ACADEMIC BREAST PATHOLOGIST- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Listed compensation
$262k-$503k
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Job Description
About Us
The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages.
Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it.
MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is one of the world’s premier cancer centers, committed to exceptional patient care, pioneering research, and superb educational programs. The blending of research with patient care is at the heart of everything we do.
The institution is a comprehensive cancer center whose purposes are the treatment and control of cancer, the advancement of biomedical knowledge through laboratory and clinical research, and the training of scientists, physicians, and other health care workers.
The Department of Pathology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is seeking to recruit an academic breast pathologist within the rank of Assistant - Attending level to join the Breast Pathology Team, a cadre of breast pathologists with extensive expertise in neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the breast, led by Dr. Edi Brogi.
The position provides an opportunity to practice breast pathology in a unique professional environment that emphasizes a multidisciplinary team approach to personalized patient care with cutting edge diagnostic and treatment modalities.
Applicants should have a strong interest in collaborative research, for which there are ample opportunities with an outstanding supportive infrastructure.
There will be additional opportunity to work and collaborate with digital pathology and machine learning experts on novel technologies and develop AI models as applicable in breast pathology.
Candidates are required to be Board eligible or certified in Anatomic Pathology and have completed a breast pathology fellowship and/or focused their practice on breast pathology in an academic setting for at least 5 years.
They will be expected to provide diagnostic services in breast pathology, engage in collaborative patient care and translational research efforts with members of our breast disease management teams, and to teach breast pathology to fellows and students.
MSK offers a competitive compensation package with exceptional benefits based on experience and accomplishments. Physician compensation is based on multiple variables.
- Please send a CV and letter outlining your interest to:
- Kojo Elenitoba-Johnson, MD
- Chairman, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- 1275 York Avenue
- New York, NY 10065
- Email: ramkisss@mskcc.org
Salary: $262,434 - $503,000
Physician compensation is based on multiple variables. This range represents annual salary only and does not include supplemental performance-based pay or any one-time payments that eligible candidates may be offered at the time of hire.
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- FSLA Status: Exempt
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Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will provide expert diagnostic services in breast pathology and engage in collaborative patient care within a multidisciplinary team. Additionally, they will participate in translational research efforts and teach breast pathology to fellows and students.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board eligible or certified in Anatomic Pathology and have completed a breast pathology fellowship. A minimum of 5 years of focused practice in breast pathology within an academic setting is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates ACADEMIC BREAST PATHOLOGIST- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pathology — ranked against 224 active Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Pathology — Physician Career Context
Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$383k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $355k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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