Medical Director, Anatomic Pathology

Overview

DIRECTOR OF ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY, Seattle Children’s Hospital

The Department of Laboratories at Seattle Children’s Hospital is seeking a M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. trained Director of Anatomic Pathology, who is board-certified in anatomic and/or pediatric pathology and demonstrates a track record of accomplishments to join and lead our cohesive group of anatomic pathologists to care for children in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Our Department has a long tradition of providing patient-focused services and engaging in collaborative research and training of house staff and medical students.

Candidates must possess an M.D. or equivalent degree and qualify for licensure in Washington and for faculty appointment at the University of Washington. You will join a full-service combined anatomic/clinical pathology team comprised of 9 anatomic pathology and 16 clinical pathology faculty working with over 200 technical staff to collectively perform over three million clinical tests annually, including in specialty areas such as molecular microbiology, next-gen sequencing, flow cytometry, and biochemical genetics.

The anatomic pathology service accessions ~10,000 specimens annually including 7,000 surgical specimens, 2,000 cytology specimens, 700 bone marrow samples, 750 placental/perinatal specimens, and 120 autopsies including referred fetal/perinatal cases. The Director of Anatomic Pathology will collaborate with and report to the Chief of the Department of Laboratories at Seattle Children’s to guide and grow the service and to adapt to the changing field of anatomic pathology including in areas such as digital/computational pathology and further integration of molecular diagnostics.

In this role you will provide overall leadership for the scope and quality of all clinical services, education and research related to anatomic pathology in a manner that meets continuous quality improvement, customer service, programmatic growth and financial requirements that support the mission of Seattle Children's Hospital and regional sites. Provide leadership to develop and implement strategic initiatives including programmatic components of operations, facilities, capital and operating budgets and staffing.

Collaborate with the Chief/Medical Director of the Department of Laboratories and the Administrative Director of Laboratories to manage all resources and ensure that regulatory requirements are met.

• MD Degree
• Board certified in anatomic pathology
• Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges at Seattle Children’s
• Minimum of five (5) years managerial experience in a clinical laboratory
• UW School of Medicine (SOM) faculty appointment

• Licensed as a Physician in the State of Washington
• Prior to start of employment, must obtain, and maintain in good standing, medical or allied health professional staff privileges that are not limited, revoked, suspended, conditioned, or probationary, except for normal probationary periods due to initial appointment
• All medical and allied health professional staff members are provisional for the first year
• Any and all medical or allied health professional staff privileges at Children’s will terminate automatically upon the termination of the individual's employment at Children's
• Termination of employment does not prohibit the individual from seeking medical or allied health professional staff privileges at Children’s as a non-employee in any category for which the individual qualifies
• Questions regarding medical or allied health professional staff privileges may be directed to Medical Staff Services

Previous leadership role in pediatric pathology.

Compensation Range
$ - $ per year

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated…