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The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, invites applications for a full-time faculty position to serve as an Associate Director of Transfusion Medicine. The academic appointment may be at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level, in the Health Sciences (HS) Clinical or Clinical X series, depending on experience and extent of research effort. Both HS and Clinical X faculty provide patient care; teach fellows, residents, and medical students; perform public and University service; and contribute to scholarly activities. Clinical X faculty are expected to conduct more substantial research.

Candidates must have an MD or DO degree, be eligible for a California medical license, and have board certification/eligibility in Transfusion Medicine. Applicants must have practice experience in therapeutic apheresis/cellular therapy collections. In addition, individuals with experience in coagulation/hemostasis are encouraged to apply as well as those with board certification/eligibility in Clinical Pathology.

The university academic base salaries as to rank and step can be found here. However, for this position the total negotiated salary uses AAMC salary benchmarks for Clinical Pathology ranging from $268,775 - $369,100. This position includes membership in the health science compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.

The successful applicant will have a track record of working cooperatively and collegially within an academic and clinical environment and will contribute to the teaching, clinical service, and research missions of the department. Responsibilities include effective management of administrative functions of an active Transfusion Medicine service, including shared medical oversight of the Blood Bank, Blood Donor Center, and Therapeutic Apheresis. This position will serve the medical, surgical, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and cellular therapy needs of: the 400+-bed state-of-the-art tertiary/quaternary care Douglas hospital; multiple specialty services including the NCI-designated Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; Regional Burn Center; the only Level I trauma center in Orange County; and, a new hospital complex on the Irvine campus.

Founded in 1965, UCI is a top hospital and top-10 public university in U.S. News & World Report and home to several NIH-funded centers, including the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, the only institution in Orange County carrying the National Cancer Institute's mark of excellence, and Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences. The School of Medicine along with the Samueli Institute for Integrative Health, Schools of Nursing, Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Population & Public Health make up the UCI College of Health Sciences. UCI Health is the only academic medical center in Orange County, the nation’s 6th largest county and one of the most desirable locations to live in the US.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. 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 categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.

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.