Laboratory Medicine Operations Manager

Dartmouth Health; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 92,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

The Manager of Laboratory Medicine at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, part of Dartmouth Health, oversees the Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, and Phlebotomy sections, ensuring efficient operations and high-quality lab services.

The role leads staff, supports budgeting and strategic planning, and coordinates long‑term improvements across laboratory operations to meet provider and patient needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, MT (ASCP) or equivalent with 5 years of progressively higher level management/supervisory experience.
• Master's in Business Administration or health administration or related clinical science field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides management direction to laboratory staff and medical directors, including phlebotomy and their operations, to ensure high-quality services.
• Supports the director in reviewing the annual budget and developing strategies for improvement of deviations from budget.
• Provides leadership and direction for the laboratory in maximizing revenues and minimizing operating expenses by reviewing patient billing, coding practices, compliance, and fee structure.
• Serves as a resource to the laboratory medical staff to ensure high-quality and timely performance of delivering laboratory services.
• Initiates and reviews proposals for modifying laboratory operational systems and implements necessary changes.
• Helps manage outreach services.
• Handles operational needs and assignments, including quality assurance, risk management reports, personnel issues, integration with other departments, etc.
• Manages the laboratory in areas of policy and procedure writing and personnel issues.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Education

Bachelor’s degree, MT (ASCP) or equivalent in basic sciences education and clinical lab experience with 5 years of progressively higher level management/supervisory experience required.

Master's in Business administration or health administration or related clinical science field preferred.

Job description

The Manager of Laboratory Medicine at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, part of Dartmouth Health, oversees the Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, and Phlebotomy sections, ensuring efficient operations and high-quality lab services.

The role leads staff, supports budgeting and strategic planning, and coordinates long‑term improvements across laboratory operations to meet provider and patient needs.