Clinical Chemistry Pathologist

Join UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, PA, as an Academic Clinical Chemist/Pathologist and contribute to a mission of delivering life-changing health care. Work in a state-of-the-art facility alongside a dedicated team of professionals advancing medical knowledge and patient outcomes. This full-time faculty role combines clinical directorship, education, and research opportunities within a vibrant and culturally rich community.

Practice Info

• State-of-the-art facility at UPMC Presbyterian
• Department total of 131 Pathologists with 4 in the clinical chemistry lab
• Integrated multi-hospital clinical chemistry service
• Closely affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh

Responsibilities

• Provide technical directorship of the clinical laboratories to ensure regulatory compliance and quality patient test results within an integrated multi-hospital clinical chemistry service
• Provide on-call attending responsibilities including clinical consultations for physicians and healthcare providers regarding test results and interpretations
• Actively participate in divisional educational activities
• Pursue basic, clinical, and translational research
• Develop and deliver educational content for medical students, residents, fellows, and laboratory staff through formal clinical chemistry rotations, elective teaching, informal teaching, and mentoring settings
• Infuse diversity, equity, and inclusion principles in your workstyle
• Participate in trainee evaluations and candidate interviews

Compensation

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Appropriate transition or seed funding, space and resources are available if an extramurally funded research program is present or to be developed

Benefits

• Health, life, and disability insurance
• Occurrence-based malpractice insurance
• Defined contribution plan; 403b plan with employer match
• Relocation expense reimbursement of $10,000
• Six weeks of vacation and CME
• $4,110 for CME

Shift & Schedule

• Full-time faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• On-call attending responsibilities

Requirements

• Experience working in a large hospital-based clinical chemistry laboratory that provides technical directorship in general chemistry, urinalysis, toxicology, therapeutic drug monitoring, immunopathology, and esoteric testing is beneficial
• Proven academic track record of effective communication
• Expertise in clinical laboratory quality management
• Expertise in informatics and its clinical application in pathology is a plus
• Board certification from an approved agency (ABCC, NRCC(CC), CAP)
• Must have a Ph.D. or M.D. with board certification in clinical chemistry or equivalent specialty
• If Ph.D., board certification or eligibility by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry, National Registry of Clinical Chemists, or certification from CMS current approved boards
• If M.D., board certification or eligibility in clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology
• Eligible for medical licensure in Pennsylvania is required
• Assistant Professor requires 1-5 years of experience and Associate Professor requires 6-10 years of experience