Clinical Chemist

Clinical Chemist, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory  

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 open rank, and both recent fellowship graduates and mid-career clinical 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 hospital of Harvard Medical School with NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center-affiliated Cancer Center. 

As a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, BIDMC and the Department of Pathology, provide a clinically advanced and supportive academic environment for residents, fellows, and faculty. We’re also proud and excited to be an integral part of the landmark collaboration among Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) to establish New England’s only freestanding adult inpatient cancer hospital. The collaboration will provide unparalleled opportunities for pathology and other physician specialties to be part of an internationally recognized cancer team.

We are seeking a full-time clinical chemist (title will be commensurate with 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 preferred as well as eligibility for a Massachusetts State Medical License) or PhD (with board certification in Clinical Chemistry). 

Experience in automated chemistry and clinical chemistry immunoassays is necessary. Expertise in laboratory informatics is desirable. The successful candidate will oversee management of a comprehensive and rapidly growing state-of-the-art laboratory that 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 candidate will be expected to play an active role in our pathology training programs and to develop a strong program in translational and/or clinical research.  

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 and 39,000 employees in 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 throughout BILH Network and additional hospitals across Massachusetts. 

For further questions or confidential position inquiries, please contact Dr. Lynne Uhl, Vice Chair of Clinical Pathology at BIDMC: [email protected] 

Please apply online at www.hmfphysicians.org/careers.