About this role
Job title: Senior Staff, Clinical Microbiology
About the Role Guidehouse is seeking a Scientist/Clinician with medical microbiology or clinical pathology experience to support the NIH in Bethesda, MD. This is a full-time, on-site opportunity focused on clinical microbiology service activities and operational oversight.
What You'll Do
- Provide clinical operational oversight and consultation for microbiology testing, with the majority of effort devoted to clinical service activities.
- Participate in clinical call responsibilities, including presentation of patient results and didactic case-based teaching at Microbiology Rounds, and supervision of microbiology fellows on a rotating basis.
- Oversee and develop diagnostic and therapeutic tests to support NIH clinical protocols in patient care.
- Advise clinicians and NIH physician scientists on the significance of diagnostic procedures and interpretation of laboratory test results.
- Manage the financial and technical resources of the laboratory.
- Coordinate work with technical supervisors of the specialty sections.
- Ensure that all specialty laboratory staff members and postdoctoral clinical microbiology fellows are appropriately trained.
- Mentor and teach NIH and visiting infectious disease fellows.
What We're Looking For
- Experience in medical microbiology or clinical pathology.
- Ability to provide clinical operational oversight of microbiology testing and consult on diagnostic procedures.
- Strong communication skills for presenting patient results and teaching in rounds, and for advising clinicians and NIH researchers.
- Experience in managing laboratory resources and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.