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Inova Children's is seeking a physician leader to serve as the Chief of the Division of Medical Genetics. The Chief of Medical Genetics will lead a multidisciplinary team that includes clinical geneticists, genetic counselors, and dedicated support staff. The division provides comprehensive genetic evaluation, diagnostic testing, and management for patients across the lifespan-from prenatal and pediatric to adult genetics. The role is sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible. Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital is a 241-bed children's hospital at Inova Fairfax Hospital medical campus, located in Northern Virginia and is the only dedicated children's hospital in Northern Virginia. We provide care in a welcoming environment that offers the latest technical innovation in kid-friendly spaces. Other features of our hospital include:
- 108-bed, level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
- Inova Children's Heart Center
- Inova Children's Cancer Center
- Fetal Care Center
- Level One Trauma Center
- Complex pediatric care across a spectrum of specialties
- Pediatric Emergency Department and network of pediatric emergency care seeing over 100,000 patients annually
- Child Life Services dedicated in each inpatient space and outpatient procedural area
- Specialized air and ground transport service
- Ronald McDonald House
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation. Featured Benefits:
- Physician Led Organization: Potential for Physician leadership opportunities
- Committed to Team Member Health: Offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Competitive Compensation Package: Includes a market-competitive base salary, comprehensive performance incentive plan. Additionally, opportunities for Sign-On, Retention, and Relocation bonuses
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day. 457B retirement plan is also available for physicians in a 0.5 FTE and greater
- CME Support: Up to $3,500 a year for CME support and up to 5 days of CME
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off and paid parental leave
Chief of Genetics Job Responsibilities:
- Evaluation and diagnosis of children and adults with genetic, genomic and metabolic disorders in an outpatient and inpatient setting.
- Collaboration with specialists in neonatology, neurology, cardiology, oncology, developmental pediatrics and other pediatric specialties as needed.
- Collaboration with adult specialists to support the complex genetic needs of adult populations within neuroscience, pulmonology, endocrinology, cardiology, prenatal and several other adult service lines.
- Lead coordinated quality and practice improvement efforts to ensure best practices in clinical genetics, diagnostic interpretation, and genetic counseling.
- Practice in collaboration with the Director of Genetic Counseling, leading a team of counselors and genetic counselor assistants.
- Patients seen in Fairfax, Virginia (proximity to Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital/Inova Fairfax Hospital), and via telemedicine.
- Support learners as part of Inova Fairfax Pediatric Residency Program.
- Faculty appointment opportunity at University of Virginia Medical School Inova Campus.
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience leading a Pediatric Medical Genetics team
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Inova Health System
parental leave, paid time off, retirement plan, relocation assistance
Jun 18, 2026