Pediatric Director, Molecular Genetics

Northwestern University; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 145,000 - 430,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago seek a full-time non-tenure-eligible Clinician-Educator at the rank of Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor to serve as Molecular Genetics faculty Director.

The faculty position reports to the Chief of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Lurie Children's Hospital, with title and scope of responsibility commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• MD/DO/PhD required or eligible.
• ABMGG certification or eligibility in Laboratory Genetics and Genomics, or dual certification in Clinical Cytogenetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical, scientific, and operational leadership for the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory.
• Direct interpretation and reporting of clinical genomic testing.
• Oversee quality, regulatory compliance, and financial performance of the lab.
• Lead education and training for medical students, residents, fellows and staff.

Skills

Excellent communication

Leadership

Education

MD/DO/PhD degree

Job description

The Department of Pathology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago seek a full-time non-tenure-eligible Clinician-Educator at the rank of Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor to serve as a Molecular Genetics faculty Director.

This faculty position reports to the Chief of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Lurie Children's Hospital. Title (Associate Director or Director) and scope of responsibility are commensurate with experience and qualifications. This position helps provide clinical, scientific, and operational leadership for the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory. Directors interpret and issue reports for clinical genomic testing. In partnership with departmental and administrative leadership, Directors are responsible for the quality of molecular testing across the clinical laboratories, the development of new tests, regulatory compliance, and the financial performance of the laboratory. They perform substantive research that leverages partnership opportunities within and outside the Department and effectively integrates and translates research insights to improve clinical care. They promote teaching by providing leadership for and participation in the education of medical students, residents, fellows, and staff. Provide leadership in area of expertise to the department and its affiliated institutions.

Qualifications:

• M.D., D.O, and/or Ph.D. degree required.
• Required ABMGG certification or eligibility in Laboratory Genetics and Genomics, or dual certification or eligibility in Clinical Cytogenetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills required

The start date is negotiable and the position will remain open until filled.

The expected base pay range for this position is $145,000 - $430,000.

Lurie Children's Hospital and Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.This position is located at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, however, applications must be submitted online through Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Benefits

At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful and competitive benefits.

Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more. Lurie Children's Medical Group offers a generous benefit packet to full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b): with a mandatory 5% contribution, 10% employer match
• Various voluntary benefits:
• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance from Lurie Children's Hospital
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees
• and family members
• Discount on services at Lurie Children's facilities
• Discount purchasing program

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern's non-discrimination statement. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process.