Job Description Summary
Join a team that’s Changing What’s Possible – The Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) nationally recognized Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine seeks an academically-oriented individual to serve as a Lab Director of Clinical Chemistry and Immunology. MUSC is a tertiary care hospital with an integrated children’s hospital, active transplantation, a large cancer center, and an adult and pediatric Level I trauma center. Our department has approximately $5 million dollars in extramural funding annually and is consistently ranked in the upper half of pathology departments in the United States for National Institutes of Health funding.
Entity
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Faculty
Cost Center
CC001006 COM PATH Laboratory Medicine CC
Pay Rate Type
Salary
Pay Grade
University-00
Pay Range
0.00 - 0.00 - 0.000
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Work Shift
Job Description
Charleston, SC | Associate Laboratory Director, Clinical Chemistry and Immunology
Join a team that’s Changing What’s Possible – The Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) nationally recognized Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine seeks an academically-oriented individual to serve as a Lab Director of Clinical Chemistry and Immunology. MUSC is a tertiary care hospital with an integrated children’s hospital, active transplantation, a large cancer center, and an adult and pediatric Level I trauma center. Our department has approximately $5 million dollars in extramural funding annually and is consistently ranked in the upper half of pathology departments in the United States for National Institutes of Health funding.
We are seeking
An academically oriented candidate with 1-2 years of post-fellowship experience; current fellow/recent graduates will be considered
A candidate with a PhD, MD or DO, or MD/PhD degree, certified by the American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology (ABMLI) / Diplomate in Medical Laboratory Immunology (DMLI), or the American Board of Pathology, or the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC) with an immunology focus, as applicable
Eligibility for medical licensure in South Carolina if applicable
Additional formal training, certification, and/or expertise in clinical chemistry or other related clinical pathology laboratory science (e.g. toxicology, clinical mass spectrometry, point of care, molecular immunology, HLA testing, flow cytometry) preferred
Active participation in the oversight of laboratory testing quality
Lead / participate in the development, implementation, and evaluation of new laboratory assays and diagnostic approaches, including LDTs and emerging technologies
Proficiency and participation in the interpretation of routine clinical immunology testing (SPEP, UPEP, IFE, IT, Hgb variants)
Collaboration with quality and technical staff to monitor service performance and quality and facilitate timely interventions on any issues affecting operations
Experience in fostering collaborative relationships with clinicians and researchers and resource to technologists at the bench and promoting appropriate utilization of specialized immunologic testing
Participation in clinical and/or translational research endeavors
Excellent communication skills, work ethic, and collaborative approach to patient care
Active participation in teaching of medical students and training of pathology residents and fellows
Active participation in the ComACC-accredited clinical chemistry fellowship training program
Active participation in the academic mission of the Department
MUSC Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Collaborative team composed of >60 faculty
High quality training programs with 22 residents and 10-12 fellows, including a ComACC-accredited clinical chemistry fellowship
CAP, AABB, ASHI, and FACT certifications and accreditations
You will collaboratively support the Directors of the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory and Diagnostic Immunology…