Clinical Chemist

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians

3d

About The Position

The Department of Pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is recruiting a full-time academic clinical chemist and clinical chemistry laboratory director. Recent fellowship graduates and mid-career or senior physicians are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will join the full-time faculty of Harvard Medical School at an academic rank of Instructor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor, commensurate with experience.

The candidate will share clinical, academic, and administrative leadership of a comprehensive, high-complexity clinical chemistry service and take on a significant leadership role in Point of Care Testing (POCT). The laboratory supports clinical programs in solid organ and bone marrow transplantation, oncology, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, immunology, endocrinology, obstetrics and neonatology, therapeutic drug monitoring, and toxicology. The role is suited to an academic clinical chemist whose primary expertise is central laboratory chemistry and who wishes to lead and advance an institution-wide POCT program.

BIDMC and its Department of Pathology provide an academic environment for residents, fellows, and faculty. The position is also part of a collaboration among Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, BIDMC, and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians to establish New England’s only freestanding adult inpatient cancer hospital, offering opportunities to participate in the work of Dana-Farber’s cancer team.

Requirements

• MD with AP/CP or CP board certification, or PhD with board certification in Clinical Chemistry.
• Experience in clinical chemistry immunoassays, automated chemistry, and broad applications of point-of-care instrumentation.
• Clinical Chemistry fellowship training is preferred for MD candidates.

Nice To Haves

• Clinical Chemistry fellowship training for MD candidates.

Responsibilities

• Share oversight of core clinical chemistry operations, including automated chemistry, immunoassays, toxicology, mass spectrometry, and related advanced diagnostics.
• Contribute to test development, validation, quality management, and diagnostic stewardship across the chemistry service line.
• Serve as medical director of the Point of Care Testing program.
• Oversee POCT test selection, validation, and implementation.
• Provide regulatory and quality oversight in accordance with CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission, and institutional policies.
• Collaborate with nursing, clinical services, informatics, and operational partners to ensure reliable, safe, and compliant POCT delivery.
• Participate in departmental and institutional leadership related to laboratory quality, patient safety, and system integration.

What This Job Offers

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