Executive Director of the Healthy Weight and Obesity Medicine Program
- University of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Oct 10, 2026
Job Description
Executive Director of the Healthy Weight and Obesity Medicine Program
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Open Date: Oct 09, 2026
Deadline: Oct 09, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Associate or Full Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educator track. Expertise is required in the specific area of pediatric obesity medicine, pediatric weight management, and population health; significant leadership experience in a complex academic medical or healthcare environment; demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and build collaborative programs across organizational boundaries; strong record of clinical innovation, scholarship, or research; demonstrated commitment to improving health outcomes for children and adolescents; experience partnering with communities, schools, public health organizations, payers, and policymakers; and excellent communication, relationship-building, and organizational leadership skills. Applicants must have an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Qualifications include board certification in pediatrics and obesity medicine.
Teaching responsibilities may include the teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows and delivering formal lectures in the Department of Pediatrics.
Clinical responsibilities may include providing outpatient care for pediatric patients who are overweight or obese.
Research or scholarship responsibilities may include developing independent and collaborative research programs related obesity medicine and nutrition.
The successful candidate will work across clinical, research, public health, community, policy, and health-system domains to build a nationally distinctive model of pediatric obesity care. Important collaborators will include leaders of CHOP Primary Care, Population Health, Community Impact, Research Institute, and relevant subspecialty divisions, among others. In addition to leading the Obesity Program, the Executive Director will serve as a key institutional leader for obesity-related initiatives within the CHOP Community Outcomes Accelerator, the CHOP PolicyLab, the CHOP Population Health Initiative, and the CHOP Research Institute, creating a powerful platform for translating evidence into practice and improving outcomes at scale.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and cover letter via Interfolio. Inquiries about the position should be sent to the Chair of the Search Committee, Dr. Joseph St. Geme at StGemeIIIJ@chop.edu.
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The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
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