Director, Clinical Laboratory Operations

Job Description

Directs and plans the development and operations of Clinical Laboratories. Coordinates
resources of multiple administrative disciplines/functions of the Hospital. Ensures continual
efficient and compliant operational performance of the department and related areas.

Job Responsibility

• Leads the Clinical Laboratory Operations’ group by developing, communicating,
and building consensus for goals/programs that support business or region.
• Develops and articulates a short-term strategic vision for areas of responsibility.
• Develops clinical laboratory operations goals and objectives including identifying
and implementing opportunities for enhanced patient satisfaction.
• Reports on operational performance, justification and/or corrective action.
• Implements policies, standards and procedures that support and facilitate clinical
laboratory operations services across the system.
• Develops strategies for clinical laboratory operations programs adaptation to
market changes and implements new service delivery models.
• Selects, develops, manages, and evaluates direct reports; oversees the selection,
development, management and evaluation of indirect reports.
• Reviews comprehensiveness of programs on an ongoing basis and develops
strategies for program adaptation to market changes.
• Identifies and implements technology to improve operations.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered
essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not
mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Current License to practice as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist in New York
  State required; plus, specialized certifications as needed.
• 4 years of technical experience, required and 0-2 years of leadership /
  management experience, preferred.
• Or
• Master’s Degree with 2 years of technical
  experience. 
• 6 plus years of technical experience preferred. 
• 4 plus years of leadership in clinical laboratory leadership experience preferred. 

*Additional Salary Detail
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 team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).