Assistant Director of Anatomic Pathology / Clinical Assistant Professor (HS)

SUNY Downstate; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Pathology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor (HS) / Surgical Pathologist to serve as Assistant Director of Anatomic Pathology.

The successful candidate will contribute to health sciences education, clinical diagnostic services, scholarly activities, and institutional service while supporting the leadership and operations of Anatomic Pathology.

Responsibilities

• Provide classroom, laboratory, clinical, experiential, or other professional instruction and mentorship to students and trainees, as applicable.
• Provide clinical, diagnostic, consultative, or professional services consistent with assigned duties and required credentials, where applicable.
• Develop, deliver, assess, and improve instructional and clinical training activities.
• Evaluate learner performance and provide constructive feedback.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, and interdisciplinary colleagues to support departmental educational and professional objectives.
• Participate in scholarly activities, clinical research, educational scholarship, quality improvement, or professional presentations, as appropriate to the assignment.
• Maintain professional competence and comply with applicable institutional, regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards.
• Participate in departmental meetings, committees, and institutional or professional service activities, as assigned.
• Perform other related academic, clinical, and professional duties consistent with the appointment.

Skills

Teaching & mentoring

Clinical service

Leadership

Job description

The Department of Pathology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor (HS) / Surgical Pathologist to serve as Assistant Director of Anatomic Pathology.

Job Summary

The successful candidate will contribute to health sciences education, clinical diagnostic services, scholarly activities, and institutional service while supporting the leadership and operations of Anatomic Pathology. The position includes surgical pathology practice, teaching and mentorship of medical students and pathology residents, and supervisory, operational, and administrative oversight of assigned laboratory functions. Academic appointment and salary will be commensurate with credentials and experience.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Provide classroom, laboratory, clinical, experiential, or other professional instruction and mentorship to students and trainees, as applicable.

• Provide clinical, diagnostic, consultative, or professional services consistent with assigned duties and required credentials, where applicable.

• Develop, deliver, assess, and improve instructional and clinical training activities.

• Evaluate learner performance and provide constructive feedback.

• Collaborate with faculty, staff, and interdisciplinary colleagues to support departmental educational and professional objectives.

• Participate in scholarly activities, clinical research, educational scholarship, quality improvement, or professional presentations, as appropriate to the assignment.

• Maintain professional competence and comply with applicable institutional, regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards.

• Participate in departmental meetings, committees, and institutional or professional service activities, as assigned.

• Perform other related academic, clinical, and professional duties consistent with the appointment.

Additional Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Serve as Assistant Director of Anatomic Pathology, with direct supervisory, operational, and administrative oversight of designated laboratory functions in coordination with the Director of Anatomic Pathology.

• Perform diagnostic interpretation and sign-out of surgical pathology specimens, including routine and complex cases.

• Participate in frozen section consultations, autopsy services, cytopathology sign-out, and pediatric/perinatal pathology sign-out, as assigned and consistent with qualifications and departmental needs.

• Provide timely and clinically relevant diagnostic consultations and collaborate with clinical departments and multidisciplinary teams regarding complex cases and patient care.

• Provide leadership for assigned functions, potentially including Digital Pathology, Informatics, Cytopathology, or Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology, depending on experience, skills, subspecialty training, and departmental needs.

• Support laboratory workflow, diagnostic quality, patient safety, quality assurance, performance improvement, policies and procedures, and applicable accreditation and regulatory compliance.

• Coordinate and lead pathology electives for third- and fourth-year medical students; teach medical student laboratories and participate in lectures, case discussions, and educational activities.

• Supervise, teach, and mentor pathology residents and medical students through case review, diagnostic consultation, and departmental conferences.

• Participate in departmental scholarly, research, and educational initiatives, as appropriate.