Pathologist

Our client is seeking a skilled, mission-driven Pathologist to join their team in both anatomic and clinical pathology. In this role, you will serve as a trusted diagnostic expert, a physician consultant to clinical teams, and a laboratory leader — directly impacting patient outcomes across the community.

This is a high-impact, full-scope position for a pathologist who thrives in a collaborative environment and takes ownership across diagnostic, administrative, and quality functions.

You will step into a fully staffed, high-functioning department. This is not a one- or two-person shop — the organization employs a robust team of pathologists, pathologists’ assistants, and histotechnicians, giving you genuine peer collaboration, shared coverage, and the infrastructure to practice at the top of your license without being stretched thin.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Base salary $325,000–$400,000+ commensurate with experience
• Sign-on bonus
• Relocation assistance
• Company performance bonus structure
• 100% employer-paid healthcare — physician choice of plan, zero premium cost-sharing
• Company-contributed 403(b) and 457 retirement plans
• Full benefits package

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Diagnostic & Technical

• Evaluate and interpret surgical specimens, microscopic sections, and cytopathologic changes (genital and extragenital)
• Provide clinical interpretations of laboratory tests within your area of specialty
• Perform autopsies in general medical and forensic cases; interpret gross and microscopic findings
• Stay current on emerging methods and technologies; introduce new tests when clinically appropriate
• Serve as a consultant to physicians across the laboratory network

Laboratory Leadership & Compliance

• Fulfill duties as CLIA Laboratory Director (highly and moderately complex), Technical Supervisor, Clinical Consultant, and General Supervisor as assigned — per 42 CFR 493 requirements
• Review QA findings on a timely basis; partner with managers and lab techs to resolve technical issues
• Monitor and oversee implementation of new laboratory methods

Education & Administration

• Lead in-service education for physicians, technologists, and students on new methods and instrumentation
• Participate in formulating and tracking technical and organizational objectives for assigned departments
• Contribute to senior management and pathology meetings; attend hospital committee meetings as assigned
• Participate in department manager interviews and performance evaluations

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• MD or DO degree required
• Four years of AMA-approved training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology; board-eligible or board-certified
• Meets CLIA qualifications for Laboratory Director, Technical Supervisor, and Clinical Consultant (42 CFR 493)
• Unrestricted Indiana medical license (or eligibility to obtain)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills across all organizational levels

A RARE OPPORTUNITY

Pathologists who join this organization don't leave. With an average tenure exceeding 20 years, this is demonstrably a place where physicians build careers, not just fill a position. The reasons are straightforward:

• Independent nonprofit laboratory — mission-driven, community-rooted, patient-first; no private equity pressure, no quarterly earnings agenda
• 20+ year average pathologist tenure — the clearest signal we can offer that this is a place physicians choose to build a career, not just pass through
• Diversified, financially stable organization — Breadth across laboratory services provides institutional resilience most single-specialty labs cannot match
• Fully paid healthcare — 100% employer-paid health plan with physician choice of coverage; no premium cost-sharing
• Retirement depth — company-contributed 403(b) and 457 plans, giving you both tax-deferred growth and deferred compensation flexibility

This is a confidential search. If you are a board-eligible or board-certified pathologist looking for a long-term home — not just a next step — we want to hear from you. Apply or send us a message and we will walk you through the details.