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Clinical Laboratory Medical Director

American Society for Clinical Pathology, Phoenix, AZ, United States


We are currently looking for a

Clinical Laboratory MedicalDirector

to provide oversight for the overall operation and administration of the laboratory, including the development, implementation and enforcement of policies and procedures related to all aspects of a CLIA-certified molecular pathology laboratory, the employment of personnel who are competent to perform test procedures, and for assuring compliance with the applicable regulations.

Responsibilities

Provide pathology service pertaining to completion of processes related to each phase of testing: pre-analytic (e.g. tumor estimates, sample quality review) to post-analytic (curation content review, approval, and sign-out).

Make judgments about the medical significance of clinical laboratory data and communicate effectively in interpreting laboratory data and relating correlations to referring physicians as appropriate.

Communicate, relate and function effectively with applicable accreditation and regulatory agencies, the medical community and the patient population served. Stand responsible to the board through the administrator or to the agency owning the laboratory for the effective functioning of the laboratory where applicable.

Monitor utilization patterns of lab services and advise Leadership and other appropriate staff of developing trends in clinical molecular diagnostic testing and service needs; Establish and maintain lines of communication with internal and external customers in order to ensure a timely response to new clinical molecular diagnostic testing and service trends and program planning.

Ensure operational adherence to currently accepted technical service standards for genomic/molecular pathology laboratory medicine; Ensure operational adherence to applicable policies and procedures by all technical and operational staff; Participate in the development and implementation of operations budget to ensure compliance with organizational expenditure requirements; Advise on all contracts into which the lab may enter.

Lead and direct the development, communication and implementation of effective growth strategies and processes in the field of advanced molecular pathology diagnostics; discussions relating to the assessment of need and/or consideration for adoption and integration of the latest molecular diagnostic approaches to the current test menu.

What is REQUIRED?

MD or DO, with current medical license

Board-certified in anatomic and/or clinical pathology by ABP or AOBP or equivalent

Greater than 5 years related clinical and/or molecular pathology laboratory experience.

Must be able to successfully complete established consistencies for the position and demonstrate knowledge of routine as well as advanced genomic/molecular laboratory medicine, techniques and practices, particularly in the area of next-generation sequencing (NGS).

What is IDEAL?

Currently hold, or qualify for Certificate of Qualification as Laboratory Director under NYSDOH requirements

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