Laboratory Director

Overview

The Laboratory Director will have full responsibility for overseeing personnel, financials, and resources to ensure the overall fitness of the laboratory operation on a national platform.  This individual will work cross-departmentally to communicate key process changes, departmental efficiencies, and operational outputs.  The director will ensure compliance and regulatory adherence on a local, state, and federal level.  Moreover, key initiatives include evaluating and implementing processes for the efficient and cost-effective operation of laboratory services; educating and leading personnel; and ensuring the overall quality of lab services.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction daily across all laboratories.
• Effectively support, implement, and communicate process changes.
• Manage lab equipment utilization, servicing, and replacement.
• Responsible for overseeing facilities’ maintenance and cleanliness.
• Manage lab supply needs of the centers and full-scale laboratories ensuring stock and pricing are adequate.
• Lead weekly meetings with the lab management company and laboratory staff for each laboratory in conjunction with the Quality Assurance Manager.
• Oversee hiring and training of laboratory personnel.
• Supervise and maintain a team of leaders across lab operations.
• Effectively communicate cross-functionally to open and maintain new laboratories.
• Review data outputs of the laboratory’s accuracy and efficiency ultimately implementing necessary action to resolve any outages.
• Implement and maintain patient test quality management, pre-analytical, analytic and post-analytic processes.
• Working knowledge of instrument and LIS software platforms (LabSolutions, SLS, etc.)
• Working knowledge of analytical instruments (Shimadzu 8040 LCMS, Synermed IR1200, etc).
• Oversee scheduled maintenance, corrective actions, and troubleshooting to assure results in quality and performance efficiency through the maintaining of written records.
• Manage and draft policies, procedures, and forms for the laboratory Quality Management System.
• Ensure compliance and regulatory adherence at the local, state, and federal levels.

Qualifications

• EXPERIENCE
  • At least six years of related clinical toxicology experience in laboratory operations.
  • Proficiency in LCMS toxicology testing required.
  • Ability to travel 20%.
  • CLIA qualified as Technical Supervisor required.
  • CLIA qualified as Laboratory Director, preferred
• EDUCATION:
  • College degree in chemistry or related science.
  • MBA or Ph.D. in a related field preferred.