Medical Director
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Medical Director
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Teaching hospital delivering patient-centered medical care
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Under the direction from the Chairs of the Departments of Anesthesiology & Interventional Pain Management and Neurosurgery will provide strategic direction and oversight for all aspects of pain medicine including clinical practice, education and research. Will provide clinical services in their scope of practice.Job Description:
MedicalDirector, Interventional Pain & Spine Center
Department:Anesthesiology & Interventional Pain Management
Location:Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
Reports To:Chair, Anesthesiology & Interventional Pain Management and Chair, Neurosurgery
Position Summary:
Lahey Clinicis actively seekinga visionary, collaborative, and growth-oriented physician leader to serve asMedical Director of Interventional Pain & Spine Center. This individual will provide strategic, clinical, operational, and academic leadership for the Pain Center, with responsibility for advancing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary program dedicated to the treatment of acute, chronic, cancer-related, and complex spine pain conditions.
Key Responsibilities:
As the clinical leader for the division, you will oversee patient care delivery and develop high-quality clinical services that enable the team to effectively manage complex pain conditions through pharmacologic, interventional, and non-interventional approaches. You will ensure evidence-based, patient-centered care while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and clinical excellence.
Working closely with Department Chairs and institutional leadership, you will lead the strategic expansion of outpatient pain clinics, interventional procedure locations, and related service lines to improve patient access, operational efficiency, and regional market presence. This includes growth of advanced procedural offerings such as image-guided spine interventions, neuromodulation, minimally invasive pain therapies, and other emerging techniques, while also strengthening non-procedural services including medication optimization, rehabilitation, behavioral health integration, pain psychology, and multidisciplinary chronic pain pathways.
A critical priority of the role is to build strong internal partnerships across the health system. You will work closely with Oncology to expand services for cancer-related pain management and collaborate with the Director of Acute Pain to enhance inpatient care pathways for patients with chronic pain and complex perioperative pain needs.Additionalcollaboration with Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Primary Care, PM&R, Behavioral Health, Rheumatology, Palliative Care, and Rehabilitation Services will be essential to creating seamless, coordinated care models.
In education and research, you will help shape the future of the program by developing a Multidisciplinary Pain Fellowship Program and promoting faculty engagement in resident and trainee education. You will also support scholarly activity, clinical innovation,outcomesresearch, and participation in regional and national academic initiatives.
Additionalresponsibilities include oversight of quality, safety, patient experience, provider recruitment and mentorship, operational performance, and program growth. The successful candidate will be a respected clinician and leader with strong relationship-building skills, entrepreneurial vision, and a demonstrated commitment to advancing multidisciplinary pain care through collaboration, education, innovation, and excellence.
Time Allocation & Reporting:
Nonclinical Time:20% dedicated administrative time (at the discretion of the Chairs).
Clinical Time: 80% (at the discretion of the Chairs).
Reporting:Regular meetings with the Department Chairs or their designees.
Skills & Requirements:
Education:Medical Degree (MD/DO) from an accredited school.
Training:Completion of an accreditedPain Fellowship.
Certification:Board Certification and a valid license to practice.
Experience:
5-10 years of clinical experiencepreferred.
3+ years of clinical leadership experiencepreferred.
Strong skills in:
Leadership, communication, and collaboration
Data analysis and decision-making
Healthcare systems, quality, and safety metrics
About Lahey Clinic:
Award-winning,UMass Chan Medical School-affiliated teaching hospital.
Located in Burlington, MA (30 minutes from downtown Boston).
Highly desirable area with superb educational opportunities, abundant cultural and social amenities, and excellent recreational activities.
To Apply:
Submit your CV and Letter of Introduction to:
Renee Castro, Physician Recruiter
Beth Israel Lahey Health Burlington, MA 01805
c/o Michael Kaufman, MD, Chair, Department ofAnesthesiology & Interventional Pain Managementand Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD, Chair, Division of Neurosurgery
Beth Israel Lahey Health, includingall ofits employing entities, are a purpose-driven, values-based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve. All ofthe employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in employment. Please see here for more information about our purpose and values (https://bilh.org/about/purpose-values) and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (https://bilh.org/careers/eeo-policy).
Pay Range:
$485,000.00 USD - $515,000.00 USDThe pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation may be determined based on several factors, that may include education, training, relevant experience, specialty, geography of work location, productivity, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include productivity and quality bonuses.
Teaching hospital delivering patient-centered medical care
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) serves as a teaching hospital in Boston affiliated with Harvard Medical School, offering a wide range of medical services across inpatient, emergency, outpatient, and urgent care. Its care model centers on delivering high-quality medical treatment to patients, supported by patient access initiatives like OpenNotes, which lets patients view clinicians’ notes online to improve understanding and engagement in their care. The hospital also supports education and research through its affiliation with Harvard, attracting funding for studies and training programs. BIDMC differentiates itself through its patient-centered approach, active patient engagement tools, and a broad network of urgent care centers and outpatient services that extend access to healthcare. The goal is to provide comprehensive, accessible, evidence-based medical care while advancing medical education and research.
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