Lab Director: Lead Quality, Compliance & Operations

Prime Healthcare; Lake Arrowhead (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Clare's Health in New Jersey seeks a Lab Director to lead the clinical laboratory and multiple departments, aligning operations with CLIA, CAP, and TJC standards.

The role emphasizes strategic oversight, quality assurance, budgeting, and collaboration with corporate Laboratory Operations; candidates should have a science degree, clinical lab leadership experience, and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in a scientific field to meet CLIA requirements.
• Valid license or certificate of Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist; ASCP preferred.
• Minimum 5 years supervisory clinical laboratory experience.
• General accounting, statistics and financial operating experience.
• Quality control and quality tools management courses desired.
• LEAN Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Master’s Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the overall management of the clinical laboratory and multiple departments, including administrative, financial, compliance, quality improvement, technical, and personnel activities.
• Provide operational guidance to local site management and ensure system integration of department structure, policy, procedure, information technology, supply chain, HR, and quality assurance.
• Secure compliance of laboratory service with local, state, federal (CLIA), and other regulatory agency (CAP, TJC) standards.
• Meet and consult with Corporate Laboratory Operations Leadership for policies, procedures, forms, instrumentation, equipment, supplies, and LIS; promote standardization.
• Ensure laboratories meet or exceed established corporate/site KPIs in finance, quality, and service; perform routine laboratory testing as needed.

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in a scientific field

Master’s Degree preferred

Certification: CLS/MLS (ASCP) preferred

Job description

Saint Clare's Health in New Jersey seeks a Lab Director to lead the clinical laboratory and multiple departments, aligning operations with CLIA, CAP, and TJC standards.

The role emphasizes strategic oversight, quality assurance, budgeting, and collaboration with corporate Laboratory Operations; candidates should have a science degree, clinical lab leadership experience, and relevant certifications.