Molecular Pathologist Assistant​/Associate​/Full Professor

Overview

Position overview

Salary range: $210,000 – $409,700. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan.

Open date: October 24, 2025

Next review date: Sunday, Nov 9, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of California, Davis is seeking a dynamic faculty member to serve as a Molecular Pathologist at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor rank, in the Clinical (X) or Health Sciences Clinical Professor (HSCP) series. Formal director-level leadership opportunities may be available for well-qualified candidates in this area. UC Davis Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, led by Chair Dr.

Florette Kimberly Hazard, is an innovative and growing department.

This position reports to the Director of Clinical Pathology and will be an operational leader, providing strategic vision and collaborative implementation to enhance the department's Molecular Pathology Division and laboratory testing. Clinical and administrative responsibilities will include medical, technical, and scientific directorship of division staff and laboratory personnel in collaboration with the department Chair and other department section leaders, with the expectations of supervising molecular laboratory operations, participating in test reporting and new test development, while contributing to quality assurance and accreditation activities.

Participation in the institution's research/scholarly mission is expected, as a collaborator or as an intellectual leader of clinically oriented research projects, depending on the academic series chosen for appointment. The candidate will have multiple opportunities for collaboration within the UC Davis Health System, including the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and the California National Primate Center. Additional academic responsibilities include teaching house staff and medical students, with participation in interdisciplinary conferences, and curriculum development in subspecialty areas.

Faculty in the Clinical X series are expected to engage in professional competence and activity, teaching, research and creative work, and University/public service.

Faculty in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series are expected to engage in teaching, professional competence and activity, scholarly or creative activities, and University/public service.

Qualified applicants should apply via UC Davis Recruit at: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./JPF
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The UC Davis Health School of Medicine is part of the UC Davis Health System, which is also comprised of the UC Davis Medical Center, the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, and the UC Davis Medical Group, an 800-member physician practice network. UCDHS has more than 10,000 faculty and staff and an annual budget of $1.6 billion; UC Davis is an established leader in the use of telecommunications and information technology to advance health.

U.S. News & World Report recently ranked the SOM among the top 50 medical schools in the nation.

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Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

* An MD, DO, PhD, or combined MD/PhD or DO/PhD is required.

* MD or DO must be board-eligible or certified in Clinical Pathology and Molecular Pathology (or comparable board).

* A California medical license or eligibility for medical licensure in California is required.

* All candidates must be US Citizens, permanent residents or hold an employment visa.

* Must have experience in a clinical or academic setting that includes clinical care, teaching, and research that would meet requirements for appointment at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level in one of the University of California's clinically intensive academic series Clinical (X) or HSCP series.

* The ability to…