Clinical Chemist

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Clinical Chemist, Clinical ChemistryLaboratory

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. The position is openrank,and both recent fellowship graduates and mid-careerclinical chemists(PhD or MD/PhD)are strongly encouraged to apply. BIDMC is a tertiary care facility with 743 licensed beds and an internationally renowned principal teaching hospitalofHarvard Medical School with NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center-affiliated Cancer Center.

The department will be engaged in the newly announced and exciting clinical collaboration between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, BIDMC, and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) toestablishNew England’s onlyfree-standingadult inpatient cancer hospital. The collaboration will bring togetherworld-classclinicians to deliver transformational, precision medicine in an environment solely dedicated to defying cancer.

We are seeking afull-timeclinical chemist(title willbecommensuratewith rank)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 preferredas well as eligibility for a MassachusettsStateMedical License) or PhD (with board certification in Clinical Chemistry).

Experiencein automatedchemistryandclinical chemistry immunoassaysisnecessary.Expertiseinlaboratory informaticsis desirable.The successful candidatewill oversee management of a comprehensive and rapidly growingstate-of-the-artlaboratorythat 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 candidatewill be expectedto play an active role in our pathology training programs and to develop a strong programin translationaland/or clinicalresearch.

Research

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center consistently ranks as a national leader among independent hospitals in National Institutes of Health funding. With research funding totaling over $250 million, annually, BIDMC’s 2000+ researchers and staff run more than 2500 active clinical research studies in 52 areas of research.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a 743-bed hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center, is a founding member of Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH). BILH, a health care system with 14 hospitals, brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals,community,and specialty hospitals, and more than 4,000 physicians and39,000 employeesin a shared mission to expand access and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians(HMFP) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 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 2,400 providers to support the delivery of exceptional care, promote professional development, and foster balance at work and home. HMFP physicians have faculty affiliations with Harvard Medical School (HMS) and provide care throughoutBILHNetworkandadditionalhospitals across Massachusetts.