Staff Pathologist - Redwood City, CA

About the role

At Exact Sciences, we're helping change how the world prevents, detects, and guides treatment for cancer. We give patients and clinicians the clarity needed to make confident decisions when it matters most. Join our team to find a purpose-driven career, an inclusive culture, and robust benefits to support your life while you're working to help others.

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest quality professional pathology services for Clinical Laboratory Operations; including microscopic examination and annotation of H&E stained slides and microscopic interpretation of IHC stained slides.
• Develop, improve, and support clinical and business processes in the Clinical Pathology function.
• Review submitted pathology reports and materials.
• Discuss pathology findings with submitting pathologists in a timely manner.
• Provide pathology input and consultation to Customer Service, Marketing, and Medical Affairs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Histology, Clinical Lab Science, Lab Operations, Customer Service/Accessioning and IT to ensure high quality and efficient operations.
• Participate in the Pathology Quality Assurance and Improvement Program.
• Participate in various events; including Operations, Case Review Team, Consensus Conference, weekly Pathologist and quarterly GHI Consultant Pathologist meetings.
• Understand Exact Sciences’ Laboratory Management requirements, which are informed by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and College of American Pathologists (CAP) regulations.
• Attend, prepare, and submit pathology abstracts describing Exact Sciences’ clinical laboratory experience in appropriate meetings; including San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Breast, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), CAP, and Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP).
• Present pathology related posters/platform talks at meetings.
• Actively participate in national pathology organizations and seek service committee membership.
• Assist in writing and submitting pathology manuscripts related to the commercial process.
• Support Exact Sciences' Customer Service and Medical Affairs Teams with outreach calls and answering MD's pathology related questions, single gene discordances, and queries about Recurrence Score values.
• Develop professional relationships with key internal Exact Sciences functions including Information Technology, Sales and Marketing, Medical Affairs, Process Engineering, and Clinical Laboratory.
• Able to adapt to changing methods and technologies.
• Able to innovate and proactively solve problems.
• Able to analyze complex issues and make sound decisions in a timely manner.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to remain professional and composed under pressure.
• Able to respond to difficult issues quickly, fairly, and ethically.
• Able to interact productively with Customer Service personnel in a timely, supportive fashion.
• Able to work productively in a team-environment and solve problems.
• Able to integrate and apply feedback in a professional manner.
• Able to prioritize and drive to results with a high emphasis on quality.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.). Board-certified in Anatomical and Clinical Pathology. Completion of a Surgical Pathology and/or Cytology Fellowship. 3+ years of clinical practice experience. Demonstrated ability to perform diagnostic surgical pathology skills. Demonstrated ability to provide a strong patient-centric and customer service orientation. Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship. Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.). Board-certified in Anatomical and Clinical Pathology. Completion of a Surgical Pathology and/or Cytology Fellowship. 3+ years of clinical practice experience. Demonstrated ability to perform diagnostic surgical pathology skills. Demonstrated ability to provide a strong patient-centric and customer service orientation. Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship. Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.

Skills

Ability to adapt to changing methods and technologies. Ability to innovate and proactively solve problems. Ability to analyze complex issues and make sound decisions in a timely manner. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to remain professional and composed under pressure. Ability to respond to difficult issues quickly, fairly, and ethically. Ability to interact productively with Customer Service personnel in a timely, supportive fashion. Ability to work productively in a team-environment and solve problems. Ability to integrate and apply feedback in a professional manner. Ability to prioritize and drive to results with a high emphasis on quality.

Benefits

Exact Sciences offers an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.

Pay

The annual base salary shown is for this position located in US - CA - Redwood City on a full-time basis. In addition, this position is bonus eligible.

Schedule

This is an on-site position with the expectation of 1 day per week in the laboratory.