Histocompatibility Laboratory Director

University of Michigan; Michigan; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Michigan's Department of Pathology in Ann Arbor invites a PhD, MD, or combined degree holder to join the Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory as a clinical faculty member.

The successful candidate will interpret HLA testing, advise transplant teams, and participate in conferences, with opportunities for leadership, program development, education, and scholarly activity; teaching pathology residents, fellows, medical students, and trainees.

Qualifications

• ASHI-certified or ASHI board-eligible as Histocompatibility Laboratory Director, and eligible to serve in a director-level role under CLIA, CAP, and ASHI requirements.
• PhD, MD, or MD/PhD degree required.
• Academic leadership and teaching experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and report HLA and transplant immunology testing results.
• Provide clinical consultation to transplant teams.
• Participate in multidisciplinary patient review conferences.
• Provide medical and scientific oversight of histocompatibility testing.

Skills

Histocompatibility

Immunogenetics

Education

PhD

MD

MD/PhD

Job description

Histocompatibility-Immuno genetics

Clinical Pathologist

Michigan Medicine/University of Michigan

Department of Pathology

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

The Department of Pathology at Michigan Medicine is seeking a PhD, MD, or MD/PhD to join the Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory as a clinical faculty member. Candidates must be ASHI-certified or ASHI board-eligible as a Histocompatibility Laboratory Director and eligible to serve in a director-level role under applicable CLIA, CAP, and ASHI requirements.

The successful candidate will join a nationally recognized histocompatibility laboratory supporting one of the largest and most comprehensive transplant programs in the United States, including kidney, pancreas, heart, lung, liver, and hematopoietic cell transplantation programs.

Responsibilities include interpretation and reporting of HLA and transplant immunology testing, clinical consultation with transplant teams, participation in multidisciplinary patient review conferences, and medical and scientific oversight of histocompatibility testing.

Opportunities for laboratory leadership, program development, education, and scholarly activity are available and will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Faculty are expected to participate in the teaching and mentoring of pathology residents, fellows, medical students, and laboratory trainees.

The Department of Pathology has over 200 faculty and consistently ranks among the nation's leading departments in NIH funding, providing exceptional opportunities for collaboration across Michigan Medicine and the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor's unique combination of urban amenities, natural beauty, and tight-knit community makes it an ideal place to build both a career and a life.

Lee Schroeder, MD, PhD

Director, Division of Clinical Pathology