About the Role
The Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy Service in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at MSK is seeking a highly motivated and successful individual with a background in Transfusion Medicine at the level of Assistant or Associate Attending Pathologist. The MSK Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy Service represents one of the largest services in the United States dedicated to the care of cancer patients.
Responsibilities
- Consult with healthcare providers and multidisciplinary disease management teams on laboratory testing to support cancer patient management.
- Approve blood product orders.
- Review antibody evaluations and reference testing.
- Perform HPC and MNC collection procedures for transplantation, cell and gene therapy.
- Perform therapeutic apheresis procedures.
- Review collection, infusion, and donor eligibility records for cell therapy products.
- Maintain compliance with regulatory mandates as a director or assistant director of core laboratories, point of care testing, or other specialty areas.
- Train clinical fellows, pathology residents, students, laboratory technologists, and supervisors through lectures, clinical supervision, and mentorship.
Requirements
- American Board of Pathology certified or eligible in Clinical Pathology and Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine.
- Must have an MD, DO, or MD PhD.
- Must be able to obtain a NYS Medical License.
- Must be eligible to obtain NYS DOH COQs in the appropriate categories related to transfusion medicine/blood banking practice.
- Current Transfusion Medicine Fellows are welcome to apply.
Skills
- Immunohematology
- Transfusion service operations and logistics
- Apheresis (collection and therapeutic)
- Cell therapy laboratory activities
Location
- Manhattan
- New Jersey
- Westchester
- Long Island
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Assistant Attending Pathologist
- Associate Attending Pathologist
Education Level
- MD
- DO
- MD PhD
- Transfusion Medicine/Blood Banking ABPath-certification or eligibility
- Additional boards in Clinical Pathology or AP/CP preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $260,000 - $425,000
About the Company
- The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life.
- MSK's specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages.
- MSK conducts innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it.
- MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians.
- The Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy Service activities are both high in complexity and volume.
- The Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy Service has an active consultative service as well as oversight of the blood management and quality programs.
- The Donor Room collects over 2,000 allogeneic blood products in addition to over 1000 stem cell collection, MNC collection and therapeutic procedures.
- The Cell Therapy Laboratory is FACT-accredited and supports many standard-of-care and research cell therapies for patients.
- The laboratory system is harmonized across four sites within Manhattan, and six regional sites located in New Jersey, Westchester, and Long Island.
Equal Opportunity
- MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment.
- All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.
- Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
- Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job.
- Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.
