Director of Microbiology

Job description

Department Overview Oregon Health & Science University is a nationally prominent research university and Oregon’s only public academic health center. The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine has a collegial faculty, AP/CP residency program, a post-sophomore fellowship program, and eight post-graduate fellowship programs. OHSU offers a variety of collaborative research opportunities and is home to the Knight Cancer Institute, an international leader in research and cancer treatment. We are supported by excellent molecular genetic laboratories and state-of-the-art core laboratory. As a part of a tertiary care academic medical center, the OHSU Microbiology Laboratory integrates advanced clinical diagnostics, translational research, and education to support the care of patients with complex, rare, and life-threatening infections. The laboratory provides comprehensive testing services for hospitalized and immunocompromised populations, including transplant recipients, oncology patients, and those requiring specialized or reference-level diagnostics, while also advancing the understanding, detection, prevention, and management of infectious diseases. In parallel, it serves as...