Medical Director, Core Laboratory; Tufts Medical Center

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of Tufts Medical Center, Tufts Medicine, is seeking a full-time Medical Director of the Core Laboratory. The Core laboratory functions include technical, regulatory, and clinical oversight of various core laboratory functions such as clinical chemistry, point-of-care, laboratory information systems/informatics, mass spectrometry, immunology, and routine hematology. Specific areas of oversight will be aligned with the candidate’s areas of expertise and interests.

The ideal candidate should have a doctoral degree and subspecialty training in Clinical Chemistry or other core laboratory functions, and appropriate board certification (DABCC or NRCC) while physicians (MD or MD/PhD) should have board certification in Clinical Pathology.

How you’ll transform patient care:

• You’ll share in providing technical, regulatory, and clinical oversight of routine and automated chemistry, mass spectrometry, immunology, laboratory information systems/informatics, point-of-care and/or routine hematology. The specific areas of responsibility will vary based on candidate expertise, interest and needs of the Department.
• You will work with other laboratory and hospital staff to ensure overall quality in designated areas of responsibility.
• You’ll have ample opportunities and support for clinical, translational, and basic science research.
• You’ll quality for an academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine at a rank commensurate with experience and participate in resident and medical student teaching.

Who you are:

• Have relevant training, experience, and certification in laboratory medicine.
• For clinical chemists, have completed a Commission on Accreditation in Clinical Chemistry (ComACC) approved fellowship (or equivalent) and be board certified by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC) or National Register of Certified Chemists (NRCC) or other HHS-approved board.
• For physicians, be board certified in Clinical Pathology, or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and licensed and/or eligible to practice Medicine in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Committed to teaching and clinical service and have excellent communication and managerial/leadership skills.
• A portfolio of clinical research activities and/or funded or transferable research is a plus.

Why join our team:

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB), and the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). The Clinical Laboratories perform approximately two million tests with the Blood Bank supporting close to 15,000 blood transfusions annually. The Anatomic Pathology service accessions approximately twenty thousand (20,000) specimens annually to include a variety of biopsies and large surgical specimens.

We are a collaborative team, always seeking innovative solutions to healthcare problems. You will have close interactions with clinical colleagues.

Why Tufts Medicine:

Tufts Medical Center is a proud member of Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine brings together providers and organizations with a shared vision of high-quality care delivered in the setting that serves our patients best. Together, Tufts Medicine brings together the strength of both academic medicine and community care. This opportunity is fully academic, but our department does include both academic and non-academic community-based locations.