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Artivion
Kennesaw, Georgia

Pathologist (Kennesaw, GA)

PathologyFull-Time

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Job Description

Company Overview

Headquartered in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, Artivion, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing simple, elegant solutions that address cardiac and vascular surgeons’ most difficult challenges in treating patients with aortic diseases.

Artivion’s four major groups of products include: aortic stent grafts, surgical sealants, On-X mechanical heart valves, and implantable cardiac and vascular human tissues. Artivion has over 1,600 employees worldwide with sales representation in over 100 countries.

The Company has manufacturing facilities located in Atlanta, Georgia, Austin, Texas and Hechingen, Germany. Additionally, it has sales and distribution offices in various countries throughout Europe, Asia, and South America. For additional information about Artivion, visit our website, artivion.com.

Position Overview

The primary objective of the pathologist is to support cardiac tissue donation by providing a detailed report of pathologic findings on residual donor heart tissue. The cardiac pathology report provides critical data required by the medical examiner performing an autopsy on the heart valve donor.

Responsibilities

1. The Pathologist is a licensed physician with specialized training in anatomic pathology who will perform pathologic examinations in compliance with applicable regulations and standard operating procedures.

2. The Pathologist will communicate significant pathologic findings directly to medical examiners and other health care professionals when

3. The Pathologist will provide professional representation on behalf of Artivion at national Medical Examiner and Coroner meetings, as needed.

4. The Pathologist will perform pathology examinations and provide consultative assistance for other Artivion departments as needed in support of ongoing research and/or quality initiatives.

5. The Pathologist will serve as a licensed physician designee authorized to perform a medical review of tissue donor records and determine donor eligibility as required by 21 CFR 1271 regulations and AATB Standards.

Qualifications

  • The Pathologist must have a MD or DO degree with successful completion of a post-graduate training program in anatomic pathology.
  • Experience in cardiovascular pathology, autopsy pathology, and/or forensic pathology is desired.
  • The Pathologist must maintain a valid US license.

This position is based out of Artivion's corporate headquarters in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Donor Eligibility DeterminationRegulatory ComplianceClinical Reporting

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pathologist (Kennesaw, GA) at Artivion a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pathology — ranked against 226 active Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Pathology — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 226 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Kennesaw

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$350k
Typical market rent
$1,805/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Artivion

Biotechnology Research
Kennesaw, GA
501-1,000 employees