Division Chief - Breast Surgery

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Job Summary

Mass General Brigham (MGB) seeks an exceptional academic surgeon and physician leader to serve as Division Chief of Breast Surgery. Reporting directly to the MGB Cancer Institute Surgeon-in-Chief and indirectly to the MGB Department of Surgery Chair, the Division Chief will provide strategic, clinical, academic, and administrative leadership for the Breast Surgery program across all MGB clinical locations.

Salary range: $600,000-$900,000

The Division Chief will establish the vision and direction of the program and will be accountable for its continued growth, distinction, and success. The Chief will lead the planning, development, implementation, scaling, and ongoing management of breast surgery services, ensuring the delivery of comprehensive, evidence-based, patient-centered care of the highest quality.

This is a highly visible leadership position within a world-renowned academic health system. The successful candidate will advance excellence across the full spectrum of breast surgical care while driving innovation in clinical practice, research, education, quality improvement, faculty development, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

The Division Chief will be appointed at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and hold an academic appointment at Harvard Medical School, anticipated at the Associate Professor or Professor level.  Other appointments at our affiliates are expected.

The ideal candidate will be an accomplished breast surgeon and academic leader with an MD, DO, or equivalent degree, board certification in Surgery, and Massachusetts licensure or eligibility. The candidate will have extensive experience and technical excellence in breast surgery, with additional breast surgery certification or qualification highly desirable, as well as a distinguished record of clinical, academic, and research achievement, including competitive funding and peer-reviewed publications. They will demonstrate success in leadership, faculty recruitment and development, mentoring, and program growth, supported by exceptional interpersonal, communication, organizational, analytical, and conflict-resolution skills. The ideal candidate will be collaborative, accessible, mature, fair, and decisive, with the ability to build consensus, earn credibility, and implement change within a complex academic health system. A strong commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, patient satisfaction, equity, quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness is essential.  Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae to:

Linda Weinstein (on behalf of)

Motaz Qadan, MD and Rebecca Heist, MD

Search Committee Co-Chairs

Email: [email protected]

Application deadline:  December 31, 2026

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