Assistant/Associate Director, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory

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: charalambos.solomides@jefferson.edu, CC Physician Recruiter Robert Cross; robert.cross@jefferson.edu

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).

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.

Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.

Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region.

Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years. 

Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing