Clinical Chemist/Clinical Pathologist - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Listed compensation
$180k-$507k
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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.
Position Overview
The Clinical Chemistry Service in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at MSK is seeking an outstanding clinical chemist or clinical pathologist at the level of Assistant, Associate or Attending.
The MSK Clinical Chemistry Service represents one of the largest clinical chemistry units in the United States dedicated to the care of cancer patients. The laboratory system is harmonized across four sites within Manhattan, and six regional sites located in New Jersey, Westchester, and Long Island.
Experience in informatics, mass spectrometry, molecular testing, toxicology, immunoassays, and automated chemistry is desirable.
Key responsibilities
Clinical and Administrative
Sign out in the protein immunology area (electrophoresis and immunofixation).
Maintenance of compliance with regulatory mandates as a director or assistant director of core laboratories, point of care testing or other specialty areas.
Consultation with health care providers and multidisciplinary disease management teams on laboratory testing to support the management of cancer patients.
Research
Development of a productive research program with publications in high quality, peer-reviewed scientific journals with extramural or industry grant funding
Expertise in translational assay development for clinical and cancer biomarkers
Teaching
Training pathology residents, students, clinical fellows, laboratory technologists and supervisors through lectures, clinical supervision and mentorship.
Leadership of a COMACC accredited clinical chemistry fellowship program through didactic sessions and mentorship of trainees
Qualified candidates must have
A PhD, MD or DO and board certification by the American Board of Pathology or American Board of Clinical Chemistry.
- A minimum of five years of experience running high volume, high complexity clinical laboratories
- A strong record of academic accomplishments
- Application Instructions
- Please send a CV and letter outlining your interest to:
- Kojo Elenitoba-Johnson, M.D.
- Chairman, Department of Pathology
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- 1275 York Avenue
- New York, NY 10065
- Email: ramkisss@mskcc.org
Salary Range: $180,000 - $507,000
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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- MSK Compensation Philosophy
- Review Our Great Benefits Offerings
- Pay Range: $0.00 - $10,000,000.00
- FSLA Status: Exempt
Closing
At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.
MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.
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Requirements
Candidates must hold a PhD, MD, or DO degree with board certification from the American Board of Pathology or the American Board of Clinical Chemistry. A minimum of five years of experience managing high-volume, high-complexity clinical laboratories is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Chemist/Clinical Pathologist - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% 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 ~$344k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $318k 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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