The Department of Pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is recruiting a full-time Assistant Laboratory Director for its Cytogenetics Laboratory. The position involves co-direction of a comprehensive cytogenetics laboratory including chromosome analysis, FISH, and chromosomal microarray on neoplastic and constitutional specimens. Continuous development and implementation of new cutting-edge cytogenetic tests and technology platforms will be an important component of this position.

The Assistant Laboratory Director will assist the Medical Director in the overall direction, supervision, and administration of the operations related to specimen handling, testing, and reporting in an accurate, proficient, and expedient manner while ensuring client and patient confidentiality. Working in an academic laboratory with state-of-the-art testing technologies, the candidate will be expected to develop and validate in-house assays for applications in oncology and other areas of clinical relevance. Other responsibilities include helping in the maintenance of standard operating procedure manuals, and quality control practices, and directing cytogenetics technical staff in the performance of proficiency testing programs as required by the regulatory and licensing agencies (CLIA, CAP). 

The Assistant Laboratory Director will participate in the intradepartmental training of residents/fellows. Innovation is an important part of our activities, and we expect that the candidate will participate in publishing, collaborating, and developing new tests. Departmental and institutional support is available for teaching and research activities.

The candidate will be appointed to the full-time faculty of Harvard Medical School at an academic rank commensurate with experience.

Qualifications:

MD/DO and/or PhD candidates that are ABMGG-Certified or Eligible for Certification in Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) or Cytogenetics are welcome to apply. Priority will be given to candidates with experience in cytogenetic testing of oncology specimens, and to candidates with experience in development of new molecular and cytogenetic tests such as Optical Genome Mapping.

Interested candidates, please apply online here:

https://hmfp.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/HMFP/details/Academic-Clinical-Cytogeneticist_R0785?q=cyto

About Us:

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP) is one of the largest physician organizations in New England, dedicated to excellence and innovation in patient care, education, and research. As a physician-led organization, HMFP partners with more than 2,200 providers to support the delivery of exceptional care, promote professional development and diversity, and foster balance at work and home. HMFP physicians have faculty affiliations with Harvard Medical School (HMS) and provide care throughout the Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) system and additional hospitals across Massachusetts.

BIDMC is a tertiary care facility with 743 licensed beds and an internationally renowned principal teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School with NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center-affiliated Cancer Center with strong and growing focus on solid tumor and hematologic malignancies. The collaboration will bring together world-class clinicians and scientists to deliver transformational precision medicine in an environment solely dedicated to defying cancer.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center consistently ranks as a national leader among independent hospitals in National Institutes of Health funding. Research funding totals over $229.8 million annually. BIDMC researchers run more than 850 active sponsored projects and 500 funded and non-funded clinical trials.

BIDMC also shares important clinical and research programs with institutions such as Harvard Medical School, MIT, the Broad Institute, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Joslin Diabetes Center, and Boston Children's Hospital.

BIDMC is a member of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a comprehensive academic health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, and more than 4,000 physicians and 35,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.

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