Lab Director: Operational Excellence & Compliance

Prime Healthcare; Denville (NJ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Clare's Health in New Jersey is seeking a Lab Director to oversee the clinical laboratory and multiple departments, ensuring compliance with CLIA, CAP, and TJC standards while providing strategic leadership for quality and efficiency.

You will align with corporate Laboratory Operations, standardize processes, drive KPIs in finance, quality and service, and manage personnel, budgeting, and equipment to support safe, high‑quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in a scientific field to meet requirements of CLIA.
• Possession of a valid license or certificate of Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist, ASCP preferred
• Minimum 5 years supervisory clinical laboratory experience required.
• General Accounting and 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 clinical laboratory and multiple departments, including administrative, financial, compliance, quality improvement, and personnel activities.
• Ensure system integration of department structure, policy, procedure, information technology, supply chain, HR, and quality assurance.
• Secure compliance with local, state, and federal (CLIA) standards and other regulatory agencies (CAP, TJC).
• Meet and consult with Corporate Laboratory Operations Leadership for policies, procedures, and equipment.
• Promote standardization throughout the system and drive KPIs in finance, quality and service.
• Perform routine laboratory testing to support the department as needed.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Financial acumen

Quality control

Education

Bachelor of Science in a scientific field

Master’s Degree (preferred)

Tools

ASCP certification

LEAN Six Sigma

Job description

Overview

At Saint Clare's Health, our dedicated team of professionals is committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, Saint Clare's Health is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!

Saint Clare's Health includesCMS 5-Star Ratedhospitals and is an award-winning provider of safe, high quality, compassionate care, serving the communities of Morris, Warren and Sussex counties. Its network of hospitals and healthcare facilities include Denville Hospital, Dover Hospital, Behavioral Health Centers in Boonton, Denville, and Parsippany, and an Imaging Center in Parsippany, among other satellite locations. The hospitals have received multiple quality awards including Leapfrog “A” ratings for patient safety; Healthgrades recognition for orthopedic surgery, treatment of stroke, heart care, various surgical procedures, and more. For information, visit www.saintclares.com.

Responsibilities

The Lab Director is responsible for the overall management of the clinical laboratory and/or multiple departments including, administrative, financial, compliance, quality improvement, technical, and personnel activities in accordance with established hospital and department policies and standards. Provides operational guidance to local site management. Ensures system integration of department structure, policy, procedure, information technology, supply chain, Human Resource, and quality assurance. Secure compliance of laboratory service with local, state, federal (CLIA), and other regulatory agency (CAP, TJC) standard. Takes on special projects or other assignments and completes them within timeframe. Meet and consults with Corporate Laboratory Operations Leadership for policies, procedures, forms, instrumentation, equipment, supplies, and LIS. Promotes standardization throughout the system. Ensure laboratories will meet or exceed established corporate/site KPIs in finance, quality, and service. Perform routine laboratory testing to support the department as needed.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor of Science degree in a scientific field to meet requirements of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA).

2. Possession of a valid license or certificate of Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist, ASCP preferred

3. Minimum 5 years supervisory clinical laboratory experience required.

4. General Accounting and statistics and financial operating experience

5. Quality Control and quality tools management courses desired

6. LEAN Six Sigma certification preferred

7. Master’s Degree preferred.

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Pay Transparency

Saint Clare's Health offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on employment status, i.e. full-time, part-time, per diem or temporary. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $97,760 to $141,585 on an annualized basis. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.Know Your Rights:https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf