Assistant / Associate Director - Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory

The Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University is seeking a candidate with experience and training in Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the Clinician Scholar track (tenure eligible) or Clinician Educator track (not tenure eligible). Track will be commensurate with training, experience, and academic record. Individual in this position also serves as the Assistant / Associate Director of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory.

The laboratory serves the Jefferson renal, liver, pancreas, heart and bone marrow transplant programs and offers HLA typing, cross matching and antibody screening plus various diagnostic testing based on HLA typing. Jefferson performs over 400 solid organ and 150 bone marrow transplants annually. In addition, it is a reference laboratory for several additional solid organ transplant programs in the region. Continuing growth is expected for all centers served.

Individual in this position reports directly to the Director of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory for business related and for clinical and research related activities and is responsible for assisting the Director for the overall management of the Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory.

Job Description

Service responsibilities will include assisting the director to review and approve all types of histocompatibility and diagnostic testing, provide consultation to the medical personnel at all centers, oversee the laboratory’s Quality Assurance program, review and update existing standard operating procedures and designs appropriate validation studies as needed. The laboratory is on call for all centers 24 / 7. The incumbent is expected to share on call to consult for technical and interpretation questions as needed. Faculty are expected to participate in inter- and intra-departmental conferences, play an active role in the training of Pathology residents and instruct medical students at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College and graduate students in the Jefferson College of Biomedical Sciences at Thomas Jefferson University.

Sufficient time will be allocated to pursue academic interests and translational research. Applicants must hold either a PhD, MD / PhD or MD degree, possess a HLA Laboratory Director Certification from the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ACHI) or be eligible for certification at time of hire and be experienced with high complex histocompatibility testing. ACHI certification should be in the following areas of accreditation :

• Solid Organ Transplantation : Live Donor and Deceased Donor
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell / Bone Marrow Transplantation : Related Donor and Unrelated Donor
• Histocompatibility testing for other clinical purposes

Thomas Jefferson University is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer. The University undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for underrepresented minorities, women, and disabled persons, who are encouraged to apply.

Additional inquiries regarding this position should be directed to :

Brittany Benson

Physician Recruiter

Brittany.Benson@jefferson.edu