Chief developmental and pediatrics associate professor / professor pediatrics

Chief, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Associate Professor/Professor, Pediatrics

Location: Stony Brook, New York
Open Date: Oct 03, 2025
Deadline: Nov 03, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description
On behalf of The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Stony Brook Children's, CareerPhysician, LLC, the leader in academic pediatric executive search, has initiated a national search to identify a transformational thought leader on developmental and behavioral pediatrics to serve as the Division Chief of Developmental Pediatrics . The selected leader will be charged with developing strategies and innovative models of care and evaluation, coupled by multidisciplinary approaches to expand access for families throughout Long Island and Eastern NYC.

Opportunity Highlights:

• The selected Chief will be charged with developing a vision and strategy that will foster a culture of collaboration and faculty development to impact all missions, with a focus on programmatic development and education of residents and ancillary staff to advance care and resources for children with developmental disorders.
• The DBP division is seeing patients in a new space with room to expand. The division moved into the Early Childhood Center (ECC) in 2023.
• Beyond meeting the demand for autism assessments and other DBP diagnoses, the incoming leader will have ample opportunity to expand services within the department of pediatrics and leverage the interest from partners in neonatal to support NICU follow-up, cardiology for cardiac neurodevelopmental care and adolescent medicine to provide support for help with autism evaluation in teens to grow the service line.
• Stony Brook Children's has a history of funding success for Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) training program and hopes to expand on this relationship in the future to the benefit of both the university campus and the hospital.
• Collaborations with university colleagues through the LEND program and other health professions training will improve clinical services while advancing the educational mission more efficiently than hiring all full-time professionals.
• The ideal candidate for this position is an early- to mid-career person with a strong record of excellent care and, ideally, experience in quality improvement. Having a QI approach and mindset will be helpful in promoting and adapting new approaches and models of care. Resources for internal and/or external Executive leadership coaching and mentor programs are available.
• The department and institution are committed to developing an attractive package to support the incoming Chief's vision for resources and staff to create a comprehensive service line that accounts for standards of care and innovation within the field. In addition, leadership at Stony Brook Children's is unwavering in fiscal commitment to offering highly competitive compensation and benefits package for the selected leader.
• The Dean has a goal of increasing the research presence of the medical school in all departments including pediatrics, with support from the dean's office for applicants with significant funding and requirements for research.

For more details about this opportunity, please contact Luke Millican at [email protected] , or at 817-965-5853. All interactions will remain confidential, and no inquiries will be made without the consent of the applicant.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications :

• MD/DO Degree (or foreign equivalent).
• Board Certified in Pediatrics.
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics or Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.
• New York State Licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of New York.
• A track record of professional leadership roles in an academic institution.
• Holds academic rank of Associate or Full Professor.
• Demonstrated experience in recruiting faculty and staff.
• Demonstrated experience in mentoring faculty.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and build innovative programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Quality Improvement.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of professionalism, respect and civility with a population of faculty, staff and students from various backgrounds and experiences or a commitment to do so.
• Proven success in program development and faculty engagement.

Application Instructions
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For questions regarding this position, please contact Janet DeLuca at [email protected] .

Special Notes
Tenure/Non-Tenure Track position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. To qualify for tenure and/or a senior faculty appointment, the candidate must meet the criteria established by the School of Medicine ( School of Medicine's Criteria for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure ).

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible.

Campus Description

Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care. It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools -- Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare -- as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County. With 624 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center. Stony Brook Children's, with more than 180 pediatric specialists in 30 specialties, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region. In the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building, two floors are occupied by Stony Brook University Cancer Center's outpatient services, and four floors are devoted to cancer research. Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential core values at Stony Brook Medicine. We believe we do our best and most impactful work when we leverage our diverse, equitable and inclusive perspectives. We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act, a copy of our crime statistics is available upon request . It can also be viewed online at the University Police website at .

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information,veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

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