Academic Clinical Chemist - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Academic Clinical Chemist (MD, PhD, or MD/PhD) (Director of Clinical Chemistry)
Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston

The Department of Pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) are recruiting an experienced qualified full-time (preferably mid-career) clinical chemist to direct the extensive, high complexity BIDMC Clinical Chemistry and Core Laboratories in the Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine. BIDMC is a tertiary care facility with 743 licensed beds and an internationally renowned principal teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.

We are seeking a full-time Director of Clinical Chemistry to join two other clinical chemistry faculty. Eligible candidates for this position must have an MD (with AP/CP or CP board certification, Clinical Chemistry fellowship training preferred) or PhD (with board certification in Clinical Chemistry).

Experience in mass spectrometry, molecular testing, toxicology, clinical chemistry immunoassays, and automated chemistry is necessary. The successful candidate will oversee management of a comprehensive and rapidly growing state-of-the-art laboratory that supports active clinical programs in solid organ and bone marrow transplantation, oncology, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, immunology, endocrinology, obstetrics and neonatology, and therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology.

In addition to sharing clinical and administrative service responsibilities, the successful candidate will be expected to play an active role in our pathology training programs and to develop a strong program in basic or translational research. The position includes a faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School commensurate with experience.

Applicants with independently funded research programs are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates with existing research funding will be provided research space and start-up funding.

The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is committed to increasing the representation of women and members of minority groups on its faculty, and we particularly encourage applications from such candidates.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center consistently ranks as a national leader among independent hospitals in National Institutes of Health funding. Research funding totals over $230 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 the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Joslin Diabetes Center, and Boston Children's Hospital.

BIDMC is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, and 38,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

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.

For further questions or confidential position inquiries, please contact Dr. Lynne Uhl, Vice Chair of Clinical Pathology at BIDMC: luhl@bidmc.harvard.edu

Please apply online at www.hmfphysicians.org/careers. Requisition Number R0757