(Updated 2/10/2010) - Four openings, listed on or after 5/26/2009.

1. Chief, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine - The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
   
   
2. Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
   
   
3. Medical Director, Pediatric Blood Bank/Hematology - St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
   
   
4. Director, Pediatric Core Laboratory - St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
   
   

 
CHIEF, DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRIC LABORATORY MEDICINE
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, ON, CANADA
(posted 2-10-2010)

The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), a paediatric academic health science centre fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, is inviting applications for the position of Chief, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine. The Department incorporates the specialties of Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Biochemistry, Haematopathology, Microbiology, and Molecular Genetics. There are 33 medical and scientific staff, and 250 technical and support staff supporting a full service referral lab that performs 2.2 million tests per year. The successful candidate will be an internationally recognized leader, scholar and respected clinician. The successful candidate must have the leadership qualities and management skills necessary to direct a large department, while fostering an environment of academic and clinical excellence.

The Hospital for Sick Children is a tertiary care, world-renowned facility committed to providing excellence in care with a highly qualified, interdisciplinary, hospital-based medical staff. The Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine at SickKids is a major paediatric referral centre. The Hospital has more than 350 beds and performs routine and specialized diagnostic testing in support of the full range of paediatric clinical specialties. The department has been actively growing with state of the art equipment across all laboratory diagnostic areas. The department is a full partner in the University of Toronto's Training Program with Fellowship opportunities in all domains of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine. There is an active research program, and strong collaborations with the Research Institute.

Applicants must possess a medical degree and hold Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification in a branch of laboratory medicine, or equivalent, and be eligible for licensure by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. The successful candidate will also be eligible for academic appointment to the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto at the rank of Associate or Full Professor.

Candidates should submit their curriculum vitae by April 30, 2010 to:

Dr. Lawrence Roy
Vice President, Academic and Medical Affairs
The Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
Fax: 416-813-5393
E-mail: Lawrence.roy@sickkids.ca

The Department of Pathology at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is recruiting a nationally known academic clinician with strong leadership skills to lead the department of nine full-time faculty and 200 hospital staff. Home of one of the United States' largest biorepositories ,the Department offers molecular diagnostics, genomics, cytogenetics, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, and in-situ hybridization. The Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is a member of the Academic Affairs Committee of CHLA and reports to the CEO regarding administrative, patient care, quality assurance and fiscal matters. In addition, the Chair is the liaison between the Pathology Department at CHLA and the appropriate laboratories and the Department of Pathology at the USC Keck School of Medicine (KSOM), reporting to the Chair of the USC KSOM Pathology Department for academic matters. Overall financial oversight includes: gross charges for CHLA and Children's Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group (CHLAMG) of $86.9M and $7.9M respectively, operating expenses of $23.2M and $2.1M respectively, and a combination of endowments and investments totaling over $12.8M.

Given the scope of responsibility for the multiple roles of this position, the Chair must lead by the power of reputation, ideas and motivation, and will serve as a role model to his/her staff. He/She should be a visionary who is interested in overseeing a department that provides a high quality of service, a person who embraces best practices. He/She must be effective at delegating many of the complex enabling functions required to lead the Department to international prominence. He/She must possess excellent communication skills and be seen as an advocate for children and for pediatric pathology.

Candidates should have strong clinical and management experience in a research-oriented hospital setting, ideally affiliated with a university medical school. He/She should have prior research experience that will allow optimal academic mentoring of department members, the development of a coherent research agenda for the department and promote appropriate collaborative research with other Departments and programs at CHLA. A medical degree (M.D.) is required. Candidates must be certified by the American Board of Pathologists. Pediatric Pathology Board certification or the equivalent is preferred. A current California Medical License, or qualification for that license, is also required.

For a complete position description, see www.morrisberger.com.

Send resume/CV and cover letter as attachments by email to:

mb@morrisberger.com,

or submit by mail or fax to:

Morris & Berger
500 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 2150
Glendale, CA 91203-1923
Fax: (818) 507-4770

CHLA, CHLAMG and USC are EO/AA Employers.

The Washington University Department of Pediatrics is seeking a faculty member to assume responsibilities as the Medical Director of the Blood Bank and the Hematology/Coagulation Laboratories at St. Louis Children's Hospital. The Director would have a faculty appointment within the Division of Laboratory Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics and could be co-appointed in the Division of Pediatric Hematology or the Department of Pathology depending on qualifications and interest.

Candidates should be BC/BE in clinical pathology, hematology/oncology, or transfusion medicine. The appointment could be at the Instructor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor level on either the Clinician or Investigator (tenure) tracks depending upon qualifications.

St. Louis Children's Hospital is the tertiary level referral hospital of the Washington University Medical Center and the BJC system. Activities requiring intensive blood bank support include an active and growing stem cell program, comprehensive solid organ transplant programs, a 72 bed NICU, a level I trauma program, and a large sickle cell program.

The position will include close interactions with the transfusion medicine program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Opportunities exist for developing a program in pediatric transfusion medicine and/or developing a research program in a related area of the dynamic research environment of Washington University.

The position is available at the present time. Interested candidates should contact:

Gregory Storch, MD
Director, Division of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine
Phone: 314-454-6079
Email: storch@wustl.edu

Washington University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

The Washington University Department of Pediatrics is seeking a faculty member to assume responsibilities as a Director of the Core Laboratory at St. Louis Children's Hospital. The Director would have a faculty appointment within the Division of Laboratory Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics and could be co-appointed in the Department of Pathology depending on qualifications and interest.

Candidates should be BC/BE in clinical chemistry, clinical pathology or another related discipline. The appointment could be at the Instructor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor level on either the Clinician or Investigator (tenure) tracks depending upon qualifications.

St. Louis Children's Hospital is the tertiary level referral hospital of the Washington University Medical Center and the BJC system. Activities at the Hospital include a comprehensive solid organ transplant program, a 72 bed NICU, and a level I trauma program.

The Core Laboratory consists of multiple disciplines including clinical chemistry, hematology, coagulation, immunology, serology, and metabolic genetics. Opportunities exist for developing a clinical-translational or a basic science research program within the dynamic research environment at Washington University.

The position is available at the present time. Interested candidates should contact:

Gregory Storch, MD
Director, Division of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine
Phone: 314-454-6079
Email: storch@wustl.edu

Washington University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.