Open Rank Faculty - Assistant Director of Transfusion Medicine

Location: Chicago, IL, US · Posted: 9/4/2026 · Closes: 11/9/2026 · Reference: 20806

Position Summary The Department of Pathology at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine is seeking a full-time academic Transfusion Medicine physician to join our exceptional faculty and serve as Assistant Director of the Transfusion Medicine service. This is an open-rank faculty position. Rank and tenure will be commensurate with the candidate's experience, qualifications, and funding. In addition to providing medical education and diagnostic services for Transfusion Medicine, the successful candidate will be expected to establish and maintain a program in translational research at UIC. Duties Responsibilities Provide diagnostic services for Transfusion Medicinex000d Along with the Director of Transfusion Medicine:x000d Ensure test systems provide quality service in all aspects of testing – preanalytic, analytic, and post-analyticx000d Provide clinical service coverage of Transfusion Medicine, including participation in on-call coverage of Blood Bank and Therapeutic Apheresis servicex000d Assist providers in interpretation of immunohematology test resultsx000d Provide consultation on blood component selection, transfusion reaction evaluation, and immunohematology test selection for patientsx000d Evaluate and manage inpatient and ambulatory requests for therapeutic apheresis proceduresx000d Ensure that interpretative tests and consultation reports include all pertinent informationx000d Assist in developing a working relationship with Clinical Service Unitsx000d Participate in management of critical testing and critical test reporting and monitoringx000d Provide medical education in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicinex000d Provide education to medical students, residents, fellows, graduate students and post-doctoral fellowsx000d Monitor and assist colleagues and subordinates in the preparation and presentation of appropriate intramural and extramural lectures and conferencesx000d Participate in appropriate continue education programs such as in-service lectures for laboratory employees or medical staffx000d Establish and maintain a program in translational research at UICx000d To actively participate in basic, translational and/or clinical research or investigativex000d pursuits, including but not limited to, clinical informatics, clinical trials involving patients, new instrumentation or innovative testing methodologies, etc.x000d To collaborate in and cooperate with ongoing Departmental or inter-departmental research projects in the College of Medicine, other UI Colleges of School and/or externalx000d academic institutions.x000d To actively mentor and involve medical students, residents and fellows in researchx000d Perform other tasks as assigned by Clinical Pathology leadership to support departmental goals Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.