Blood Bank Medical Director

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of Tufts Medical Center, Tufts Medicine, is seeking a full-time Director of Transfusion Medicine. The Transfusion Medicine service oversees the blood bank and immunohematology testing, stem cell collection laboratory activities and the apheresis unit. Candidates with expertise and interest in other areas of laboratory medicine such as HLA/histocompatibility, hematology/hematopathology, special coagulation or molecular pathology are encouraged to apply.

How you’ll transform patient care

• You’ll provide medical leadership and oversight of the transfusion medicine services, which includes the Blood Bank, apheresis unit and the stem cell processing laboratory.
• You’ll lead a team to optimize blood product utilization, maintain medically appropriate transfusion practices, and, ensure adherence and compliance with local/state, federal and accrediting agency standards.
• You’ll provide coverage of the in-patient and out-patient transfusion and apheresis services, including medical consultation on transfusion-related issues for patient care.
• You will be involved with the collection, cryopreservation and issuance of hematopoietic stem cell products
• Depending on interest and qualifications, you may provide coverage for the HLA, special coagulation, hematology/hematopathology or other areas of the clinical laboratory.
• You’ll have ample opportunities and support for clinical, translational, and basic science research
• You’ll qualify for an academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine at a rank commensurate with experience

Who you are

• Possess an MD/DO degree
• Board Certified in Clinical Pathology, or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, or Internal Medicine, with additional Board Certification/eligibility in Transfusion Medicine
• The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of transfusion medicine practice and familiarity with blood banking and cellular therapy regulatory requirements (i.e. AABB/CAP, FDA, FACT).
• Committed to teaching and clinical service
• Licensed and/or eligible to practice Medicine in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Qualify for a faculty appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine and participate in resident and medical student teaching
• A portfolio of clinical research activities and/or funded or transferable research is a plus

Why join our team

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB), and the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). The Clinical Laboratories perform approximately two million tests with the Blood Bank supporting close to 15,000 blood transfusions annually. The Transfusion Medicine service provides clinical support to robust organ (cardiac, kidney and liver) transplant and hematopoietic progenitor cell transplant programs, a level 1 trauma center, as well as the entire range of surgical, oncologic/cancer and high-risk obstetrical patients. The Anatomic Pathology service accessions approximately twenty thousand (20,000) specimens annually to include a variety of biopsies and large surgical specimens.

The salary range for this position is $279,877 - $310,250 annually. Actual compensation will be determined during the selection process and is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, internal equity, and academic rank.

At Tufts Medicine, we view this investment not merely as compensation, but as recognition of the significant impact you will have in advancing our mission and shaping the future of patient care, research, and education.

Why Tufts Medicine

Tufts Medical Center is a proud member of Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine brings together providers and organizations with a shared vision of high-quality care delivered in the setting that serves our patients best. Together, Tufts Medicine brings together the strength of both academic medicine and community care. This opportunity is fully academic but our Department does include both academic and non-academic community-based locations.

Tufts Medical Center is an internationally respected, 400-bed, tertiary care academic medical center located in downtown Boston, adjacent to the Tufts University School of Medicine and a proud member of the Tufts Medicine Healthcare System. The Medical Center is known for its basic, translational and clinical science research as well as its expertise in health policy. The Medical Center is in the top 10 percent of independent institutions receiving federal research funding. Our mission of advancing knowledge and training students to become future investigators drives us forward to quickly turn innovative research into pioneering care.

Location: Tufts Medical Center, the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine, is located in vibrant downtown Boston.