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Assistant/Associate Laboratory Director at UPMC
University Of Pittsburgh
Application
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Posted: 02-Apr-26
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Academic / Faculty
Academic / Research
Research Positions
Years of Experience:
2 - 4
Required Education:
Board Certification
Internal Number: 26001309
Assistant/Associate Laboratory Director at UPMC
The Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is recruiting Clinical Laboratory Geneticists as the Assistant/Associate Laboratory Director at the UPMC Cytogenetics Laboratories, at the rank of Assistant/Associate/Professor in the Appointment Stream. The primary responsibility will include analysis and interpretation of results, preparation and reviewing of final test reports, and reporting of karyotyping, FISH, microarray, and OGM analysis in oncological, prenatal, and postnatal specimens.
The Assistant/Associate Laboratory Director will assist the Medical Director 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 helping in the maintenance of standard operating procedure manuals, and 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 Laboratory Director will closely interact within the Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology 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-accredited 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.
Salary and Benefits: Salary will be commensurate with experience. The individual will be a full-time faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, as well as a participant in the UPMC/UPP faculty practice plan.
APPLICATION: Submit CV and letter of interest in confidence to University of Pittsburgh Talent acquisition job number 26001309 (https://www.join.pitt.edu).
The letter of interest should be addressed to:
Dr. Liron Pantanowitz MD PhD MHA
Chair and Professor of Pathology
UPMC/University of Pittsburgh
For more information, contact:
Dr. Mahmoud Aarabi, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology
Medical Director of the UPMC Cytogenetics Laboratories
The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity. EOE, including disability/vets.
Qualifications: MD/DO and/or PhD candidates in Biology 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.