Full Job Description
Position overview
Position title: Director of Clinical Coagulation and Hemostasis
Application Window
Open date: April 13, 2026
Next review date: Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Tuesday, Apr 13, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Department of Pathology at the University of California, San Diego is committed to academic excellence within the faculty, staff, and student body, and seeks an academic clinical pathologist (physician or physician-scientist) to join the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine to serve as the Director of the Clinical Coagulation and Hemostasis section of the UC San Diego Health Clinical Laboratories.
The successful candidate will be an experienced and motivated leader who will provide medical and technical oversight and serve as primary clinical consultant for all general and specialized clinical coagulation and hemostasis laboratory services at La Jolla-Jacobs Medical Center (including the region’s only NCI-designated cancer center), Hillcrest Medical Center, and the state-of-the art Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine (CALM), which also supports our outreach/reference laboratory programs and UC San Diego Health’s expanding clinical integration network and hospital partners.
The successful candidate will leverage their expertise in the diagnosis and management of bleeding and thrombotic disorders to develop, validate and implement advanced and innovative diagnostic tests/profiles, ensure high standards of quality and patient safety, promote laboratory stewardship and advance best practices, and provide key interpretative and consultation services to support overall patient care and the complex, high acuity clinical programs of UC San Diego Health and affiliates (trauma/critical care, comprehensive stroke center, cardiovascular surgery/ interventional cardiology, high-risk obstetrics/neonatology, hematology/oncology, center for bleeding and clotting disorders, solid organ/bone marrow transplantation, cellular/gene therapy, sickle cell/thalassemia clinic, and hemophilia and thrombosis center).
The successful candidate will also participate in the teaching of medical students, medical laboratory scientist trainees, pathology residents, and clinical fellows (including those in ACGME-accredited hematopathology and hematology/oncology training programs).
The appropriate series and appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level will be based on the candidate’s background and experience.
A link to the full descriptions of each series is provided for your review: HS Clinical Professor Clinical X Professor
As a member of the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, the appointee should be aware that there are limitations on outside professional activities, and clinical moonlighting is expressly prohibited. Additional information can be found here: Health Sciences Compensation Plan (APM-671)
Department: https://pathology.ucsd.edu/
Qualifications
Candidates must have a MD or equivalent or a MD/PhD in the biological sciences, chemistry/biochemistry, molecular biology/ genetics, experimental pathology, or another health-related field.
Candidates must have or be eligible for a California medical license or equivalent certification/permit as determined by the Medical Board of California.
Candidates must be board certified or eligible for certification by the American Board of Pathology (ABPath) in clinical pathology (CP), anatomic pathology/clinical pathology (AP/CP), or equivalent.
Alternatively, candidates with current certification by another ABMS-approved primary medical specialty board (e.g., American Board of Internal Medicine [ABIM] or American Board of Pediatrics [ABP]), must also be certified or eligible for subspecialty certification in transfusion medicine (ABPath), hematopathology (ABPath), hematology (ABIM), pediatric hematology-oncology (ABP), or equivalent.
Candidates with a minimum of three years of clinical practice experience in clinical coagulation and hemostasis are preferred.
Candidates with a track record of evidence of scholarly contributions in clinical, translational and/or basic research, are encouraged to apply.
Application Requirements
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Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
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Cover Letter (Optional)
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Misc / Additional (Optional)
- 3-5 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04505
Help contact: lnmedina@health.ucsd.edu
About UC San Diego
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.
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.
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As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer. Click for more information on Assembly Bill-810 Click for more information on Senate Bill-791
- “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
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