Director of Anatomic Pathology

Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?

Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.

What you’ll do

• Oversee the RTP anatomic pathology department, including histology and contract pathologists

• Collaborate with the executive medical director of anatomic pathology to ensure continuity across testing sites

• Conduct preliminary pathology review (H&E review for specimen adequacy for NGS) for both research and clinical specimens

• IHC sign out, with a focus on non-22c3 PD-L1 clones, challenging MMR cases and other predictive biomarkers for antibody drug conjugates (i.e. HER2)

• Management of all contract physicians responsible for IHC/path review, including scheduling, clinical QA review, new contractor onboarding and training and assistance with IT troubleshooting, HR, and billing issues

• Participation in research projects as well as lab innovation projects, i.e. development of digital/remote pathology review, AI initiatives, new assay validation and other algorithms that necessitate Anatomic Pathology input, experience and collaboration 

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team focused on answering key biological questions and keeping up with TMO (Tempus Molecular Ontology) cohorts

• Serve as a clinical consultant and provide decision support for external physicians, laboratories, and pharma customers

• Work to maintain CLIA/CAP compliance and manage onsite anatomic pathology laboratory inspections

• Regularly sync with all pre-sequencing teams including accessioning, histology, lab operations, digital pathology scanning and extractions teams

• Cover weekend NGS pathology review at least 1 Saturday per month

Preferred Qualifications

• MD with current medical license (NC and IL licensure to be obtained prior to start date)

  • American Board of Pathology Certification in Anatomic Pathology (subspecialty certification/experience preferred)

• 3+ years of clinical experience in anatomic pathology signout

• Excellent managerial, organizational, reporting and communication skills

• Experience ensuring compliance of a clinical laboratory to regulatory standards 

• Experience working in a regulated clinical laboratory environment (CLIA/CAP/NYSDOH/QSR)

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and set priorities to support patient care and scientific innovation 

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.