Pathology Medical Director
Listed compensation
$300k-$325k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Pathlink is seeking a full-time Medical Director to supervise the Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Services located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Beautiful and safe location. PA support on site to perform grossing laboratory front office support.
Practice Overview
- General Surgical Pathology Practice
- Participation in Tumor Board and On-Call coverage
- No autopsies
- 20-25 Cases per day approximately
Requirements
- MD./D.O. with Board certification in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
- Ohio Medical License
- Experience in hematopathology a plus
- Minimum 2 years of experience as a Laboratory Director
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Critical and strategic thinking
- Experience in medical staff functions, working knowledge of hospital operations, quality improvement and strategic planning
- The ability and desire to interact with medical center physicians, hospital administration and laboratory staff
Compensation
- Excellent Salary
- Full Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Malpractice
- Paid Time Off
- CME Reimbursement
- Moving Expenses Reimbursement
Hours: Monday to Friday 8a-4p.
Key Responsibilities
The Medical Director will supervise the Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Services, including participation in tumor boards and on-call coverage. Responsibilities also involve managing hospital operations, quality improvement initiatives, and strategic planning while interacting with medical staff.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pathology Medical Director at Physicians Practice Enhancement a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Pathology — ranked against 234 active Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Pathology — Physician Career Context
Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 7.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$313k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $339k in an average-cost state. 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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$232k-$365kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 234 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
- Includes call
Living in Las Cruces
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $281k≈ 0.9× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,446/mo≈ 6% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 90.2
- State income tax
- Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Las Cruces, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.