Northwestern University
This role provides clinical, scientific, and operational leadership for the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, including interpreting and issuing reports for clinical genomic testing. The faculty member is responsible for molecular testing quality, new test development, regulatory compliance, and laboratory financial performance, while conducting research and contributing to education.
Key Responsibilities
- • Provide clinical, scientific, and operational leadership for the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory.
- • Interpret and issue reports for clinical genomic testing.
- • Responsible for the quality of molecular testing across the clinical laboratories.
- • Development of new tests.
- • Regulatory compliance.
- • Financial performance of the laboratory.
- • Perform substantive research that leverages partnership opportunities within and outside the Department.
- • Effectively integrate and translate research insights to improve clinical care.
- • 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.
Schedule
- • full-time
Required
- • 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
Benefits & Perks
- • 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
- • 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
- • health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; paid medical/sick and parental leave; tuition benefits for the employee and dependents; pre-tax and flex spending accounts for commuting and dependent care; generous retirement savings options; and wellness programs
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 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 https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html 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
- Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
- Discount purchasing program
Contact Bradley Lynk at blynk@luriechildrens.org 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.
Benefits
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful and competitive benefits. The available benefits package for this position will include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; paid medical/sick and parental leave; tuition benefits for the employee and dependents; pre-tax and flex spending accounts for commuting and dependent care; generous retirement savings options; and wellness programs. For a comprehensive overview of available benefits, including eligibility details, visit us at Northwestern Benefits to learn more.
Please read ALL instructions and make preparations before proceeding to the application page:
- Applications will only be accepted via online submission (see link below).
- Please prepare all documents in advance as Adobe PDF files, and please be sure all information is entered correctly and accurately (especially names and email addresses), as there will be no opportunity for online revision after your application has been submitted.
- All required fields in the application form are marked with an asterisk and must be filled before clicking the “Submit” button.
- Be aware that incomplete applications cannot be saved.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern’s non-discrimination statement . Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process .
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