Director of Laboratory Operations

Description

Arbor-Women’s Health Elevated is the largest privately owned, exclusively focused, full-service women’s health diagnostics company in the U.S., featuring a broad and growing portfolio of products. We are elevating women's health and creating novel technology-based solutions that allow healthcare providers to devote more time to their patients. Diagnostics services include anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, cytopathology, molecular pathology, microbiology, and genetic testing. Arbor is uniquely positioned to develop services and solutions tailored to meet the needs of a women’s health practice. Every solution is created to uniquely support women’s health providers and their patients. Learn More at www.arbordiagnostics.org.
 

Job Summary:
The Director of Laboratory Operations is responsible for ensuring the accurate, precise, and timely performance of the Core, Molecular, Microbiology, Cytology and Histology departments.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
•    Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff.
•    Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
•    Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
•    Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
•    Performs other related duties as assigned.

Duties/Responsibilities:
•    Participate in strategic planning for laboratory services and future testing pipelines.
•    Serve as a resource to establish necessary laboratory performance metrics to achieve and sustain outstanding quality and customer service.
•    Direct department leadership for organized and prioritized work, mentor for leaders to write/conduct performance reviews, train/develop, and manage work performance.
•    Communicate goals clearly to employees to ensure understanding and success in achieving them.
•    Ensure adherence to CLIA and CAP regulatory requirements and good laboratory practices
•    Identify and creatively solve complex, cross-functional operational issues that get in the way of successful outcomes.
•    Coordinate, lead, mentor, and support process improvement within functional roles to drive cost savings, efficiency, and productivity.
•    Coordinate and manage cross-functional priorities internally.
•    Consult, as necessary, on development of standard operating procedures (SOP) required for the performance of diagnostic testing. Draft, edit, review, and approve SOPs as required.
•    Serve as a resource to ensure that the test methodologies selected have the capability of providing the quality of results required and verifies, as appropriate, that procedures are accurate and precise.
•    Serve as a resource to sales and marketing to ensure all product descriptions (electronic and paper) are correct and compliant with CLIA and CAP regulatory requirements.
•    Serve as a resource in creation, validation, documentation, and approval of specimen pre- analytical, analytical, and post-analytical results.
•    Prepare for, participate in, and perform inspections, as necessary, to maintain licensure and ensure quality service delivery.
•    Ability to manage multiple competing priorities with successful follow-through and timely delivery.
•    Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills; including the ability to easily convey concepts and priorities to peers, customers, and cross-functional teams.
•    Uphold company mission and values.
 

Qualifications

Required Skills/Abilities:
•    Ability to translate regulatory, business environment and technical understanding to action plans and create resolutions.
•    Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.
•    Strong computer literacy required.

Education / Certifications:
•    Bachelor’s degree in science, Medical Technology, or related field
•    Current relevant certification Experience / Abilities:
•    At least 10 years of applicable work experience
•    At least 5 years of relevant leadership experience

Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
•    Employee is regularly required to talk or hear
•    Employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms
•    Employee is occasionally required to lift office products and supplies, up to 25 pounds

Travel and Hours:
•    This position is full-time
•    Hours and availability may flex to business needs
•    Limited travel is required with this position (less than 10%) 

Affirmative Action/EEO statement
It is the policy of Arbor to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disabilities, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or federal law.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.