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. Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital 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:
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:
Chief of Genetics Job Responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications:
Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services
Preferred Qualifications:
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.
Education: Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy degree from an accredited institution. Board eligible or board certified in Pediatrics and Clinical Medical Genetics
Experience: successful completion of pediatric residency program.
Licensure: Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Virginia.
Payer Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete the credentialing process by third-party payors and Ability to enrolled as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor
Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy. We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than 1 million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed 4 million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience for all who rely on us for their healthcare needs.
Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova’s world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our 26,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. In 2025, Inova was named the Health System of the Year by Press Ganey, a national leader in healthcare experience, recognizing our excellence in patient care, team member engagement, and commitment to continuous improvement.
Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to each person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life. More information about Inova can be found at www.inova.org.
