Cytogenetics Clinical Lab Director

Laboratory Corporation; North Carolina; Remote; USD 175,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading clinical laboratory is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Director to oversee cancer cytogenetics in Raleigh/Durham NC, with remote work potential. Responsibilities include reviewing assays and patient reports, ensuring lab quality, and collaborating with teams. Candidates should have a PhD/MD and ABMGG certification. Competitive compensation package with comprehensive benefits offered.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) plan

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• PhD and/or MD degree OR equivalent is required.
• ABMGG board certification in Clinical Cytogenetics or equivalent required.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Review, interpret, and report patient results accurately.
• Sign out Cytogenetics reports daily.
• Provide consultation to healthcare professionals.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

PhD and/or MD degree

ABMGG board certification

Job description

Labcorp Clinical Cytogenetics has a new opportunity for a Cytogenetics Clinical Laboratory Director (Clinical Cytogeneticist) to serve the Raleigh/Durham, NC main cytogenetics and associated regional laboratories with the potential for an experienced director to operate remotely. This position will focus primarily on cancer cytogenetics and FISH, with potential for cancer microarrays and in the near future, optical genome mapping (OGM) and possibly molecular oncology testing that is integrated with cytogenetics. Directors may be assigned prenatal, and postnatal constitutional cytogenetics, microarrays and FISH as appropriate based on need.

The Laboratory Director will be responsible for reviewing assays, signing out patient reports for legacy cytogenetic testing, SNP microarray, FISH, qPCR and OGM cases, ensuring scientific quality in the laboratory, and assisting in operations with technical troubleshooting. The Clinical Lab Director will interact with employees at various levels as needed and participate in process development, laboratory information systems, requisitions, worksheets, data and reports. ABMGG (or equivalent) Board-certified Clinical Cytogenetics or LGG directors or Active Candidates (board eligible -- Cytogenetics or LGG) are encouraged to apply.

Application Window Closes: 08/25/2025

**Pay Range: $175,000 - $ 210,000.00 annually

All job offers will bebased on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicabledegrees/certifications,as well as internal equity and market data.

Work Schedule: The work schedule for this position will generally be Monday-Friday 8am-5pm with periodic weekend coverage but is subject to change based on business needs.

Work Location: Remote

Will support periodic visits to: Santa Fe, NM

Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only.For more detailed information, pleaseclick here.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review, interpret, and report patient results reliably, accurately, and with integrity.
• Sign out Cytogenetics reports on a daily basis.
• Provide consultation to healthcare professionals and clients regarding test utilization and test interpretation.
• Oversee adherence to accepted technical procedures and policies as well as assisting in troubleshooting technical problems as necessary for assigned department.
• Review of each assigned patient file for accuracy and interpretation of data with leadership oversight.
• Review laboratory data, compose reports, review and signoff report.
• Communicate with referring physicians and clients, as needed.
• Partner with supervisory team to provide effective process management of specimens through laboratory following approved SOPs and management techniques for assigned department.
• Facilitate interdepartmental workflow through collaboration with operations and laboratory.

Required Qualifications:

• PhD and/or MD degree OR equivalent (e.g., DO or DSc) is required.
• ABMGG board certification in Clinical Cytogenetics or Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) OR equivalent OR Active Candidate Status (board eligible) with letter to sit for exam is required.

• Excellent communication skills are required, both written and verbal.
• High level of attention to detail with strong organizational skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively and establish effective working relationships with colleagues, healthcare professionals, and clients.
• Willingness to contribute as an equal member on a team as well as cross-functionally.
• Commitment to professionalism, discretion, lifelong learning and integrity.
• Demonstrate self-awareness and social-awareness, and continually improve upon EQ
• Learning agility, commitment to

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of relevant clinical lab experience at the director level
• Experience in a high-volume laboratory environment
• Substantial prior experience across a broad range of testing modalities and sample types (e.g., prenatal, postnatal, reproductive, oncology; karyotyping, array, OGM, qPCR)
• New York State Certificate of Qualification
• California director's licensure in clinical cytogenetics

• Scholarly cytogenetics accomplishments with diagnostics expertise
• Experience and competency integrating molecular oncology with cytogenetics.

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.

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