"Open Rank Without Tenure (WOT), Laboratory Medical Director of Cellular Therapies, DLMP, SCH"

Position Description

The University of Washington Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology has one (1) full-time academic position available at the rank of Open Rank without tenure (WOT) by reason of funding, with clinical duties at Seattle Children's Hospital.

The Department of Laboratories at Seattle Children’s Hospital is recruiting a Medical Director of the Clinical Cell Processing Laboratory (CCPL). This successful candidate will also serve as Associate Medical Director of the Therapeutic Cell Production Core (TCPC), and Assistant Director of Transfusion & Apheresis Services summarized as follows. This position will have cross-functional reporting, primarily reporting to the Chief of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine with dotted-line reporting to SVP & Chief Research Operations Officer.

The CCPL is a clinical cell therapy lab supporting Seattle Children's Hospital cellular products pipeline and the CCPL Medical Director is responsible for supporting the development of standard practices and FACT accreditation and ensuring medical safety and regulatory compliance of the CCPL. The CCPL Medical Director will be responsible for working with clinical and research teams to maximize impact and safety, oversee clinical operational aspects of the CCPL and serve as the Processing Facility Medical Director for CCPL FACT accreditation. If needed, this person can provide backup / cross coverage support to the Processing Facility Director. They will provide on-site, telephone, or electronic consultation as needed for relevant activities and conduct educational programs for staff and trainees regarding cell-based products and procedures. The person will also work with the Facility Director to identify areas for process improvement as part of CCPL program quality management plans and implementing strategic plans to resolve any identified weaknesses.

The TCPC is the Seattle Children's Research Institute's research cell therapy laboratory. The Associate Medical Director is responsible for working with the TCPC Medical Director and TCPC Staff to support research processing workflows, to develop IND-appropriate workflows to support research products, to partner with TCPC teams as necessary for confirmation research product release, and to develop next steps if products are out of IND-defined specifications.

As the Assistant Director of Transfusion & Apheresis Services at Seattle Children's Hospital, this person will also provide clinical cross on-call coverage for Transfusion Medicine and Apheresis services (approx. 1 week on-call per month) and participate in hospital transfusion medicine and apheresis clinical support.

Assistant Professors WOT are eligible for multi-year appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Associate and Full Professors WOT hold indefinite appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. This is a full-time 12-month (July 1-June 30) service position and will remain open until filled with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2025, or later.

This position is paid directly by Seattle Children's Hospital and receives no UW compensation. Please refer to Seattle Children's Hospital for information about compensation for this position.

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Qualifications

The successful candidate must have an MD (or foreign equivalent) and be board-eligible or board-certified in Clinical Pathology and Transfusion Medicine, or Hematology, or related field. Must qualify for a license to practice medicine in Washington State. In order to be eligible for University sponsorship for an H1-B visa, graduates of foreign (non-US) medical schools must show successful completion of all three steps of the US Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) or equivalent as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Application Instructions

Interested applicants can apply at https://apply.interfolio.com/163950.

Applicants should provide their CV, a letter detailing research interests and future goals, a statement of past and planned contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion, and contact information for at least three references addressed to Sean Murphy, MD, PhD, Chief, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Professor, University of Washington, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits Information

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).