Section Chief, Hematopathology

Rutgers University; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 306,000 - 374,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription drug, and dental

Paid vacation and holidays

Retirement benefits

Educational benefits

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ seeks a Section Chief of Hematopathology to provide clinical, research, and academic leadership for the RWJ - Pathology division. You will oversee hematopathology services at RWJ University Hospital and support the Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center, Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital, and related teaching activities.

The role requires MD/DO/MBBS with board certification in Hematopathology and NJ licensure eligibility, plus senior leadership

Qualifications

• MD, DO, or MBBS degree required.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure to practice medicine in New Jersey.
• Board certified by ABPath in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology OR Clinical Pathology.
• Board certified by ABPath in Hematopathology.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative oversight of the laboratory subspecialty areas, including hematology, flow cytometry, cytogenetics, and molecular pathology.
• Collaborate with division leadership to oversee quality assurance and specimen processing.
• Lead staff toward teaching, research, patient care, and administrative excellence.
• Communicate the Department's vision and mission and motivate staff to act.
• Establish quality metrics and annual goals; evaluate physician performance and remediation plans.
• Support lab growth, recruitment, and resource planning with divisional leadership.
• Engage in educational programs, teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, and participate in tumor boards.
• Develop and oversee research initiatives within the division.

Skills

Leadership

Administrative oversight

Education

MD/DO/MBBS

Board certified in Hematopathology

Job description

Position Details

Recruitment/Posting Title: Section Chief, Hematopathology

Department: RWJ - Pathology

Salary Details: A minimum of $340,000

Offer Information: The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Posting Summary

This is a leadership position within the Department, responsible for achieving clinical, research, and academic programmatic goals while providing oversight of the Section. The Department is responsible for clinical hematopathology services at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the school's 650-bed tertiary care core teaching hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. The laboratory also supports the recently opened Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital, both of which are connected to the main hospital. The successful candidate will serve as the Section Chief and will be responsible for leadership, communication, and teamwork within the laboratory. This includes accountability for all aspects of clinical oversight in hematopathology, including quality assurance and accreditation, and development of services. In addition, the Section Chief will provide patient care services and will support the Rutgers Health and RWJ Barnabas Health (RWJBH) mission of providing hope, healing, and the best health care for patients and their families. The Section Chief will provide administrative oversight for the Section under the leadership of the Department Chair and the Vice Chair of Clinical Operations for the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. The Section Chief will be a member of the hematopathology team, consulting with clinical staff and participating in tumor boards, as well as actively participating in the educational programs of the Department, including teaching medical students, residents, and clinical fellows. The Section Chief will also be expected to engage in productive research activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides administrative oversight of the laboratory subspecialty areas including but not limited to the hematology lab, flow cytometry, hematopathology-related cytogenetics, and hematopathology-related molecular pathology.
• Collaborates closely with the Division Chief of Clinical Pathology to oversee hematopathology-related quality assurance and specimen processing involving histology and immunohistochemistry labs.
• Effectively leads the staff towards excellence in the conduct of teaching, research, patient care, administrative services, and community activities.
• Assists in the communication of the Department's and University's vision and mission to all staff members through personal example and commitment; helps to turn the vision and mission into reality.
• Asserts own ideas and encourages others to do the same; gains faculty and staff support and commitment; motivates staff to act.
• Creates an environment conducive to cooperation and trust.
• Acts professionally and responsibly within and outside the University; contributes to a positive School and University image.
• Adjusts to shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change; demonstrates flexibility.
• Emphasizes the need to deliver quality services; defines standards for quality and evaluates processes against these standards for quality and evaluates processes against these standards to improve organizational performance; demonstrates commitment to quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintains professional, administrative, and academic currency; understands the issues relative to the mission and goals of the university and RWJBH health system.
• Utilizes management review of tests sent to outside reference laboratories to eliminate tests of limited clinical utility and to identify tests that require Hematopathologist approval.
• Provides clinical and administrative leadership of the division in collaboration with the Chair/Chief of Service
• Monitors the division's productivity and quality performance in collaboration with the manager and administrative director; acts as feasible to attain established targets and goals
• Shows ability to delegate duties effectively to section directors or supervisors, within the scope of service of respective sections
• Establishes quality metrics for division
• Establishes annual staff physician goals and objectives in collaboration with individual physicians within their division
• Evaluates the performance of the physicians in the division annually.
• Establishes remediation plan for underperforming physicians and documents issues with underperforming physicians for review with the Chair
• Reviews needs of the community for programmatic growth and assists in developing necessary strategies for implementation. This may require:
• Advising on and participating in recruitment of physicians
• Advising on needed resources and identification of potential resources
• Participation in operational strategies
• Supports the medical education programs and activities of the Division, including but not limited to providing direct supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals for the delivery of inpatient and outpatient services when applicable, participating in the teaching of trainees and allied health care professionals assigned to the division and participating in the postgraduate continuing educational activities of the division
• Provides vision and development of the research endeavors of the division including the research initiatives by other members of the division
• Holds divisional meetings regularly and communicates institutional messages to staff promptly.
• Provides a means for staff physician feedback to the division chief.

Position Status

Full Time

Posting Number

26FA0810

Opening Dates

Open Date: 09/18/2026

Close Date: 09/17/2027

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

• An MD, DO, or MBBS degree is required.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure to practice medicine in New Jersey.
• Board certified by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology OR Clinical Pathology.
• Board certified by the American Board of Pathology in Hematopathology.

Posting Details

Quick Link to Posting: https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/281042

Campus: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)

Home Location Campus: Downtown New Brunswick

City: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - New Brunswick

State: NJ

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Immunization Requirements

Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

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