The Department of Pathology at Stony Brook University’s Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) is seeking applications for a clinical pathology faculty member at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level (Clinician Educator track) to provide laboratory director oversight for the clinical microbiology laboratory section of the Stony Brook University Hospital’s Department of Laboratories.  The clinical microbiology laboratory provides comprehensive diagnostic services to Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) and Stony Brook Children’s Hospital on a shared campus of Long Island’s premier academic medical center.  The clinical microbiology section director provides administrative oversight for testing performed in bacteriology, mycobacteriology, mycology, parasitology, and virology (molecular infectious disease), directing a staff of ~30 FTE.  This position provides hospital-wide consultations in coordination with adult and pediatric Infectious Disease divisions and Stony Brook Medicine’s Healthcare Epidemiology Department. 

The Director of the Clinical Microbiology laboratory ensures regulatory compliance with New York State Department of Health’s Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program certification and accreditation from the College of American Pathologists, including assay validations and verifications and the evaluation and implementation of emerging testing technologies and automation platforms.  This high-visibility position provides meaningful leadership in antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention and control, and clinical operational efficiency.  In addition, this position will have significant influence in the design and operational policies supporting SBUH’s Special Pathogen Treatment Center to identify, isolate and treat patients with suspected high-consequence infectious agents.

As a member of the Department of Pathology’s Clinical Pathology faculty, the clinical microbiology section director also contributes to the education and scholarship missions of the RSOM.  Abundant teaching opportunities exist for clinical residents and fellows alongside the medical students at the RSOM and students of Stony Brook’s School of Health Professions. The successful candidate will join a strong and experienced Pathology Department faculty, with opportunities for collaborations in basic and translational science, including investigators from the Departments of Medicine (Infectious Disease), Microbiology, and Infection Prevention and Control exploring existing and novel tick-borne diseases. Translational opportunities exist in harmonizing testing platforms and services, application of modern algorithms in identification and infection control, and development of novel technologies and assays to meet the challenges of emerging public health pathogens.  Intramural funds are available to support an array of investigator-initiated projects and multidisciplinary collaborations. 

Advancement in this position will also involve service as an active member for working groups and committees spanning the broad mission of an academic medical center at the institutional, New York state, and national professional organization levels.

Academic rank at the Stony Brook University School of Medicine will be commensurate with experience and academic record.

Required Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree:  Ph.D. in a biomedical science, or M.D. (or foreign equivalent)
• New York State medical license (or eligibility, for M.D. faculty)
• American Board of Pathology (ABP) Certification in Clinical Pathology (MD candidates)
• American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM) certification or completion of a medical microbiology fellowship (Ph.D.-only candidates), OR currently enrolled in a medical microbiology fellowship that provides ABMM board eligibility
• New York State Dept of Health Certificate(s) of Qualification, or eligibility, as a Technical Director (Laboratory Section Director); relevant categories: Bacteriology; Mycobacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology, and Virology (https://www.wadsworth.org/regulatory/clep/certificate-requirements).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Supportive Letters of Recommendation (minimum of three)

Preferred Qualifications:

• MD candidates:  clinical fellowship in Medical Microbiology and/or previous experience as director or assistant/associate director of a clinical microbiology laboratory 
• PhD candidates:  previous experience as director or assistant/associate director of a clinical microbiology laboratory with experience in an administrative role
• Demonstration or evidence of scholarly productivity in the areas of clinical pathology, clinical microbiology, infectious disease and/or clinical laboratory quality.
• Teaching experience in relevant areas

All application materials must be submitted online.  Please use the Apply Now button to begin your application.  For technical support, please visit Interfolio's Support Site (https://support.interfolio.com/) or reach out to their Scholar Service Team at help@interfolio.com or (877) 997-8807. 

For questions regarding this position, please contact Cynthia.Martinez@stonybrookmedicine.edu.

Special Notes
Non-Tenure Track position.  FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.  To qualify for a senior faculty appointment, the candidate must meet the criteria established by the School of Medicine (School of Medicine's Criteria for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure).

Anticipated Start Date:  As soon as possible.

Campus Description
Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives:  education, research and patient care.  It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools -- Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare -- as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County.  With 624 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center.  Stony Brook Children's, with more than 180 pediatric specialists in 30 specialties, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region. In the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building, two floors are occupied by Stony Brook University Cancer Center?s outpatient services, and four floors are devoted to cancer research.  Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential core values at Stony Brook Medicine.  We believe we do our best and most impactful work when we leverage our diverse, equitable and inclusive perspectives.  We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

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If you need a disability-related accommodation, please get in touch with the Office of Equity and Access at (631)632-6280.

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