Chief of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the VA Connecticut Medical Center - Yale University - Yale School of Medicine

The Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the Yale School of Medicine, in concert with VA Connecticut Medical Center, seek a Chief of Service for Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the VA Connecticut Medical Center. The successful candidate will also hold a vice-chair position in both Yale Departments and a ladder faculty position at the Yale School of Medicine. The incumbent is expected to be a visionary leader for the VA service, reporting both to the VA CT Chief of Staff and the Chairs of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and with the experience to participate in, and enhance, the clinical, educational, and scholarly missions of the Departments.

Serving veterans in Connecticut and southern New England, the VA Connecticut is a tertiary care facility classified as a Clinical Referral Level I-a Facility and one of the most complex medical centers in the VA system. It is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology, as well as extensive education and research programs. VA Connecticut has an operating budget of $738 million with 55,558 unique, 722,892 outpatient visits and 191 operating beds. Its primary site is in West Haven, CT near Yale University’s two major campuses in New Haven and in West Haven. It also has a major outpatient facility in Newington, CT and an additional 6 outpatient facilities across the state of Connecticut. VA Connecticut supports the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine residency program at Yale as well as pathology subspecialty fellowships and a Pathologist Assistant training program. It is also the home to three national VA reference laboratories: Virology, Mycobacteriology, and Molecular Diagnostics / Pharmacogenetics. It is one of the most active VA medical centers nationally in research, with approximately 500 active research projects, funded with approximately $45 million in grants, and run by 80 Yale principal investigators.

Additional details about the position may be found on the federal jobs site at: USAJOBS - Job Announcement

Candidates should be physicians, preferably physician-scholars or physician-scientists, who are Board certified in both Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, with a minimum of seven years of experience, preferably with leadership experience. They must qualify for appointment as either Associate or Full Professor at the Yale School of Medicine. Experience in the VA health system is preferred but not required. Rank is dependent on the successful candidate’s qualifications.
Please send a cover letter and a CV to: http://apply.interfolio.com/134953. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Pre-application inquiries about the position can be addressed to the search committee chairs, Dr. Harvey Rinder (henry.rinder@yale.edu) and Dr. Sanja Dacic (sanja.dacic@yale.edu).

Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.