Clinical Chemist, Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians

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About The Position

The Department of Pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is recruiting a full-time academic clinical chemist/clinical chemistry laboratory director. The position is open rank and both recent fellowship graduates and mid-career/senior physicians are strongly encouraged to apply. BIDMC is a tertiary care facility with 743 licensed beds and an internationally renowned principal teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School with NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center-affiliated Cancer Center. We are seeking a full-time Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry to join two other clinical chemistry faculty. Eligible candidates for this position must have an MD (with AP/CP or CP board certification, Clinical Chemistry fellowship training preferred) or PhD (with board certification in Clinical Chemistry). Experience in mass spectrometry, molecular testing, toxicology, clinical chemistry immunoassays, and automated chemistry is necessary. The successful candidate will oversee management of a comprehensive and rapidly growing state-of-the-art laboratory that supports active clinical programs in solid organ and bone marrow transplantation, oncology, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, immunology, endocrinology, obstetrics and neonatology, and therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology. In addition to sharing clinical and administrative service responsibilities, the successful candidate will be expected to play an active role in our pathology training programs and to develop a strong program in basic or translational research. Applicants with independently funded research programs are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates with existing NIH grant funding will be supported by attractive research space and start-up funds to expand their programs.

Requirements

• MD with AP/CP or CP board certification, Clinical Chemistry fellowship training preferred, or PhD with board certification in Clinical Chemistry.
• Experience in mass spectrometry, molecular testing, toxicology, clinical chemistry immunoassays, and automated chemistry.

Nice To Haves

• Independently funded research programs.
• Existing NIH grant funding.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management of a comprehensive and rapidly growing clinical chemistry laboratory.
• Support active clinical programs in solid organ and bone marrow transplantation, oncology, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, immunology, endocrinology, obstetrics and neonatology, and therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology.
• Share clinical and administrative service responsibilities.
• Play an active role in pathology training programs.
• Develop a strong program in basic or translational research.

Benefits

• Attractive research space and start-up funds for candidates with existing NIH grant funding.
• Support from a large physician organization dedicated to excellence and innovation in patient care, education, and research.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree