Blood Bank Medical Director

Overview

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of Tufts Medical Center, Tufts Medicine, seeks a full-time Director of Transfusion Medicine. The successful candidate will oversee the Blood Bank, apheresis unit, and stem cell processing laboratory, providing medical leadership and optimizing blood product utilization while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership and oversight of the transfusion medicine services, including the Blood Bank, apheresis unit, and stem cell processing laboratory.
• Optimize blood product utilization and maintain medically appropriate transfusion practices.
• Ensure adherence and compliance with local/state, federal, and accrediting agency standards.
• Coverage of in-patient and outpatient transfusion and apheresis services, including medical consultation on transfusion-related issues for patient care.
• Involvement in the collection, cryopreservation, and issuance of hematopoietic stem cell products, depending on interest and qualifications.
• May provide coverage for HLA, special coagulation, hematology/hematopathology, or other areas of the clinical laboratory.
• Engage in clinical, translational, and basic science research.
• Qualify for an academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine at a rank commensurate with experience.

Requirements

• Possess an MD/DO degree
• Board Certified in Clinical Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, or Internal Medicine, with additional Board Certification/eligibility in Transfusion Medicine
• At least 5 years of transfusion medicine practice and familiarity with blood banking and cellular therapy regulatory requirements (i.e. AABB/CAP, FDA, FACT)
• Committed to teaching and clinical service
• Licensed and/or eligible to practice Medicine in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Qualifications

• Portfolio of clinical research activities and/or funded or transferable research is a plus

Benefits

The salary range for this position is $279,877 - $310,250 annually. Actual compensation will be determined during the selection process and is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, internal equity, and academic rank.

Why Join Our Team

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB), and the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI).

Location

Tufts Medical Center, the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine, is located in downtown Boston.