Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (HS Clinical, Clinical X) Associate Director, Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory

Uc-SAN-Dieg; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, San Diego seeks an academic histocompatibility laboratory director to join the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine and UC San Diego Health CALM. This Associate Director role supports ITL for transplant programs and patients across UCSD Health and affiliated centers.

Appointees at Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor levels will be considered based on background, with opportunities for translational and clinical research collaboration in a rich academic

Qualifications

• MD or MD/PhD or PhD in Chemical or Biological Science or related field.
• Board certification or eligibility in ABP specialties (CP, AP/CP) or equivalent.
• California medical license or equivalent certification/permit.
• CDPH licensure as Clinical Histocompatibility Laboratory Director.
• ACHI subspecialty certification requirements fulfilled as Affiliate/Diplomate/Fellow.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic leadership as Associate Director for the Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory.
• Teach medical students, residents and fellows.
• Perform broad clinical and administrative responsibilities and contribute to research and translational studies.

Skills

Academic leadership

Teaching

Administrative responsibilities

Clinical research collaboration

Education

MD or MD/PhD or PhD

ABP board certification/eligibility

California medical license eligibility

CDPH laboratory licensure eligibility

ACHI subspecialty certification

Job description

The Department of Pathology at the University of California, San Diego, is committed to academic excellence within its faculty, staff, and student body and seeks an academic histocompatibility laboratory director to join the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine and the UC San Diego Health Clinical Laboratories.

The successful candidate will serve as an Associate Director for the Immunogenetics and Transplantation (HLA) Laboratory at UC San Diego Health's Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine (CALM), and at the UCSD Medical Centers in La Jolla and Hillcrest. The UCSD Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory (ITL) serves the kidney, heart, lung, liver, and hematopoietic stem cell transplant programs at UC San Diego Health and Rady Children’s Hospital and is the HLA laboratory for Lifesharing, the San Diego and Imperial counties’ regional Organ Procurement Organization. The ITL performs over 12,000 billable tests/year, supporting more than 500 solid organ and 100 allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants yearly at UCSD and Rady Children’s Hospital while contributing to the clinical, education, and research missions at UCSD. The position involves a broad range of clinical and administrative responsibilities, as well as teaching medical students, residents, and fellows. This academically rich environment offers exceptional opportunities for translational and clinical research collaboration with leading investigators at UC San Diego, its affiliates, and several other nearby institutions.

The appropriate series and appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level will be based on the candidate’s background and experience.

A link to full descriptions of each series is provided for your review: HS Clinical Professor (APM 278)
HS Clinical X Professor (APM 275)

If appointed to a title covered by the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, the appointee should be aware that there are limitations on outside professional activities, and clinical moonlighting is expressly prohibited. Additional information can be found here: Health Sciences Compensation Plan (APM-671)

Candidates must have an MD or equivalent, MD/PhD, or PhD or equivalent degree in Chemical or Biological Science, Clinical Laboratory Science, or related fields.

Candidates with an MD or equivalent, MD/PhD, must be board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Pathology (ABP) in clinical pathology (CP), anatomic pathology/clinical pathology (AP/CP), or equivalent.

Candidates with an MD or equivalent, MD/PhD must have or be eligible for a California medical license or equivalent certification/permit, as determined by the Medical Board of California.

Candidates with a PhD or equivalent must have or be eligible for California Department of Public Health (CDPH) laboratory licensure as a Clinical Histocompatibility Laboratory Director.

Candidates must meet the subspecialty certification requirements of the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ACHI) as an Affiliate, Diplomate, and/or Fellow of the ACHI.