Dermatopathologist

Job Description:

Dermatopathologist

Department of Pathology

HMFP @ BIDMC and Harvard Medical School
(Academic Clinician or Physician-Scientist)

The Department of Pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is recruiting a full-time academic dermatopathologist. This position is open-rank, and we welcome applications from recent fellowship graduates as well as mid-career and senior-level pathologists. Candidates may be considered under either the academic clinician track or the physician-scientist track.

BIDMC is a 743-bed tertiary care facility and a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. It is also affiliated with a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and is a member institution of the Beth Israel Lahey Health network.

The position primarily entails dermatopathology sign-out and a role in training fellows, residents, and medical students in diagnostic pathology. The successful candidate will be expected to advance academically at Harvard Medical School by developing a program of scholarship, participating in research projects, and having a leading presence in national meetings and post-graduate courses.

The Department of Pathology is launching strategic initiatives in precision diagnostics-including cancer genomics, multiplex biomarker theranostics, and computational/digital pathology. The department will also play a central role in a groundbreaking new collaboration between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, BIDMC, and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians to establish New England's only freestanding adult inpatient cancer hospital.

We are seeking a collaborative, energetic, and team-oriented faculty member with strong diagnostic skills in dermatopathology.

Candidates with active research programs-clinical, translational, or laboratory-based-are encouraged to apply. Those with existing NIH funding will be eligible for competitive startup packages and dedicated research space.

The successful candidate will:

• Join a collegial team of dermatopathology faculty
• Support active training programs, including a pathology residency and dermatopathology fellowship
• Contribute to world-class diagnostic services and research at BIDMC

Requirements:

• Board certification/Eligibility in Pathology (AP or AP/CP)
• Board Certification/Eligibility in Dermatopathology
• Eligibility for a faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School at the rank of Instructor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor, commensurate with experience

Research Environment:
BIDMC is a national leader in NIH-funded research, with over $229 million in annual funding. The institution hosts over 850 active sponsored projects and 500 clinical trials. BIDMC shares major research collaborations with Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Joslin Diabetes Center, and Boston Children's Hospital.

As part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, BIDMC is integrated into a large regional healthcare network focused on expanding access to care and advancing medical research and education.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a 743-bed hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center, is a founding member of Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH). BILH, a health care system with 14 hospitals, brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, and more than 4,000 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP) is one of the largest physician organizations in New England, dedicated to excellence and innovation in patient care, education, and research. As a physician-led organization, HMFP partners with more than 2,400 providers to support the delivery of exceptional care, promote professional development and foster balance at work and home. HMFP physicians have faculty affiliations with Harvard Medical School (HMS) and provide care throughout BILH system and additional hospitals across Massachusetts.

Please apply online at www.hmfphysicians.org/careers. Requisition Number: R1342

Contact: For more information, please contact Vikram Deshpande, MD - Vice Chair of Anatomic Pathology at vdeshpan@bidmc.harvard.edu

Pay Range:

$269,000 - $321,000

The base pay range reflects what Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP) reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this role at the time of posting and may be modified from time to time. Actual compensation within this range may be determined based on several factors, including academic appointment, work experience, specialty training, geography of work location, anticipated productivity, FTE basis, and role expectations. In addition to base compensation, this role may be eligible for performance-based incentives, which may include bonuses for productivity and quality HMFP also offers a comprehensive and generous employee benefits program to eligible employees, including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as retirement plan(s) with employer contributions.