Medical Director, Anatomic Pathology

The Department of Laboratories at Seattle Children’s Hospital is seeking a new M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. trained Director of Anatomic Pathology who is board-certified in 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 decades long tradition of providing patient-focused services and engaging in collaborative research and training of house staff and medical students. Candidates must have 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 10 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.

 

Seattle Children’s is expanding to meet the needs of the growing Pacific Northwest. We serve the greater Seattle region and cover a referral base that includes Washington, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. There is a growing fetal medicine program including treatment of twin-twin transfusion syndrome, with fetal surgical procedures performed in partnership with the University of Washington. Seattle Children’s is licensed for 407 beds and provides service for numerous subspecialty programs, including busy oncology, gastroenterology, and transplant services. Our faculty are jointly appointed in the University of Washington Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, which creates even more world-class opportunities for research and teaching.

 

Seattle offers an extraordinary quality of life that combines urban amenities and surrounding natural beauty including access to lakes, mountains and the Puget Sound. Our strong healthcare sector, leading academic institutions, diverse neighborhoods, and mild climate create an unparalleled living experience. Join us and thrive personally and professionally in the beautiful and verdant Pacific Northwest.

 

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Required Education/Experience:

• MD Degree.

• Board certified 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.

Required Credentials:

• 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.

Preferred:

• Previous leadership role in pediatric pathology.

$136.37 - $204.55 /hr
$283,649.60 - $425,464.00 /yr

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.

 

The union pay ranges can be found on the Seattle Children’s website here: WSNA - UFCW

 

Seattle Children’s offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Click here for more information.

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Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.

 

In 2022, U.S. News & World Report once again ranked Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals – for the 30th year in a row. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally ranked in all 10 specialty areas evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. We are honored to be the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

 

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