Salary and level of position will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Required Education:
Doctorate
Internal Number: 1974
The Greenwood Diagnostic Laboratory has an opening for a Director level position in our Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory. The successful candidate will join an established and growing division and will be fully involved in the clinical responsibilities of the Molecular Laboratory, including interpretation and reporting of molecular testing results, test development and assay improvement, and providing clinical and technical support. In addition, involvement in the ABMGG training program as well as the quality management program of the laboratory will be expected. Knowledge of CLIA and CAP regulations, ACMG practice guidelines, and online genetic tools is desired. Significant experience with Whole Exome Sequencing and/or Whole Genome Sequencing is preferred; experience with long-read sequencing, optical genome mapping, and/or RNA-seq is desired but not required. Future opportunities exist for involvement in quality research efforts and other educational activities.
Candidates should have an MD, MD/PhD, or PhD and must be ABMGG board-certified in Clinical Molecular Genetics or Laboratory Genetics and Genomics; however, those who are board-eligible will be considered.
Our Mission
The Greenwood Genetic Center is a nonprofit institute organized to provide clinical genetic services, diagnostic laboratory testing, educational programs and resources, and research in the field of medical genetics.
Our Vision
The Greenwood Genetic Center will be a Center of Excellence in Medical Genetics, serving as a resource for all persons who need genetic services or information and working to reduce the prevalence and impact of genetic disorders.
With a focus on compassionate patient care and innovative scientific advancement, here at the Greenwood Genetic Center, we keep every patient and their families at the forefront of everything we do. We have a variety of clinic locations to serve patients and families across the lifespan with a variety of genetic needs and concerns.
The Future of Medicine
Genetic knowledge is advancing at a rapid pace, and the Greenwood Genetic Center is proud to be the forefront of clinical care and genetic discovery. Our clinicians provide compassionate, up-to-date care and the latest in diagnostic testing advances. Our diagnostic laboratory faculty are constantly adding new technologies and improving testing methodologies.... Our educators are enlightening the next generation of scientists and improving genetic literacy. Our researchers collaborate with GGC clinicians and laboratory faculty, as well as with colleagues around the world, to achieve significant advances in identifying causative genes, understanding disease mechanisms, and developing treatment and prevention strategies for intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and birth defects.
With a long history of providing genetics services across South Carolina, the United States and the world, the Greenwood Genetic Center is taking bold and deliberate steps into genetic and genomic medicine with a commitment to advancing the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and cure of genetic disorders. Whether we are exploring ways to diagnose autism at an earlier age, delivering an answer to a family who has been searching for years, or sharing amazing new career opportunities with high school students, our goal is, and always will be, to serve our patients, families, referring clinicians, and the field of genetics with compassion, innovation, and hope.
