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The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of Tufts Medical Center, Tufts Medicine, is seeking a full-time Assistant Director of the HLA Laboratory. The HLA Laboratory is an ASHI- and CAP-accredited laboratory that provides support for a robust solid organ transplant program including cardiac, renal and liver transplantation as well as other non-transplant applications. The ideal candidate should have an MD and board certified in Clinical Pathology or other relevant medical specialty; non-physician doctoral clinical scientists are also encouraged to apply. How youll transform patient care: Youll share in providing oversight of the HLA Laboratory activities. These include selection, development and implementation of appropriate tests/technologies, and ensuring quality of services provided. You will share with review and approval of test results/report, on-call duties, serve as a clinical consultant and provide guidance for current transplant regulations as needed. You will work with other laboratory and hospital staff to ensure overall quality in designated areas of responsibility. Youll have ample opportunities and support for clinical, translational, and basic science research. Youll qualify for an academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine at a rank commensurate with experience. Who you are: Ideally possess an MD/DO degree but PhDs (or other doctoral-level clinical scientists) with relevant training, experience and interest in histocompatibility and immunogenetics will also be considered; interest in other areas of laboratory medicine is a plus. If a physician, be board certified in Clinical Pathology and licensed and/or eligible to practice Medicine in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; if non-physician, be board-certified/-eligible by an HHS-approved board, preferably the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ACHI). Credentialing by the Portfolio Committee/Director Training Review and Credentialing of ASHI is preferred. Qualified individuals who wish to gain or complete experience and training with a goal to become ASHI credentialed will be considered. Qualify for a faculty appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine and participate in fellow, resident and medical student teaching. 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. 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. Tufts Medical Center is an internationally respected, 400-bed, tertiary care academic medical center located in downtown Boston, adjacent to the Tufts University School of Medicine and a proud member of the Tufts Medicine Healthcare System. The Medical Center is known for its basic, translational and clinical science research as well as its expertise in health policy. The Medical Center is in the top 10 percent of independent institutions receiving federal research funding. Our mission of advancing knowledge and training students to become future investigators drives us forward to quickly turn innovative research into pioneering care. Location: Tufts Medical Center, the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine, is located in vibrant downtown Boston.

The Department of Pathology & Genomic Medicine of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University is recruiting an accomplished Director of HLA/Histocompatibility laboratory. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D., M.D., or M.D./Ph.D. and certification as a Laboratory Director by the American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). The HLA/Histocompatibility laboratory supports large programs of solid organ and stem cell transplantation at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Einstein Hospital. The laboratory is fully accredited by ASHI in all areas of histocompatibility testing including DNA-based HLA class I and II typing, solid phase antibody testing, and cross matching. The successful candidate will participate in medical director oversight of all areas of the HLA lab, including interpretation of histocompatibility testing results, test development and validation, quality management, technical supervision, and clinical consultation. The candidate will engage in scholarly activities such as basic, clinical and/or translational research; participation in department research seminars, and teaching medical students, residents and fellows. The candidate must possess excellent communication skills. Medical licensure in Pennsylvania is also required. The Jefferson Health System, located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh valley areas, and southern New Jersey, is an 21-hospital academic health system that has undergone rapid expansion in recent years. Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College was established in 1824 and today is one of the leading Medical School in the country. The Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine covers anatomic and clinical pathology services for Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and provides centralized and consolidated subspecialty services to the Jefferson Enterprise. 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 disables persons, who are encouraged to apply. Interested applicants should forward curriculum vitae, cover letter, and three references to: , CC Physician Recruiter Robert Cross; Charalambos C. Solomides, MD The Warren R. Lang Professor and Interim Chair Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Director of Cytopathology Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 132 South 10th Street, Main Bldg. Suite 260E Philadelphia, PA 19107 Requirements The successful candidate must have a Ph.D., M.D., or M.D./Ph.D. and certification as a Laboratory Director by the American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI).