Consulting Pathologist presso Discovery Life Sciences

About Discovery Life Sciences:

Discovery Life Sciences (Discovery) is a leading provider of specialty lab services to advance precision medicine programs for cancer, infectious disease, and other complex conditions. Our Tissue Biomarker Services (TBS) routinely manage hundreds of studies and expertly test thousands of samples simultaneously. Leading biopharma, diagnostic and academic institutions trust us to quickly deliver reliable, reproducible biomarker data, so they can outpace their competition and push the leading edge of innovation using our Science at your Service TM business model.

Position Summary:

Discovery is looking for a talented and passionate Pathologist to join our dynamic TBS/ Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Services team. The Consulting Pathologist contributes to our mission by providing scoring analyses of IHC, multiplex immunofluorescence (mIF), and in situ hybridization (e.g. FISH, RNAScope) assays.

Must-Have Qualifications (Education, Skills, Experience):

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) from an accredited medical college with a specialization in pathology and oncology
• Current Pennsylvania state medical licensure

Key Responsibilities:

• Expected deliverables would include pathology scoring analysis (H-score, percent score etc.) for various IHC markers (mostly oncology, though other disease states and normal tissue for review as well).
  • Possible research studies with xenografts or patient-derived xenografts
  • Scoring analysis as part of IHC assay being validated for clinical trial use
  • Scoring analysis as part of clinical trials (exploratory/ retrospective testing for research purposes and/ or prospective testing for patient enrollment decisions)
  • Possible quantitative image analysis and algorithm development support (use of Halo software) for chromogenic IHC, mIF
  • Possible FISH analysis support
  • Possible CISH/ISH (RNAScope, BaseScope) analysis support
• Possible training of Discovery (internal) staff, or pathologists (internal/external) on new assays developed through Discovery project work
• Provide expertise on the feasibility of products, viability of product ideas and other questions regarding histology and pathology
• Respect the privacy of the personal information of patients, co-workers, and all individuals with whom the Discovery interacts
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Compensation:

For this role, the Independent Contractor will receive an hourly pay rate for services provided.

Location, work hours, and application details:

• Hybrid – Ideally working onsite (during business hours) at least two days per week at our Newtown, PA location (doesn’t not need be full day) though some work may be performed remotely
• Flexible work schedule, contributing 5 – 20 hours per week

We are actively seeking motivated, dedicated individuals like you to join our thriving organization. As a leader in our industry, we offer unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and success.

The Discovery Life Sciences Talent Acquisition team proudly manages and represents all Discovery recruitment activities. We respectfully request that third party staffing agencies refrain from submitting candidates or soliciting meetings to discuss recruiting services.

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorships of any applicant work visas at this time.

Apply Now to join our team! Visit dls.com/careers for more details.