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Cytogenetic Pathology position at UPMC Magee in Pittsburgh, PA

UPMC Southwestern PA

Sewickley, PA • On-site

Other

Medical, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 16 days ago

Job description

Cytogenetic Pathology Position Available at UPMC Magee in Pittsburgh, PA

The Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is recruiting Clinical Laboratory Geneticists as the Assistant Professor (up to 5 years of experience), Associate Professor (at least >5 years of experience) or Professor (+10 years of experience) Laboratory Director at the rank of Assistant/Associate or Professor in the Appointment Stream for the UPMC Cytogenetics Laboratories.


Key Highlights

  • The primary responsibility will include 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.
  • The Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor 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 Professor, Associate Professor or Professor Laboratory Director will closely interact with the Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and will participate in the education of Pathology and OB/GYN residents/fellows, as well as training of LGG fellows through the ACGME-accredited program.
  • 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.

What Can UPMC Do for You?

  • Academic rank, tenure and salary will be commensurate with experience. The individual will be a full-time faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, as well as a participant in the UPMC/UPP faculty practice plan.
  • If extramurally funded research program is present or to be developed, appropriate transition or seed funding, space and resources are available.
  • Health, life, and disability insurance
  • Occurrence-based malpractice insurance
  • Defined contribution plan; 403b plan with employer match
  • Relocation expense reimbursement of $10,000
  • Six weeks of vacation and CME
  • $4,110 for CME

Qualifications:

  • MD/DO and/or PhD candidates in Biology 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.

UPMC's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

- UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran. UPMC is committed to advancing diversity through programs that promote inclusion, such as Employee Resource Groups and other initiatives to support a diverse workforce.

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