research Director, overseeing research quality and compliance initiatives

Education and Training

• Facilitating world-class clinical and educational programming
• Providing supervision and review of the division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry education and training programs
• Assessing the quality of teaching by faculty, assuring professionalism
• Promoting continuing education programs for professionals, including teaching rounds and lectures
• Planning, developing, administering, and evaluating the interdisciplinary professional education programs in conjunction with the clinical fellowship training directors and other key stakeholders
• Overseeing educational/training programs and ensuring effective mentorship and of trainees

Advocacy

• Embracing and strengthening a culture of belonging
• Assuring professionalism and a positive culture across division faculty and staff, and adherence to the Cincinnati Children’s mission
• Maintaining and expanding the extensive interdisciplinary network of interactions with other Divisions and Departments at CCHMC, other academic centers, and industry partners
• Serving as an effective and inspirational legislative and policy advocate on behalf of CCHMC
• Actively participating in and leading community involvement and programs
• With representatives of relevant community and state agencies, studying community needs and reviewing on a regular basis

Mental and Behavioral Health Institute

The Division of Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology (BMCP), and the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatric, make up the Mental and Behavioral Health Institute (MBHI) at Cincinnati Children’s. Formed in 2023, the MBHI merges research, medical, patient, and educational services arms and its community partnerships into one unit, guided by a single clinical mission to transform developmental, behavioral, and mental health care within Cincinnati Children’s and the greater Cincinnati community to ensure patients and their families receive the right level of care at the right time. The MBHI is also addressing creating synergies across the three divisions’ research, educational, advocacy, and community partnership efforts. The ideal candidate is committed to innovative, interdisciplinary efforts to improve care, from prevention to inpatient treatment, through clinical care, education, research, advocacy, and community partnerships.

Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Training in child psychiatry with specialty clinics at The Child Guidance Center started at the University of Cincinnati in the mid-1940’s, long before it was a specialty. In 1990, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry became a Division of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The division is internationally recognized for research, clinical, and educational excellence in neurodevelopmental disorders, suicide prevention, evidence-based psychiatric care and more.

The division is committed to promoting the long-term development of children, adolescents and families, thus improving overall child health and quality of life.

The division is comprised of 44 primary faculty, 43 of whom are involved in patient care & 1 primary researcher. Additionally, there are 175 Social Workers and Clinical Counselors.

Qualifications and Experience

• MD, DO, or MD/PhD, with board certification in child and adolescent psychiatry
• Ability to obtain State of Ohio Medical Board licensure
• Rank of Associate or Full Professor with eligibility for appointment as an affiliated faculty at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
• Ability to develop a collaborative vision, with a track record of successfully implementing new initiatives that meet the challenges of academic medicine and clinical care
• Strong record of accomplishment in leadership, people management, and skills in planning and facilitation
• Extensive knowledge of research in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry
• Demonstration of sustained excellence in research productivity, clinical care, and/or mentorship/teaching of trainees and junior faculty
• An uncompromising commitment to excellence in research and education
• A strong scholarly record, including manuscripts, grants, curricula, and program development, and university level teaching
• Experience leading a faculty group
• Ability to develop a collaborative vision, with a track record for successfully implementing new initiatives that advance the field of child and adolescent psychiatry
• Financial budgeting and resource management experience
• Knowledge of relevant federal and state laws and regulations
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build and maintain trust with all stakeholders
• Experience in a complex, integrated academic medical setting
• Commitment to uphold principles of inclusivity in alignment with Cincinnati Children’s culture
• Excellent local, regional, national, and international reputation
• Demonstration of a personal style that facilitates communication, collaboration, trust, credibility, and confidence among divisional faculty and across Cincinnati Children’s
• Genuine understanding and respect for the tradition of collaborative science at Cincinnati Children's

*Benefits may vary based on FTE Status and Position Type

Primary Location

College Hill B

Schedule

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Department

Psychiatry

Employee Status

Regular

FTE

1

Weekly Hours

40

Comprehensive job description provided upon request.

Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability