Director of Clinical Chemistry and Point-of-Care Testing

Emory • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Emory University’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine invites applications for a full-time academic faculty position in Clinical Chemistry at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. The successful candidate will serve as Director of Clinical Chemistry and Point-of-Care Testing, providing scientific, medical, and operational leadership for Core Laboratory and point-of-care testing services across Emory Decatur Hospital, Emory Hillandale Hospital, and Emory Long-Term Acute Care.

This role supports Emory Healthcare’s system-wide efforts to consolidate, standardize, and optimize Core Laboratory operations. The Director will work collaboratively with system and hospital leadership, laboratory professionals, clinicians, and other stakeholders to advance high-quality, efficient, standardized laboratory services. The position reports to the System Medical Director of Core Laboratory Service.

The Department offers opportunities for clinical service, education, scholarly collaboration, and research within a community supporting one of the largest pathology training programs in the United States. Compensation is competitive, commensurate with academic rank and experience, and consistent with the Department’s compensation plan.

Requirements

• PhD, MD, or MD/PhD degree.
• Board certification or board eligibility through the American Board of Clinical Chemistry or the American Board of Pathology.
• Expertise in clinical chemistry appropriate to the responsibilities of the position.
• Clinical expertise, scientific judgment, collaborative leadership, and commitment to quality necessary to direct clinical chemistry and point-of-care testing services within a large academic health system.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical direction and clinical consultation for Core Laboratory and point-of-care testing services, supporting accurate, timely, and clinically appropriate testing.
• Promote evidence-based laboratory test utilization, appropriate test ordering, and effective use of laboratory resources to support patient care.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and accreditation standards, including CLIA and CAP requirements, and advance quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the evaluation, development, validation, implementation, and ongoing performance monitoring of laboratory tests and methodologies.
• Partner with system and local laboratory leadership to optimize workflows, harmonize testing practices, and advance standardization across the Emory Healthcare laboratory network.
• Support the quality, reliability, regulatory compliance, and effective clinical integration of point-of-care testing across the operating unit.
• Collaborate with clinicians, laboratory personnel, and interdisciplinary teams to address diagnostic needs, resolve testing-related issues, and improve the clinical utility of laboratory services.
• Contribute to teaching and mentoring at the professional, graduate, medical, and medical laboratory science levels, and participate in the Department’s educational and scholarly mission.

What This Job Offers

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