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Greenville, North Carolina

Academic Chair of Internal Medicine - Greenville, North Carolina

Internal MedicineFull-Time

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Job Description

Academic Chair of Internal Medicine Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and accomplished physician leader to serve as Department Chair of Internal Medicine at a well-established academic medical institution in Greenville, North Carolina.

Qualified applicants should have at least 10 years of academic healthcare leadership experience, including supervision of personnel in academic medical settings and direct collaboration with senior medical school leaders, hospital administrators, and other organizational executives.

About the Position

Affiliation with a 974-bed academic medical center and teaching hospital.

Oversight of clinical, academic, research, and operational programs, including medical education and program growth.

Strategic leadership of patient care activities, quality initiatives, faculty recruitment, professional development, and departmental growth.

Financial authority over departmental budgets, funding, and strategic financial planning.

About the Community

Greenville, North Carolina, offers an excellent quality of life with a combination of urban amenities and small-town charm.

  • Named one of Livability's Top 100 Best Places to Live in 2025 and 2026.
  • Approximately 90 minutes from Raleigh and the beautiful beaches of the Crystal Coast.
  • Numerous waterways, parks, and recreational opportunities for year-round outdoor activities.
  • Cost of living below the national average.
  • Diverse housing options and excellent public and private educational opportunities.
  • MD or DO degree.
  • Board certification in Internal Medicine.
  • Minimum of 10 years of academic healthcare leadership experience.
  • Demonstrated experience supervising personnel in academic medical settings.
  • Experience collaborating with senior medical school leadership, hospital administrators, and organizational executives.
  • Strong leadership skills in clinical operations, medical education, research, and faculty development.
  • Experience with departmental budget management, financial planning, and strategic initiatives.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Key Responsibilities

The Department Chair will provide strategic leadership for clinical, academic, research, and operational programs at a major medical center. Responsibilities include overseeing faculty recruitment, departmental budgets, quality initiatives, and medical education programs.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree with board certification in Internal Medicine. A minimum of 10 years of academic healthcare leadership experience is required, along with demonstrated success in personnel supervision and executive collaboration.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Academic leadershipCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsResearch oversight

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 50% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Internal Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedInternal Medicine median $275k (middle half $266k–$305k)180 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Internal Medicine listings in North Carolina40 active1,304 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 50% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina Physician listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 18% offer loan repayment509 active listings, Oct 2026
Internal Medicine pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Internist Jobs

47 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

47 jobs · 35 employers
9
<$290k
9
$290k-330k
21
$330k-370k
6
$370k-410k
2
$410k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs · 35 employers
401k / retirement match
87%
Sign-on bonus
58%
CME allowance
58%
Relocation assistance
42%
Loan repayment
29%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Primary Care Physician w/ Managed Care exp (Open comp.)

MASC Medical · Brooksville, Florida

$420k
#2

Family Medicine / Internal Medicine Physician Atlanta GA

Healthcare Recruitment Counselors · Atlanta, Georgia

$150-$200/hr
#3

Outpatient Primary Care Physician (Internal Medicine / Family Medicine)

$350k-$400k
#4

Family Practice Physician

$180-$190/hr
+ 45 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Internal Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,303 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Greenville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$237k
Typical market rent
$1,460/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.4
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Greenville, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.