Assistant Director of Anatomic Pathology / Clinical Assistant Professor (HS)

Job description

The Department of Pathology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor (HS) / Surgical Pathologist to serve as Assistant Director of Anatomic Pathology.
Job Summary
The successful candidate will contribute to health sciences education, clinical diagnostic services, scholarly activities, and institutional service while supporting the leadership and operations of Anatomic Pathology. The position includes surgical pathology practice, teaching and mentorship of medical students and pathology residents, and supervisory, operational, and administrative oversight of assigned laboratory functions. Academic appointment and salary will be commensurate with credentials and experience.
Key Responsibilities & Duties
• Provide classroom, laboratory, clinical, experiential, or other professional instruction and mentorship to students and trainees, as applicable.
• Provide clinical, diagnostic, consultative, or professional services consistent with assigned duties and required credentials, where applicable.
• Develop, deliver, assess, and improve instructional and clinical training activities.
• Evaluate learner performance and provide constructive feedback.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, and interdisciplinary colleagues to support departmental educational and professional objectives.
• Participate in scholarly activities, clinical research, educational scholarship, quality improvement, or professional presentations, as appropriate to the assignment.
• Maintain professional competence and comply with applicable institutional, regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards.
• Participate in departmental meetings, committees, and institutional or professional service activities, as assigned.
• Perform other related academic, clinical, and professional duties consistent with the appointment.

Additional Department-Specific Responsibilities
• Serve as Assistant Director of Anatomic Pathology, with direct supervisory, operational, and administrative oversight of designated laboratory functions in coordination with the Director of Anatomic Pathology.
• Perform diagnostic interpretation and sign-out of surgical pathology specimens, including routine and complex cases.
• Participate in frozen section consultations, autopsy services, cytopathology sign-out, and pediatric/perinatal pathology sign-out, as assigned and consistent with qualifications and departmental needs.
• Provide timely and clinically relevant diagnostic consultations and collaborate with clinical departments and multidisciplinary teams regarding complex cases and patient care.
• Provide leadership for assigned functions, potentially including Digital Pathology, Informatics, Cytopathology, or Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology, depending on experience, skills, subspecialty training, and departmental needs.
• Support laboratory workflow, diagnostic quality, patient safety, quality assurance, performance improvement, policies and procedures, and applicable accreditation and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate and lead pathology electives for third- and fourth-year medical students; teach medical student laboratories and participate in lectures, case discussions, and educational activities.
• Supervise, teach, and mentor pathology residents and medical students through case review, diagnostic consultation, and departmental conferences.
• Participate in departmental scholarly, research, and educational initiatives, as appropriate.

Responsibilities include:
• Serving as Assistant Director of Anatomic Pathology
• Surgical pathology and Cytopathology sign-out, frozen section, autopsy, and participation in other areas of the laboratories.
• The position includes leadership of pathology electives for third and fourth year medical students, teaching medical student labs, and mentorship of medical students and pathology residents.

Please submit curriculum vitae, a statement of interest, and names of three references to [email protected]
Required Qualifications
• An earned advanced academic or professional degree appropriate to the discipline and faculty appointment, from an accredited institution or recognized equivalent, consistent with applicable SUNY Downstate academic appointment criteria.
• Demonstrated clinical, academic, teaching, or professional expertise appropriate to appointment at the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor, consistent with applicable SUNY Downstate appointment criteria.
• Demonstrated ability to teach, supervise, mentor, or provide professional services consistent with assigned responsibilities.
• Knowledge and expertise in the relevant clinical, academic, or professional discipline.
• Appropriate professional licensure, certification, or registration when required for assigned responsibilities; required credentials must be obtained before undertaking activities for which they are legally mandated.
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and collaborative skills.

Additional Department-Specific Required Qualifications
• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited medical school.
• Successful completion of an accredited residency training program in Anatomic Pathology or combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.
• Board certification or board eligibility in Anatomic Pathology or combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology through the American Board of Pathology. Board-eligible candidates must obtain board certification within 2-years of commencing employment.
• New York State Medical Licensure or eligibility to obtain such licensure; an active New York State medical license is required before commencement of employment.
• Demonstrated clinical knowledge and diagnostic competency in surgical pathology, including the ability to provide independent diagnostic services consistent with professional training, institutional credentialing, and clinical privileges.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in an academic health sciences institution, teaching hospital, or relevant professional education setting.
• Experience in curriculum development, clinical education, or educational assessment.
• Participation in research, scholarly presentations, publications, or quality improvement initiatives.
• Experience collaborating with interdisciplinary academic or healthcare teams.
• Previous teaching, supervision, or mentorship experience.

Additional Department-Specific Preferred Qualifications
• 3+ years of post-training clinical experience in Surgical Pathology.
• Fellowship training in Oncologic Surgical Pathology, a surgical pathology subspecialty, Pediatric Pathology, or Cytopathology.
• Experience in Anatomic Pathology laboratory leadership, administration, or clinical service oversight.
• Experience with Digital Pathology, Pathology Informatics, Cytopathology, or Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology.
• Experience with laboratory quality assurance, regulatory compliance, accreditation, or performance improvement.