Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is seeking an experienced and highly collaborative Ph.D. or M.D. scientist for an immediate opening as Director of the Histology Core Facility. The successful candidate will provide strategic, operational, and scientific leadership for a busy, growing histology core supporting cutting-edge basic and translational research programs in areas such as cancer biology, neuroscience, and spatial biology. The Histology Core Facility is part of CSHL’s NCI Cancer Center Animal and Tissue Imaging Shared Resource, but provides services to the entire CSHL research community.
This position requires a strong leader and manager with demonstrated experience overseeing personnel, laboratory operations, workflow optimization, and customer engagement in a research core environment. In addition to ensuring outstanding day-to-day operations, the Director will be expected to develop and execute a forward-looking vision for the future growth of the Histology Core, including expansion of capabilities in digital pathology, advanced image analysis, multiplex imaging, and integration with spatial biology workflows across the institution.
The successful candidate will join a vibrant, collaborative scientific community at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and work closely with investigators and institutional core facilities, including the Single Cell Biology Core, to develop and implement emerging technologies in areas such as spatial transcriptomics, multiplex imaging, quantitative pathology, and computational tissue analysis. The Histology Core currently includes four histology technicians, including several highly experienced senior staff members with extensive core facility expertise.
The Director of the Histology Core Facility will oversee all day-to-day operations of the core facility, including personnel management, project coordination, quality control, budgeting input, equipment oversight, and customer interactions, as well as optimizing existing workflows for improved throughput and efficiency.
In addition to operational leadership, the Director will help shape the core’s strategic scientific direction by identifying, developing, and implementing emerging technologies and analytical approaches that enhance institutional research capabilities.
Key responsibilities:
EDUCATION: An advanced degree in the biological sciences (PhD or MD) is preferred; candidates with a master’s or bachelor’s degree and extensive histology experience will also be considered.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
How to Apply:
If you are a collaborative and forward-thinking histology leader with expertise in laboratory operations, personnel development, and quality assurance, and are committed to supporting cutting-edge research, we encourage you to apply. Please submit an online application here: Histology Core Facility Director Position ID 2198
Environment
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a world-renowned biomedical research institution in New York. It has shaped contemporary biomedical research and is the home of eight Nobel Prize laureates. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory provides a highly dynamic and interactive research environment and also a unique opportunity of timely exposure to advances in various biomedical research fields and of interaction with a broad range of researchers from all over the world through its renowned Meetings and Courses program. We believe that science is for everyone and our researchers have a wide variety of backgrounds.
Compensation and Benefits: Our employees are compensated in many ways for their contributions to our mission, including competitive pay, exceptional health benefits, retirement plans, time off, and a range of recognition and wellness programs. Visit our CSHL Benefits sites to learn more. The salary range for this role is $100,000-125,000 per annum. The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., years of relevant experience, education, credentials, and internal equity).
CSHL is an EO Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status. VEVRAA Federal Contractor
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