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Assistant/Associate Director of Cytogenetics
1 week ago
American Society for Clinical Pathology Pittsburgh, United StatesRank: Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor - Appointment Stream · The Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is recruiting in Clinical Laboratory Geneticists as the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in the Appointment Stream for th ...
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University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, United States Full time regularMed-OB-Gyn & Reproductive Science-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh-( The University of Pittsburgh, Department of OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences is seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor, appointment stream to act as the Assistant/Associate Director for the UPMC Cytogenetics Laboratory ...
assistant/associate director of cytogenetics - Pittsburgh, United States - WTS International
Description
Rank:
Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor - Appointment Stream
The Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is recruiting in Clinical Laboratory Geneticists as the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in the Appointment Stream for the role of Assistant/Associate Director of Cytogenetics Laboratories at the UPMC Medical Genetics and Genomics Laboratories.
The primary responsibility will include analysis and interpretation of results, preparation and reviewing of final test reports, and reporting of karyotyping, FISH, and microarray analysis in oncological, prenatal, and postnatal specimens.
The Assistant/Associate Director will assist in the overall direction, supervision, and administration of the operations related to specimen handling, testing, and reporting in an accurate, proficient, and expedient manner while ensuring client and patient confidentiality.
Working in an academic laboratory with state-of-the-art testing technologies, the candidate will be expected to develop and validate in house assays for applications in oncology and other areas of clinical relevance.
Other responsibilities include help in maintenance of standard operating procedure manuals, quality control practices, and directing cytogenetics technical staff in the performance of proficiency testing programs as required by the regulatory and licensing agencies (CLIA, CAP).
The Assistant/Associate Professor will closely interact with the Molecular & Genomic Pathology Division at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and will participate in the education of Pathology and Ob/Gyn residents/fellows, as well as training of LGG fellows through the ACGME-certified program.
Innovation is an important part of our activities, and we expect that the candidate will participate in publishing, collaborating, and developing new tests.
Departmental and institutional support is available for teaching and research activities.APPLICATION:
Please attach your CV and the letter of interest as attachments.
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"The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity, EOE, includingdisability/vets."
Qualifications
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MD/DO and/or PhD candidates that are ABMGG-Certified or Eligible for Certification in Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) or Cytogenetics are welcome to apply.
Priority will be given to candidates with experience in cytogenetic testing of oncology specimens, and to candidates with experience in development of new molecular and cytogenetic tests such as Optical Genome Mapping.
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