Pediatric Director, Molecular Genetics

Molecular Genetics Faculty Director

The Department of Pathology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago seek a full-time non-tenure-eligible Clinician-Educator at the rank of Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor to serve as a Molecular Genetics faculty Director. This faculty position reports to the Chief of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Lurie Children's Hospital. Title (Associate Director or Director) and scope of responsibility are commensurate with experience and qualifications. This position helps provide clinical, scientific, and operational leadership for the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory. Directors interpret and issue reports for clinical genomic testing. In partnership with departmental and administrative leadership, Directors are responsible for the quality of molecular testing across the clinical laboratories, the development of new tests, regulatory compliance, and the financial performance of the laboratory. They perform substantive research that leverages partnership opportunities within and outside the Department and effectively integrates and translates research insights to improve clinical care. They promote teaching by providing leadership for and participation in the education of medical students, residents, fellows, and staff. Provide leadership in area of expertise to the department and its affiliated institutions.

Qualifications:

• M.D., D.O, and/or Ph.D. degree required.
• Required ABMGG certification or eligibility in Laboratory Genetics and Genomics, or dual certification or eligibility in Clinical Cytogenetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills required.

The start date is negotiable and the position will remain open until filled. The expected base pay range for this position is $145,000 - $430,000. Lurie Children's Hospital and Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

This position is located at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, however, applications must be submitted online through Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Benefits At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful and competitive benefits. Visit us at to learn more. Lurie Children's Medical Group offers a generous benefit packet to full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b): with a mandatory 5% contribution, 10% employer match
• Various voluntary benefits:
• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance from Lurie Children's Hospital
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Discount on services at Lurie Children's facilities
• Discount purchasing program

When applying, please upload a CV and cover letter describing your interest and alignment with the position. Also upload this completed list of references form to suggest the names of individuals who could write letters of reference on your behalf.