Clinical Chemist

Clinical Chemist, Clinical Chemistry

Department of Pathology

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Harvard Medical School, Boston

The Department of Pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is recruiting a full-time academic clinical chemist/clinical chemistry laboratory director. Recent fellowship graduates and mid-career/senior physicians are strongly encouraged to apply.  The candidate will be appointed to the full-time faculty of Harvard Medical School at the appropriate academic rank (Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor), commensurate with experience.

The successful candidate will share responsibility for clinical, academic, and administrative leadership of a comprehensive, high‑complexity clinical chemistry service, with an additional significant leadership role in Point of Care Testing (POCT).

Experience in clinical chemistry immunoassays, automated chemistry, and the broad applications of point of care instrumentation is necessary. The successful candidate will contribute to the 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.

This position is ideal for an academic clinical chemist whose primary identity and expertise is in central laboratory chemistry and who is interested in leading and advancing an institution‑wide POCT program as a natural extension of the clinical chemistry mission.

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).

Leadership Responsibilities

• Shared oversight of core clinical chemistry operations, including automated chemistry, immunoassays, toxicology, mass spectrometry, and related advanced diagnostics
• Contribution to test development, validation, quality management, and diagnostic stewardship across the chemistry service line
• Medical directorship of the Point of Care Testing program, including:
  • Oversight of POCT test selection, validation, and implementation
  • Regulatory and quality oversight in accordance with CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission, and institutional policies
  • Collaboration with nursing, clinical services, informatics, and operational partners to ensure reliable, safe, and compliant POCT delivery
• Participation in departmental and institutional leadership related to laboratory quality, patient safety, and system integration

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

Please apply online at - Req. #R1593