Associate Director of Histocompatibility / Transplant Immunology Lab

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA (USA). Join the authority in medicine and partner with the nation’s best hospital (U.S. News & World Report 2020-2021), ranked #1 in more specialties than any other care provider. At Mayo Clinic, we believe there is a better path to healing that humanizes the practice of health care and inspires hope in the people who need it most. You will be part of an amazing diverse team committed to solving the most serious and complex medical challenges – one patient at a time.

The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the Mayo Clinic in Florida is recruiting a physician (MD/DO) or doctoral scientist (PhD) to serve as Associate Director of the ASHI and CAP accredited Histocompatibility/Transplant Immunology Laboratory. The state of the art Laboratory supports growing clinical programs in solid organ transplantation (kidney, pancreas, heart, and lung) and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation as well as other disciplines requiring immunogenetics and histocompatibility testing. In 2020, MCF teams transplanted over 450 solid organ allografts and performed 100 autologous and over 80 allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplants.

The Associate Director will work under the supervision of the laboratory Director to provide oversight of all Laboratory activities, new clinical test development and validation, quality improvement and accreditation processes, on-call service, and consultation to physicians on all testing performed by the laboratory in support of both solid organ and hematopoietic transplantation programs. The successful candidate will be expected to support trainee and faculty development in histocompatibility and clinical immunology through research collaboration, teaching, and participation in clinical conferences. Candidates must hold a medical degree (MD/DO) and be certified in clinical or combined anatomic/clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology to be eligible for an unrestricted Florida state medical license, or a doctoral degree (PhD) in a chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science with previous experience in Clinical Immunology is required.

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[13 May 2021, #10806]

Pathologist - Full Time
Enzo Clinical Labs

FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK (USA).

1. Perform clinical and anatomic pathology testing, conduct gross examinations of living and dead tissues to diagnose presence and stage of diseases and identify illnesses.
   
   
2. Using techniques including but not limited to microscopic examinations, gross pathology, histology, cytology, cytopathology, clinical chemistry, immunology, flow cytometry, and molecular biology to identify diseases/abnormalities and or diagnoses diseases and investigate medical conditions.
   
   
3. Identifies etiology, pathogenesis, morphological change, and clinical significance of diseases and sign out or writing pathology reports/evaluations detailing results of tests and final diagnosis for each case.
   
   
4. Overseeing clinical and anatomic pathology testing in New York and Connecticut, providing advice to clients regarding the significance of laboratory findings and ensuring that test reports include information required for interpretation.
   
   
5. Respond to client concerns and queries.
   
   
6. Ongoing monitoring of each testing process in order to identify errors or potential problems that could result in errors, taking corrective action and evaluating the corrective actions taken, to make sure that they were effective and will prevent recurrence.
   
   
7. Ensuring that the laboratory complies with all proficiency testing requirements.
   
   
8. Supervising pathologists, competency assess other pathologists and direct-report personnel.
   
   
9. Promoting a safe laboratory environment to protect the public and personnel, including, as required, limited or restricted access.
   
   
10. Undertaking research to improve identification, testing methods, and finding innovative ways to treat disease.
    
    
11. Work in collaboration with research and development staff of the organization to ensure quality services.
    
    
12. Must be AP/CP or AP board-certified with M.D./D.O. degrees, unrestricted medical license and appropriate Certificates of Qualification in New York State.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Health System
Director of the Clinical Flow Cytometry Laboratory Service

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (USA). The Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell Based Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine is seeking a full-time Director (Technical) of the Clinical Flow Cytometry Laboratory Service at the level of Assistant/Associate Professor. The Director manages and oversees the Service by ensuring optimal and on-going performance of all Flow Cytometry Laboratory operations and procedures with regulatory compliance (CAP, NYC, JACHO). The Director provides interpretative technical expertise and will work in collaboration with the Medical Directors of Flow Cytometry, and the Validations Director in the development and implementation of new assays. The Director implements the QC/QA program within the laboratory, and monitors the overall work performance to determine staff resource utilization, effective management of workload, efficiency, and equipment maintenance.

The candidate should have a PhD in an appropriate field or MD with laboratory experience. NYS COQs in Cellular Immunology, Malignant Leukocyte Immunophenotyping, and Cellular Immunology, Non-Malignant Immunophenotyping are absolutely required, along with prior experience directing/managing clinical flow cytometry laboratory for a minimum of 5 years. Experience with different flow cytometer platforms and analysis software is important together with experience in panel design and method development of multicolor flow cytometry. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.

Located in New York City, The Mount Sinai Health System is an integrated health care system encompassing the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the flagship Mount Sinai Hospital, and six additional hospitals in the New York Metropolitan Area.

Applicants should email their Curriculum vitae (CV), and cover letter to:

Jane Houldsworth, PhD
Vice-Chair, Division of Molecular Pathology
Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell Based Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Email: jane.houldsworth@mountsinai.org
Telephone: (212) 659-8192

[26 May 2021, #10857]

Clinical Chemist/Clinical Pathologist
Opportunity at Geisinger

DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA (USA). The Department of Laboratory Medicine is seeking a Clinical Chemist or Clinical Pathologist with subspecialty boards in Chemistry to join our growing laboratories at Geisinger.

Opportunity Highlights: A PhD/MD/DO with board certification or eligibility in clinical chemistry is required. Experience directing a clinical chemistry laboratory, subspecialty expertise in immunology and a background that includes research and teaching are desirable.

The successful candidate will share responsibility for chemistry and toxicology testing with 2 clinical chemists to assure quality, harmonization and standardization at 9 hospital laboratories and 5 clinic labs. The core laboratory performs more than 6 million tests annually. The Laboratory Medicine Department includes 43 pathologists and PhDs.

About Geisinger: Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

To learn more about this opportunity, contact:
Elsie Yu, PhD, DABCC, FAACC
System and Core Laboratory Director
Chemistry, Toxicology and Point-of-care Testing
c/o Linda J. Cindric
Lead Provider Recruiter
Telephone: (570) 701-7244
Email: ljcindric1@geisinger.edu

** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.

[10 September 2021, #11354]

Associate Director of HLA / Immunogenetics Laboratory

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (USA). Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University is seeking candidates for the Associate Director of HLA/Immunogenetics Laboratory.

The HLA/Immunogenetics laboratory supports the Lung (during last several years ranked number one in the US), Heart, Liver, Kidney, and Pancreas transplant programs at the Temple University Hospital (TUH) and the Bone Marrow transplant program, at Jeanes Hospital. The HLA/Immunogenetics laboratory also provides HLA disease and hypersensitivity associations, platelet transfusion support at TUH, Jeanes and Fox Chase Cancer Center.

The laboratory is staffed by ten technologists, a sample processing technologist, a manager, Director and an Associate Director, who provide HLA testing, including 24/7 stat on-call coverage. They perform high- and low-resolution HLA molecular typing, HLA antibody identification, and virtual and cell-prospective and retrospective Flow T and B cell cross-matches. They also monitor the HLA antibody status of patient’s, pre- and post-transplant, and provide an estimate of the risk of antibody-mediated rejection for organ offers to sensitized and transplanted patients.

Successful applicants must possess an M.D. or Ph.D., and either be BC/BE by the American Board of Pathology or a diplomate of an accredited clinical laboratory sub-specialty board (such as American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, ABHI). PA licensure is also required for qualified M.D. Certification as a laboratory director by the American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) with work experience is required.

Interested candidates should submit a current curriculum vita online at LKSOM career page.

Please address all applications to:

Yuri Persidsky, MD, PhD
Professor and Chairperson
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
C/O William Mawhinney
Physician/Faculty Recruitment and Retention
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19140.

Please send all emails to: William.mawhinney@tuhs.temple.edu.

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.

[24 August 2021, #11283]

Immunology Laboratory Director
ARUP Laboratories, Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (USA). The Department of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine and ARUP Laboratories is seeking applicants with the skills and interest to develop a strong academic career focused on clinical immunology laboratory testing. The successful applicant will have experience in clinical diagnostic testing, clinical assay development and validation, quality control and quality assurance, interpretation of laboratory test results, and consultation with physicians and other health care providers, as related to clinical immunology.

Applicants require a MD, MD/PhD, or PhD degree. MD candidates should be board certified or eligible in clinical pathology by ABP. PhD candidates should be board certified or eligible by ABMLI, ABMM, or ABCC. The successful candidate will have clinical and administrative responsibilities in the Immunology Division of ARUP Laboratories and he/she will be expected to contribute to our research and teaching missions. Academic rank will be commensurate with experience and accomplishments.

Interested candidates should submit electronically to https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/114780 a curriculum vitae, a cover letter detailing experience and current and future interests, and the names and contact information of three individuals who could provide letters of recommendation. For more information, please contact:

Patricia Slev, PhD
Section Chief
Immunology Division at ARUP Laboratories
Email: patricia.slev@aruplab.com
Telephone: (801) 583-2787 x3253

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, national origin, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, status as a person with a disability, genetic information, or Protected Veteran status. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided.

[5 May 2021, #10765]

Director of the Histocompatibility / Transplant Immunology Laboratory

QATAR. Our client in Qatar is now seeking to appoint a Director of the Histocompatibility / Transplant Immunology Laboratory.

The successful candidate will provide oversight of all laboratory activities and support trainee and faculty development. Candidates must hold a medical degree (MD / DO), be certified in CP or AP/CP and be eligible for an unrestricted medical license with previous experience in Clinical Lab Immunology and Transplant Immunology.

The Employer
HMC manages 12 hospitals – nine specialist hospitals and three community hospitals – as well as the National Ambulance Service and home and residential care services.

In January 2016, HMC achieved the significant distinction of becoming the first healthcare system across the globe to have all its hospitals accredited by Joint Commission International under the Academic Medical Center accreditation program.

To meet the needs of a rapidly growing population, HMC has announced an ambitious multimillion dollar plan to expand capacity across its network through to 2030.

Why Consider Qatar?
You will have the opportunity to team with the best and the brightest professionals in healthcare anywhere in the Middle East. This tiny peninsula in the Persian Gulf is a crossroads between East and West, it has one of the world's largest reserves of petroleum and gas and employs a vast number of medical professionals from across the globe.

Qatar will be hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and has bold ambitions for the future. Because of its oil wealth, Qatar residents enjoy a very high standard of living enjoying international resorts, outstanding beaches, five-star hotels, public parks, restaurants, shopping malls, and an average annual temperature of 27 degrees, Qatar also has the largest healthcare investment budget of any other Middle East country.

Apply:
Please send your CV to ziad@borouj.net.

[17 September 2021, #11395]