Chief, Surgical Pathology

About the role

The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is seeking an accomplished academic pathologist to serve as Chief of Surgical Pathology. This is an exceptional leadership opportunity to guide and grow a nationally distinguished surgical pathology program within an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center dedicated to advancing diagnostic excellence, translational discovery, and multidisciplinary cancer care.

What You’ll Do

• Provide strategic leadership for the Surgical Pathology Service and establish long-term clinical, operational, academic, and scientific priorities.
• Deliver expert diagnostic interpretation across a broad range of complex oncologic surgical pathology cases.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary oncology teams across surgical, medical, and radiation oncology programs.
• Support innovative and patient-centered diagnostic approaches within cancer care.
• Define and advance the translational and scientific vision for surgical pathology research.
• Develop and support independent and collaborative translational research programs.
• Utilize Roswell Park’s extensive shared resources, biorepositories, molecular platforms, and advanced analytical infrastructure.
• Collaborate with clinical investigators and multidisciplinary scientists on translational studies and clinical trials.
• Participate in department-sponsored pathology investigations and institutional translational research initiatives.
• Publish and present scholarly work advancing oncologic pathology and diagnostic innovation.
• Mentor faculty, fellows, residents, medical students, and trainees within pathology and oncology programs.
• Participate in educational conferences, tumor boards, lectures, and institutional academic initiatives.
• Foster a collaborative culture emphasizing mentorship, scientific rigor, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Build strong interdisciplinary relationships across pathology, oncology, translational science, and institutional leadership.
• Contribute to strategic growth initiatives enhancing the national visibility of the Surgical Pathology Service.
• Foster a culture aligned with High Reliability Organization principles emphasizing accountability, innovation, patient safety, and teamwork.

About the Department

The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is nationally recognized for excellence in oncologic pathology, molecular diagnostics, translational research, and precision oncology. Faculty work within a highly subspecialized academic environment supporting innovative cancer diagnosis, biomarker discovery, translational therapeutics, and multidisciplinary patient care. Roswell Park currently provides investigators access to more than 20 shared resources offering advanced scientific instrumentation, cutting-edge analytical technologies, comprehensive sample biorepositories, bioinformatics platforms, and translational research infrastructure.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Join the nation’s first cancer center and an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center committed to transforming cancer care, research, and education.
• Collaborate within a highly interdisciplinary academic environment dedicated to innovation, mentorship, and scientific discovery.
• Access robust institutional research infrastructure, including Biostatistics, Biomedical Research Informatics, Bioinformatics, and the Data Bank and Biorepository Shared Resources.
• Utilize precision oncology and epidemiologic data resources through ORIEN (Oncology Research Information Exchange Network).
• Work alongside passionate colleagues deeply committed to community outreach, engagement, and health equity.
• Opportunity for an academic appointment with the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
• Thrive in Buffalo, New York — a welcoming, affordable, and culturally vibrant city with a growing medical and research corridor.

Qualifications

• MD, DO, or equivalent degree with Board Certification in Anatomic Pathology and expertise in Surgical Pathology.
• Demonstrated academic accomplishments consistent with a senior faculty appointment.
• Strong diagnostic expertise in oncologic surgical pathology.
• Experience leading or contributing to translational research, academic pathology programs, or multidisciplinary oncology initiatives.
• Commitment to multidisciplinary collaboration and patient-centered diagnostic excellence.
• Interest in developing and expanding independent translational or clinical research programs.
• Passion for mentorship, faculty development, and academic leadership.
• Executive presence, strategic vision, and the ability to foster collaboration across clinical, scientific, and institutional teams.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills within complex academic medical environments.
• Dedication to fostering a culture grounded in innovation, inclusion, accountability, compassion, scientific rigor, safety, and High Reliability Organization principles.