Laboratory Associate Director - Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory; ITL

Laboratory Associate Director - Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory (ITL)

Division of Transplant Surgery

Department of Surgery

University of California, San Francisco

The Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, is seeking outstanding candidates to serve as the Histocompatibility Laboratory Associate Director for its state-of-the-art histocompatibility laboratory. Candidates must have a MD and/or PhD degree, or an equivalent degree, be certified by the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ACHI) and be licensed/eligible by the State of California to serve as the Histocompatibility Laboratory Associate Director.

The laboratory serves a large solid organ and bone marrow transplant program  laboratory offers one of the most advanced and largest molecular histocompatibility testing programs in the region. The Associate Director will work closely with the Director of the laboratory.

Candidates must have documented expertise in serological and molecular histocompatibility testing using high-throughput systems and flow cytometry. In addition, skills in quality systems administration, teaching, personnel management of technical and administrative staff, consultation with laboratory clients such as transplant surgeons and hematopoietic stem cell transplant physicians, and overall administration of a complex histocompatibility laboratory are essential. The ideal candidate should also have research interests, a history of independent research funding, and expertise in immunology, transplantation, and related areas.

Candidates must have recognized skills in the education of surgery residents and medical students and will be expected to be active participants in the Department’s residency training and educational programs.

UC San Francisco seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, and community services that have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to excellence.

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step  Table 5 (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).). The minimum base salary range for this position is $150,200 - $319,800. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan () which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

UCSF is committed to welcoming and serving all people, honoring the dignity of every individual without preference or prejudice, in support of its public mission and in alignment with our PRIDE values and Principles of Community.

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