Associate Director, Neuromuscular Clinical Lab

WashU; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis's WashU Medicine Neurology department seeks an Associate Director for the Neuromuscular Clinical Lab (NMCL). The role offers leadership over diagnostic immunology and biomarker testing, with a focus on CAP/regulatory compliance and quality assurance.

The ideal candidate holds an MD and/or PhD (or DCLS) with proven experience in regulatory work, method validation, and mentoring of fellows and residents; faculty rank and salary will reflect experience.

Qualifications

• MD and/or PhD or DCLS required.
• Experience with CAP regulatory work and validation/implementation of new lab methods.
• Strong teaching and collaborative attitude; excellent interpersonal skills.
• Academic rank and salary commensurate with experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee NMCL services including diagnostic immunology and biomarker testing.
• Lead quality improvement projects and ensure CAP/CLIA compliance.
• Participate in clinical, translational and/or basic science research activities.
• Mentor and educate fellows and residents as part of faculty responsibilities.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

CAP accreditation

Teaching/mentoring

Interpersonal skills

Education

MD or PhD or DCLS

Job description

Associate Director, Neuromuscular Clinical Lab

Position Description

WashU Medicine Department of Neurology is seeking applications for a faculty member at the assistant, associate or professor level to serve as the associate director of the Neuromuscular Clinical Lab. The Neuromuscular Clinical Lab (NMCL), founded in 1989 by Alan Pestronk, MD, is a world-renowned CLIA/CAP-certified clinical laboratory providing subspecialty diagnostic testing for local, national and international providers. The laboratory is located on the WashU Medical Campus and is affiliated with both Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s Hospitals. WashU Medicine Neurology is national leader in patient care, research and education and is known for its collaborative atmosphere and mentoring of young faculty members in a vibrant city with a favorable cost of living.

WashU Medicine Neurology is a fast-paced and dynamic home to faculty with diverse clinical and research interests and has a long record of innovation, research and scholarship. The NMCL has a very close working relationship with the esteemed Section of Clinical Neuromuscular Medicine providing subspecialty clinical care for local, national and international patients. The NMCL is in a state-of-the art facility, equipped with modern instrumentation. Specialized testing includes nerve, muscle and skin pathology, diagnostic immunology (i.e., testing for over 50 distinct autoantibodies), and neurologic biomarker testing on serum and cerebrospinal fluid.

Duties will include oversight of select services in the NMCL, including but not limited to diagnostic immunology and biomarker testing with a particular focus on CAP and regulatory work. The ideal candidate will serve as the laboratory’s leader to ensure continued compliance with regulatory standards, evaluate quality control/assurance data, lead quality improvement projects, participate in local and system level decision making, as well as other routine responsibilities. In addition, the successful individual will participate in clinical, translational and/or basic science research activities.

The department has accredited neuromuscular pathology and neuromuscular medicine fellowships. Mentorship and education of fellows and residents is an important responsibility of all faculty.

Basic Qualifications

Candidates must possess a MD and/or PhD or DCLS. The successful candidate will have experience in regulatory work, specifically CAP, as well as validation and implementation of new laboratory methods, excellent interpersonal skills, enthusiasm for teaching and a collaborative attitude. Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with experience.

Special Instructions

WashU Medicine Neurology employes over 180 faculty members and offers neurological care in all subspecialties. Washington University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the recruitment of candidates traditionally underrepresented on university faculties. Individuals of any race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation are encouraged to apply, as are disabled individuals and veterans. The School of Medicine at Washington University is committed to finding solutions to global health problems, including ones that affect minority and disadvantaged populations.

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity or shared ancestry, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

As a federal contractor, the university maintains affirmative action programs to implement its equal employment opportunity policy for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, in accordance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as amended.