Medical Director: Shape the Future of Interventional Pain & Spine

Medical Director, Interventional Pain & Spine Center

Department: Anesthesiology & Interventional Pain Management

Location: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA

Reports To: Chair, Anesthesiology & Interventional Pain Management and Chair, Neurosurgery

Position Summary:

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is seeking a visionary, collaborative, and growth‑oriented physician leader to serve as Medical Director of the Interventional Pain & Spine Center. This is a key leadership role responsible for shaping a comprehensive, multidisciplinary program dedicated to the treatment of acute, chronic, cancer‑related, and complex spine pain conditions.

Role Overview:

The Medical Director will provide strategic, clinical, operational, and academic leadership for a rapidly evolving Pain Center. This leader will guide the development of high‑quality clinical services that support effective management of complex pain through pharmacologic, interventional, and non‑interventional approaches. A commitment to evidence‑based, patient‑centered care and a culture of collaboration, innovation, and clinical excellence is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

·       Clinical Leadership: Oversee patient care delivery and advance a full spectrum of pain services, including medication management, image‑guided spine interventions, neuromodulation, minimally invasive therapies, and multidisciplinary chronic pain pathways.

·       Program Growth: Partner with Department Chairs and institutional leadership to expand outpatient clinics, procedural locations, and related service lines to enhance access, efficiency, and regional presence.

·       Systemwide Collaboration: Build strong partnerships across Oncology, Acute Pain, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Primary Care, PM&R, Behavioral Health, Rheumatology, Palliative Care, and Rehabilitation Services to create seamless, coordinated care models.

·       Education & Research: Develop a Multidisciplinary Pain Fellowship Program, support faculty engagement in trainee education, and promote scholarly activity, clinical innovation, outcomes research, and participation in regional and national initiatives.

·       Operational Excellence: Oversee quality, safety, patient experience, provider recruitment and mentorship, and overall program performance.

Targeted Attributes:

The successful candidate will be a respected clinician and proven leader with strong relationship building skills, entrepreneurial vision, and a demonstrated commitment to advancing multidisciplinary care through collaboration, education, innovation, and excellence.

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Time Allocation & Reporting:

·       Nonclinical Time: 20% dedicated administrative time (at the discretion of the Chairs).

·       Reporting: Regular meetings with the Department Chairs or their designees.

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Skills & Requirements:

·       Education: Medical Degree (MD/DO) from an accredited school.

·       Training: Completion of an accredited Pain Fellowship.

·       Certification: Board Certification and a valid license to practice.

·       Experience:

o      5-10 years of clinical experience preferred.

o      3+ years of clinical leadership experience preferred.

o      Strong skills in:

▫   Leadership, communication, and collaboration

▫   Data analysis and decision-making

▫   Healthcare systems, quality, and safety metrics

About Beth Israel Lahey Health

Beth Israel Lahey Health brings you the comfort of knowing your health is always in the best hands, in a place that’s closer to home. Our nationally recognized specialists, superb primary care physicians and award-winning hospitals and services make it easy for you to become and stay healthy. At Lahey Health, we offer services you can count on throughout your life, and with a full spectrum of seamlessly integrated and accessible resources and a smart approach to delivering care, we’re with you every step of the way. Lahey Health has more than 1,400 local providers in adult and pediatric primary care and almost every medical specialty. Diversity is a core value at Beth Israel Lahey Health. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for our staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.