Cellular Therapy Faculty - Pathology

About the role

• Department: SOM KC Pathology and Lab Medicine
• Pathology
• Position Title: Cellular Therapy Faculty - Pathology
• Job Family Group: Academic

Job Description Summary

The faculty member will direct the Cellular Therapeutic Laboratory within the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and the Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics. Responsibilities include overseeing laboratory operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, supporting clinical and research initiatives, and contributing to teaching and service activities. This full-time appointment may be on the tenure track or Clinical Scholar Track at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Professor, depending on qualifications and experience.

Job Duties

• Cellular Processing & Manufacturing: Perform cellular assays; prepare, process, and test cellular materials for therapeutic use, including cell selection and cryopreservation; operate and maintain cell processing equipment.
• Quality Assurance & Control: Ensure strict adherence to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and quality standards; monitor processes; perform product characterization, release assays, and maintain detailed documentation.
• Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve issues related to cellular processing, equipment malfunctions, and laboratory procedures.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance existing protocols and contribute to the development of new, more efficient procedures.
• Collaboration: Work with multidisciplinary teams of scientists, clinicians, and regulatory experts to ensure patient safety and therapeutic efficacy; support preclinical studies and translational initiatives.

Additional information

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications

Education: MD or MD/PhD.

This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position. The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.

Certification/Licensure: Board certification in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine or related subspecialties.

Preferred Qualifications

Work Experience

• Training and publication records in the field of Cellular Therapies as demonstrated by application materials.
• An active research program with external funding.

Required Documents

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

Additional information

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.

One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.

• Employee Type: Regular
• Time Type: Full time