Faculty Position - Department of Pathology, Clinical Microbiologist

About the role

The Department of Pathology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking a clinical microbiologist at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Member level. The position is on the "Clinical" track, with 75% effort devoted to clinical service.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the clinical service in the well-established, full-service clinical microbiology laboratories.
• Provide clinical consultation to physicians and healthcare teams regarding microbiology results, complex infectious disease diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and therapeutic implications.
• Engage in innovative work in developing new diagnostic methods, working with advanced techniques across bacteriology, mycology, and virology.
• Bring advanced technologies to bear on the diagnosis and characterization of infectious pathogens.
• Collaborate with colleagues in Infectious Diseases, Bone Marrow Transplant, Hematologic Malignancies, Solid Tumor Biology, Neuro-oncology, and Molecular Oncogenesis.

Requirements

• MD, DO, or PhD in Clinical Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, Pathology, Infectious Diseases, or a closely related biomedical discipline from an accredited institution.
• MD/DO candidates: Board certification or board eligibility in Clinical Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, or Infectious Diseases. Eligible for medical licensure in the State of Tennessee.
• PhD candidates: Completion of a CPEP-accredited postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Microbiology or equivalent structured clinical training program. Board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM).
• Demonstrated expertise in the clinical practice of microbiology, including Bacteriology, mycobacteriology, mycology, virology, and parasitology, molecular diagnostics and syndromic panel testing, antimicrobial susceptibility testing and interpretation, diagnostic stewardship and test utilization management.
• Working knowledge of regulatory, accreditation, and quality systems, including CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission or DNV, and state regulatory requirements, laboratory quality management systems, validation/verification, proficiency testing, and inspection readiness.

Qualifications

• MD, DO, or PhD in Clinical Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, Pathology, Infectious Diseases, or a closely related biomedical discipline from an accredited institution.
• MD/DO candidates: Board certification or board eligibility in Clinical Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, or Infectious Diseases. Eligible for medical licensure in the State of Tennessee.
• PhD candidates: Completion of a CPEP-accredited postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Microbiology or equivalent structured clinical training program. Board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM).
• Demonstrated expertise in the clinical practice of microbiology, including Bacteriology, mycobacteriology, mycology, virology, and parasitology, molecular diagnostics and syndromic panel testing, antimicrobial susceptibility testing and interpretation, diagnostic stewardship and test utilization management.
• Working knowledge of regulatory, accreditation, and quality systems, including CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission or DNV, and state regulatory requirements, laboratory quality management systems, validation/verification, proficiency testing, and inspection readiness.

Skills

• Expertise in clinical microbiology, including bacteriology, mycobacteriology, mycology, virology, and parasitology.
• Molecular diagnostics and syndromic panel testing.
• Antimicrobial susceptibility testing and interpretation.
• Diagnostic stewardship and test utilization management.
• Ability to provide clinical consultation to physicians and healthcare teams.
• Knowledge of regulatory, accreditation, and quality systems, including CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission or DNV, and state regulatory requirements.
• Strong collaboration skills within the department and across disciplines.

Benefits

No benefits information provided.

Pay

No pay information provided.

Schedule

No schedule information provided.

Contact Information

To apply: Applicants should submit a letter of application, research statement, curriculum vitae and the names of three referees directly online: For more information: Randall Hayden, MD, Division Chief Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology Director, Clinical and Molecular Microbiology St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, MS #250 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105 Email: Randall.Hayden@StJude.org

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