Chief Physician for our Clinic for Thoracic Surgery (m/f/d)

With you we will be the best: Have the courage to shape the future with us!

For the Clinic for Thoracic Surgery at the Heckeshorn Lung Clinic at the Helios Emil von Behring Clinic in Berlin-Zehlendorf, we are looking for a new head physician as of 01.04.2025 as part of the age-related succession of Prof. Dr. med. Joachim Pfannschmidt.

• You will take over the management of one of Germany's leading thoracic surgery clinics and establish the new "Thorax Center Berlin-Brandenburg" with the locations Berlin-Zehlendorf and Bad Saarow against the background of our cluster concept.
• You will be responsible for the technical, organizational, operational and economic management of the clinic as well as the strategic development in cooperation with the Bad Saarow site
• You will expand the high clinical and scientific level of the competence center in close cooperation with the Clinic for Pneumology
• Active networking in the region with practicing physicians and cooperation partners for a broad positioning of your Clinic for Thoracic Surgery
• You will be responsible for the daily care of our inpatients and for communicating with them and their relatives
• You will lead and develop your employees across professional groups with a focus on providing the best possible patient care

• You are a specialist in thoracic surgery (m/f/d) and have many years of practical clinical experience and extensive knowledge in your specialist field
• You meet the requirements for the granting of authorization for further training
• You are a personality with a high level of social competence, excellent communication skills and excellent manners, who is highly quality-conscious and exceptionally service-oriented
• You have completed a habilitation or have adequate scientific expertise
• You have already gained several years of management experience in previous positions, e.g. as head physician (m/f/d) or senior consultant (m/f/d) and know how to motivate your team with a goal-oriented, cooperative management style
• You have hospital-specific knowledge and experience in economic management and budget planning
• Proof of complete measles immunization according to STIKO

• A responsible and very individual job that integrates today's demands as a doctor and manager with a flat hierarchy, including sufficient time off for further training
• Work with the DaVinci XI
• Broad research opportunities in cooperation with the Berlin Lung Institute (BLI) and teaching on the campus of the Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring in a very good interdisciplinary working atmosphere with a motivated team
• A permanent position in an innovative environment with modern examination and treatment methods
• An attractive employment contract with remuneration not covered by collective agreements and performance-related target agreements
• Opportunity for active public relations work for the further development of thoracic surgery
• The Helios PlusCard: a supplementary insurance policy financed by Helios with, among other things, optional treatment by a doctor of your choice in the event of hospitalization in one of our acute clinics
• Discounts for over 480 top brands and prevention programs, e.g. discounts at sports studios
• We offer you the chance to travel to work in an environmentally friendly way - with an employer subsidy for the Deutschlandticket

Modern high-performance medicine in the green southwest of Berlin.

The Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring offers modern high-performance medicine combined with special comfort and is a merger of the three renowned Berlin hospitals Oskar-Helene-Heim, Lungenklinik Heckeshorn and Behring-Krankenhaus.

With around 550 beds, the clinic is today one of the largest hospitals offering qualified specialist care in the southwest of Berlin: 15 specialist departments, numerous certified centers for excellent treatment quality, three institutes, three state-of-the-art cardiac catheter laboratories and a large, modern emergency center offer medicine at the highest level.

The Clinic for Thoracic Surgery has been in existence since 1963 and has been a Competence Center for Thoracic Surgery (DGT) since 2008, a Lung Cancer Center together with the Clinic for Pneumology since 2009 and a Mesothelioma Unit (DKG) since 2023.

Find out more here: Thoracic surgery | Treatment of diseases of the lungs and chest | Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring - Berlin

Helios is the leading hospital operator in Europe. Collegial and interdisciplinary cooperation and the rapid implementation of innovations guarantee our patients the best possible care. This creates a unique space for your knowledge, talents, ideas and future plans.

The address of our clinic is: Walterhöferstraße 11, 14165 Berlin

Equal opportunities in the workplace are important to us. That is why we expressly encourage people with disabilities, of all gender identities and backgrounds to apply.

Combine professional opportunities with an attractive employer in the big city. We look forward to receiving your application!

Apply now!

If you have any initial questions, please contact the Managing Director, Mr. Christian Weitermann, and the Medical Director, Prof. Dr. med. Holger Rüssmann, by telephone on 030 - 8102 1005 or 030 - 8102 1431 or by e-mail at christian.weitermann[at]helios-gesundheit.de or holger.ruessmann[at]helios-gesundheit.de.

Helios Clinic Emil von Behring
Walterhöferstraße 11
14165 Berlin