Director of Pathology (m/f/d)

Discovery Life Sciences; Kassel; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in biospecimen solutions is seeking a passionate medical director to lead their team in Kassel. This role involves guiding assay development, optimizing pathology processes, and collaborating with clients on clinical trials. You'll leverage your expertise in pathology and biomarkers to advance scientific research and improve healthcare outcomes. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to innovation in drug discovery and development, where your contributions will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of medical science.

Qualifications

• Board certification preferred, with additional training in Cytology.
• Experience in hematopathology, genomics, and predictive biomarkers is a plus.
• Expertise in IHC, mIF, FISH and RNA in situ hybridization.
• Experienced with digital imaging and biomarker analysis.
• Strong leadership and collaboration in international teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead an international team of pathologists and optimize pathology processes.
• Act as a medical director and support project management teams.
• Act as medical director for the Kassel site.
• Optimize pathology-related processes.
• Guide assay development and validation (semiquantitative and quantitative).
• Support project management, business development, and clients.
• Evaluate clinical trial specimens.
• Train external pathologists in post-approval biomarker interpretation.
• Prepare publications and posters with customers.

Skills

Pathology

Cytology

Hematopathology

Genomics

Predictive biomarkers

Oncology

Immunology

IHC

mIF

FISH

RNA in situ hybridization

Digital imaging applications

Digital image analysis software

Teamwork

GCLP environment

Education

Board certification

Additional training in Cytology

Job description

Discovery Life Sciences is a global market leader in biospecimen solutions and laboratory services, offering an extensive range of products and services to support drug discovery and development. With a network of laboratories and offices across the United States and internationally, we are committed to advancing scientific research and improving health care outcomes. We are dedicated to accelerating the discovery and development of new therapies and diagnostics by providing the highest quality biospecimens, in vitro preclinical products, and cell and gene therapy starting materials, coupled with specialty lab services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead an international team of pathologists
• Maintain and grow our existing network in the global pathology community
• Act as a medical director for the Discovery site in Kassel, Germany.
• Optimize pathology related processes
• Guide / assist our teams in assay development and validation which includes semiquantitative as well as quantitative assays
• Support / consult our project management and business development team as well as our clients
• Evaluation of clinical trial specimens
• Act as a trainer for external pathologists within our post approval services for the interpretation / scoring of novel biomarkers
• Preparation of publications / posters in collaboration with our customers

Position Qualifications (Education, Skills, Experience):

• Board certification (German board certification preferred)
• Additional training in Cytology
• Experience in hematopathology and/or genomics is a plus
• Experienced in the field of predictive biomarkers with a focus on oncology and immunology
• Excellent knowledge in IHC, mIF, FISH, RNA in situ hybridization to support the assay development team as well as to act as an experienced reader and consultant for customers in clinical trials.
• Experience in digital imaging applications and the evaluation of biomarkers via digital image analysis software
• Teamplayer
• Willingness to work in a GCLP environment

Compensation and Benefits:

Discovery Life Sciences is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices, and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. The exact base pay offered for this role will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience.