Director, Cytogenetics

City of Hope • Irwindale, CA

6d • $116 - $194

About The Position

Thank you for your interest. Please note, the purpose of this posting is to recruit for on-going and future positions.
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
Provide direction and leadership for the administrative, fiscal, technical and scientific responsibilities of the Department of Cytogenetics. Ensure safe and efficient operation of the department’s major focal programs: clinical diagnostic services, laboratory-based research and development projects, translational research, and the cytogenetics shared resources core facility. Provide consultative services at an institutional level to departments, divisions, committees, Medical Center and BRI scientists, as well as outside researchers or institutions through the CCSG-grant funded shared resources core facility. Provide analysis, testing recommendations to aid in diagnoses and patient management. Provide project management details relating to work flow, facilities, publishing, regulatory and grant information needs. This position is directly accountable to the Executive Director of Pathology Laboratories within the Medical Center, and the Chair of Pathology. The Director has authority and responsibility for the division of Cytogenetics.

Requirements

• M.D. or Ph.D. with postdoctoral clinical fellowship training in Clinical Cytogenetics or Laboratory Genetics and Genomics.
• Clinical cytogeneticist, preferably with previous experience as a Director of a full-service Cytogenetics laboratory, and a minimum of five years of experience as a Director of Clinical Cancer Cytogenetics.
• Must be currently boarded by American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG) in Clinical Cytogenetics or Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG).
• Must hold a State of California Clinical Cytogeneticist (CCG) license in good standing, or be eligible to obtain CCG. If from out of state and currently not holding CCG license, must apply for it and obtain within 24 months of hire, and must obtain Clinical Cytogenetics Scientist (CCGS) license within 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Interpret & report results: Review, interpret, and finalize cytogenetic, FISH, and microarray results; communicate clear genetic diagnoses to medical staff.
• Develop & manage lab procedures: Implement departmental procedures and ensure compliance with regulatory inspections (state, CAP, Joint Commission).
• Oversee lab quality & compliance: Monitor QA/QC, proficiency testing, and maintain inspection readiness and safety standards.
• Lead financial management: Manage budgets, billing, vendor contracts, and improve efficiency while expanding revenue-generating tests.
• Supervise & develop staff: Oversee hiring, training, scheduling, evaluations, and mentorship of laboratory personnel.
• Support research & innovation: Lead validation of new assays and contribute to translational research and cytogenetic services for scientists.

What This Job Offers

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