Cytogenetic Pathology Laboratory Director

The Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Geneticist to serve as a Laboratory Director at the Assistant, Associate, or Professor rank at UPMC Magee in Pittsburgh, PA. The successful candidate will oversee the analysis, interpretation, and reporting of cytogenetic tests, assist with laboratory administration, and contribute to academic research and education. Working within an advanced laboratory setting, the provider will collaborate closely with the Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology and participate in training residents, fellows, and technical staff.

Practice Info

• UPMC Cytogenetics Laboratories
• Academic laboratory with state-of-the-art testing technologies
• Collaboration with the Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Responsibilities

• Analysis and interpretation of results, preparation and reviewing of final test reports, and reporting of karyotyping, FISH, microarray, and OGM analysis in oncological, prenatal, and postnatal specimens
• Assist the Medical Director in the overall direction, supervision, and administration of operations related to specimen handling, testing, and reporting in an accurate, proficient, and expedient manner while ensuring client and patient confidentiality
• Develop and validate in-house assays for applications in oncology and other areas of clinical relevance
• Help maintain standard operating procedure manuals and quality control practices
• Direct cytogenetics technical staff in the performance of proficiency testing programs as required by regulatory and licensing agencies (CLIA, CAP)
• Interact closely with patient care teams and the Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Participate in the education of Pathology and OB/GYN residents and fellows, as well as the training of LGG fellows through the ACGME-accredited program
• Participate in publishing, collaborating, and developing new tests

Compensation

• Academic rank, tenure and salary will be commensurate with experience

Benefits

• Appropriate transition or seed funding, space and resources for extramurally funded research programs
• Health, life, and disability insurance
• Occurrence-based malpractice insurance
• Defined contribution plan; 403(b) 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

Requirements

• MD/DO and/or PhD candidates in Biology
• ABMGG-Certified or Eligible for Certification in Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) or Cytogenetics
• Priority given to candidates with experience in cytogenetic testing of oncology specimens (preferred)
• Priority given to candidates with experience in development of new molecular and cytogenetic tests such as Optical Genome Mapping (preferred)
• Open to visa sponsorship