Chief, Surgical Pathology

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center; United States; On-site; USD 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Protected research time

Academic appointment opportunity

Job summary

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY, seeks an accomplished academic pathologist to serve as Chief of Surgical Pathology. This leadership role guides a nationally distinguished program within an NCI-designated center dedicated to diagnostic excellence, translational discovery, and multidisciplinary cancer care.

The successful candidate will set strategic clinical, academic, and scientific priorities, collaborate across surgical, medical, and radiation oncology, mentor

Qualifications

• MD, DO, or equivalent degree with Board Certification in Anatomic Pathology.
• Leadership experience in surgical pathology is required.
• Experience leading translational research and multidisciplinary oncology initiatives.
• Commitment to mentorship, faculty development, and academic leadership.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with clinical and scientific teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Surgical Pathology Service and set long-term priorities.
• Deliver expert diagnostic interpretation across complex oncologic cases.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary oncology teams across surgery, medical and radiation oncology.
• Support innovative diagnostic approaches and quality initiatives.
• Develop translational research programs and mentor faculty, fellows, and students.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic vision

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Mentorship

Strong communication

Education

MD, DO, or equivalent degree with Board Certification in Anatomic Pathology

Job description

Title: Chief, Surgical Pathology Job Type: Regular Company: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Department: Pathology Time Type: Full time Weekly Hours: 40 FTE: 1 Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Summary: About the Role The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is seeking an accomplished academic pathologist to serve as Chief of Surgical Pathology. This is an exceptional leadership opportunity to guide and grow a nationally distinguished surgical pathology program within an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center dedicated to advancing diagnostic excellence, translational discovery, and multidisciplinary cancer care. The successful candidate will establish and implement the strategic clinical, academic, and scientific vision for the Surgical Pathology Service while collaborating closely with highly specialized multidisciplinary oncology teams across surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, radiology, and translational science. This role offers the opportunity to work within a collegial academic environment supporting a broad spectrum of complex oncologic pathology cases from both institutional and consultation practices. We are seeking a visionary physician leader passionate about surgical pathology, translational research, mentorship, and advancing innovative approaches to cancer diagnosis and discovery.

What You’ll Do

• Provide strategic leadership for the Surgical Pathology Service and establish long-term clinical, operational, academic, and scientific priorities
• Deliver expert diagnostic interpretation across a broad range of complex oncologic surgical pathology cases
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary oncology teams across surgical, medical, and radiation oncology programs
• Support innovative and patient-centered diagnostic approaches within cancer care
• Advance quality initiatives, operational excellence, and subspecialty pathology innovation within the division
• Define and advance the translational and scientific vision for surgical pathology research
• Develop and support independent and collaborative translational research programs
• Utilize Roswell Park’s extensive shared resources, biorepositories, molecular platforms, and advanced analytical infrastructure
• Collaborate with clinical investigators and multidisciplinary scientists on translational studies and clinical trials
• Participate in department-sponsored pathology investigations and institutional translational research initiatives
• Publish and present scholarly work advancing oncologic pathology and diagnostic innovation
• Mentor faculty, fellows, residents, medical students, and trainees within pathology and oncology programs
• Participate in educational conferences, tumor boards, lectures, and institutional academic initiatives
• Foster a collaborative culture emphasizing mentorship, scientific rigor, innovation, and continuous learning
• Support academic growth and faculty development within the department
• Build strong interdisciplinary relationships across pathology, oncology, translational science, and institutional leadership
• Contribute to strategic growth initiatives enhancing the national visibility of the Surgical Pathology Service
• Foster a culture aligned with High Reliability Organization principles emphasizing accountability, innovation, patient safety, and teamwork

About the Department

The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is nationally recognized for excellence in oncologic pathology, molecular diagnostics, translational research, and precision oncology. Faculty work within a highly subspecialized academic environment supporting innovative cancer diagnosis, biomarker discovery, translational therapeutics, and multidisciplinary patient care. Roswell Park currently provides investigators access to more than 20 shared resources offering advanced scientific instrumentation, cutting-edge analytical technologies, comprehensive sample biorepositories, bioinformatics platforms, and translational research infrastructure.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Join the nation’s first cancer center and an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center committed to transforming cancer care, research, and education
• Collaborate within a highly interdisciplinary academic environment dedicated to innovation, mentorship, and scientific discovery
• Access robust institutional research infrastructure, including Biostatistics, Biomedical Research Informatics, Bioinformatics, and the Data Bank and Biorepository Shared Resources
• Utilize precision oncology and epidemiologic data resources through ORIEN (Oncology Research Information Exchange Network)
• Work alongside passionate colleagues deeply committed to community outreach, engagement, and health equity
• Opportunity for an academic appointment with the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• Thrive in Buffalo, New York — a welcoming, affordable, and culturally vibrant city with a growing medical and research corridor

What You’ll Bring

• MD, DO, or equivalent degree with Board Certification in Anatomic Pathology and expertise in Surgical Pathology
• Demonstrated academic accomplishments consistent with a senior faculty appointment
• Strong diagnostic expertise in oncologic surgical pathology
• Experience leading or contributing to translational research, academic pathology programs, or multidisciplinary oncology initiatives
• Commitment to multidisciplinary collaboration and patient-centered diagnostic excellence
• Interest in developing and expanding independent translational or clinical research programs
• Passion for mentorship, faculty development, and academic leadership
• Executive presence, strategic vision, and the ability to foster collaboration across clinical, scientific, and institutional teams
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills within complex academic medical environments
• Dedication to fostering a culture grounded in innovation, inclusion, accountability, compassion, scientific rigor, safety, and High Reliability Organization principles

Additional Highlights

• Protected research time and financial support available for independent and collaborative research initiatives
• Extensive opportunities for participation in translational research, clinical trials, and multidisciplinary oncology programs
• Access to one of the nation’s leading infrastructures for precision oncology and translational cancer research.

Qualifications:

Required Education and Experience

License and Certification Requirement

1. License to practice as a Medical Doctor in the State of New York or License to practice as a dentist in the State of New York as required for the area of expertise.
2. Possession of a valid medical specialty certificate in area of expertise Education and Experience Medical Doctor degree or Doctor of Dental Science degree as required for the area of expertise, and the equivalent of one (1) year of full-time experience in the area of expertise including six (6) months in a supervisory, administrative, consultative, managerial or executive capacity. NOTE: Required degrees must have been granted by an accredited school, college or university or one recognized by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as following acceptable educational practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. License to practice as a Medical Doctor in the State of New York as required for the area of expertise.
2. Possession of a valid medical specialty certificate in area of expertise
3. A minimum rank of associate professor
4. Medical Doctor degree, preferably Thoracic fellowship trained, and at least five (5) year of full-time experience and documented academic record in the area of expertise

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Welcome to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. One of the largest employers in Western New York, Roswell Park has over 3,500 employees and is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in New York outside of New York City. Founded in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park as America's first cancer center, Roswell Park set the standard for cancer centers across the country and world to follow. Equipped with the best facilities and the single objective of curing cancer, we have the sharpest and most creative minds working together in the classroom, laboratory and clinic to accelerate discovery and speed the delivery of promising new cancer treatments. The Institute is recognized by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as one of only 51 Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the U.S. This designation signifies that all research, treatment and educational programs meet rigorous national standards and that the Institute has contributed fundamentally to the fight against cancer. Roswell Park is also a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), an alliance of the nation's leading cancer centers. A not-for-profit organization, the NCCN brings together the best minds in science to engineer continuous quality improvements in cancer care, improves the effectiveness of cancer care delivery through the ongoing collection and analysis of outcome data on a national basis, enhances communications and collaboration among member institutions, offers access to the latest, most promising clinical trials, and provides best practice guidelines and measurement tools. Roswell Park has achieved accreditation from the The Joint Commission (TJC) as a result of its demonstrated compliance with TJC's nationally recognized health care standards. The innovative quality of our faculty’s research has earned Roswell Park a place among the National Cancer Institute’s top grantees. Over the past century, Roswell Park has been the source of historic breakthroughs in the field of oncology. Roswell Park initiated the nation’s first chemotherapy research program. Roswell Park conducted some of the earliest studies linking smoking to lung cancer. Roswell Park developed the PSA test for prostate-cancer screening. Roswell Park developed photodynamic therapy (PDT), approved by the FDA for the treatment of esophageal cancer and non-small cell lung cancer, and precancerous lesions in patients with Barrett's esophagus. Roswell Park is now developing the second generation of PDT drugs. Roswell Park geneticists created the gene library used to map and sequence the human genome. An Roswell Park geneticist was part of the research team involved in the international effort.