Faculty.Professor.Professor - Full-Time

University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic medical institution in Pittsburgh seeks an Assistant/Associate or Professor Laboratory Director in the Department of Pathology. Responsibilities include supervising laboratory operations, developing tests, and teaching residents. Required qualifications include an MD/DO or PhD in Biology, with ABMGG certification or eligibility. Candidates with experience in cytogenetic testing and assay development are preferred. The position offers competitive salary and full-time faculty benefits.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be ABMGG-Certified or Eligible for Certification in Laboratory Genetics and Genomics.
• Experience in cytogenetic testing and development of new tests preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Medical Director in laboratory operations and administration.
• Develop and validate in-house assays.
• Maintain standard operating procedures and ensure quality control.

Skills

Cytogenetic testing of oncology specimens

Development of new molecular and cytogenetic tests

Patient confidentiality

Quality control practices

Education

MD/DO and/or PhD in Biology

ABMGG-Certified or Eligible for Certification in LGG or Cytogenetics

Job description

Assistant/Associate or Professor Laboratory Director

The Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is recruiting Clinical Laboratory Geneticists as the Assistant Professor (up to 5 years of experience), Associate Professor (at least >5 years of experience) or Professor (+10 years of experience) Laboratory Director at the rank of Assistant/Associate or Professor in the Appointment Stream for the UPMC Cytogenetics Laboratories. The primary responsibility will include analysis and interpretation of results, preparation and reviewing of final test reports, and reporting of karyotyping, FISH, microarray, and OGM analysis in oncological, prenatal, and postnatal specimens.

Responsibilities

The Assistant/Associate/Professor Laboratory Director will assist the Medical Director in the overall direction, supervision, and administration of the operations related to specimen handling, testing, and reporting in an accurate, proficient, and expedient manner while ensuring client and patient confidentiality. Operating in an academic laboratory with state-of-the-art testing technologies, the candidate will be expected to develop and validate in-house assays for applications in oncology and other areas of clinical relevance. Other responsibilities include maintaining standard operating procedure manuals, ensuring quality control practices, and directing cytogenetics technical staff in the performance of proficiency testing programs as required by CLIA and CAP. The director will closely interact with the Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology at UPMC and participate in the education of Pathology and OB/GYN residents/fellows, as well as training of LGG fellows through the ACGME-accredited program. Innovation is an important part of our activities; we expect the candidate to participate in publishing, collaborating, and developing new tests. Departmental and institutional support is available for teaching and research activities.

Qualifications

• MD/DO and/or PhD candidates in Biology that are ABMGG-Certified or Eligible for Certification in Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) or Cytogenetics.
• Priority will be given to candidates with experience in cytogenetic testing of oncology specimens, and to candidates with experience in development of new molecular and cytogenetic tests such as Optical Genome Mapping.

Salary and Benefits

Salary will be commensurate with experience. The individual will be a full-time faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, as well as a participant in the UPMC/UPP faculty practice plan.

Application

Send CV and letter of interest in confidence to University of Pittsburgh Talent acquisition job number 26001309 (https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_faculty_external).

Contact

Mahmoud Aarabi, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology
Medical Director of the UPMC Cytogenetics Laboratories
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