Medical Director, Diagnostics Lab Leadership (Onsite MI)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Diagnostics Inc. in Southfield, MI is seeking an experienced Medical Director to provide medical, scientific, and clinical leadership for the Diagnostic Lab of Michigan joint venture.

The role guides testing quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance across the lab services. The director will collaborate with Corewell Health and Quest leadership, pathologists, and clinical staff to optimize services, education, and strategic laboratory initiatives in a senior physician leadership

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited institution.
• Board certification in AP/CP or equivalent per lab scope.
• Meets CLIA requirements to serve as Laboratory Director.
• Minimum 5 years of clinical/lab leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of CLIA, CAP and applicable regulations.
• Proven ability to collaborate with physicians and executives.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of testing quality and service across the joint venture.
• Lead patient safety, diagnostic quality, regulatory compliance and value-based care.
• Serve as CLIA Laboratory Director coordinating sub-specialty pathologists.
• Ensure compliance with CLIA, CAP and federal/state regulations.
• Provide expert consultation on test utilization and interpretation.
• Develop standardized policies, procedures and best practices.
• Lead quality assurance, QC, and continuous improvement programs.
• Partner with leaders to optimize workflow, tech, and cost effectiveness.
• Support educational programs for students and residents.

Skills

MD/DO

Board Certified AP/CP

CLIA/CAP knowledge

Leadership

Communication

Education

MD or DO

Job description

Job Description

Medical Director – Diagnostic Lab of Michigan

(Onsite in Southfield, Michigan)

The medical director is a senior physician leader responsible for providing medical, scientific, and clinical laboratory leadership across an integrated joint venture between Corewell Health and Quest Diagnostics. This role serves as a key physician liaison working collaboratively with joint venture leadership, health system executives, medical staff, pathologists, laboratory operations, and company leadership to optimize laboratory services.

Responsibilities:

The Medical Director oversees the quality of testing and services provided by the company. The Medical Director is accountable for advancing patient safety, diagnostics quality, regulatory compliance, clinical excellence, and high value care while helping to align laboratory services with the strategic, operational, and clinical priorities of the joint venture.

The Medical Director will serve as CLIA Laboratory Director and coordinates the activities of pathologists who have responsibilities related to their respective sub-specialty services.

• Serves as the CLIA director for the laboratory and ensure compliance with CLIA, CAP, and applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements. Includes preparation and response to inspections.
• Provides oversight within the laboratory to ensure quality of care, patient safety, and the clinical effectiveness of lab services.
• Lead and support quality assurance, quality control and continuous improvement programs, including review of quality indicators, proficiency testing, quality events and corrective actions.
• Provides expert consultation to physicians and other clinical providers regarding test selection, utilization, interpretation and correlation of laboratory results.
• Develops and promotes standardized processes, policies and procedures.
• Develops and maintains superior diagnostics.
• Functions as an influencing leader for pathologists providing oversight, management, scheduling, and performance reviews.
• Reviews and advises on sub-specialty policies and procedures.
• Supports educational programs for medical students, residents, and fellows in accordance with ACGME requirements and GME policies.
• Participates in the selection of division manager and technical supervisor.
• Provides quarterly in-service to division manager and technical supervisor.
• Partners with laboratory and operational leaders to optimize workflow, technology, equipment, service delivery, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• Serves as the key liaison with the Corewell Health laboratory executive medical directors.
• Participates in strategic planning and responsible stewardship of laboratory resources.
• Partners with joint venture and company leadership to identify opportunities to improve clinical value, patient experience and laboratory performance.
• Maintains knowledge of emerging developments in laboratory medicine, diagnostics, technology and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications:

• MD or DO from an accredited institution.
• Board certification in Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology (AP/CP), or appropriate board certification based on laboratory scope.
• Meets applicable CLIA requirements to serve as Laboratory Director.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant clinical and/or laboratory leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of CLIA, CAP and applicable federal and state laboratory regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with physicians, senior executives, laboratory professionals and operational leaders.
• Strong leadership, communication, relationship-management and problem-solving skills.

To Apply

Please Log In or Register to Upload a Resume and complete the online Application by visitingcareers.questdiagnostics.com, clicking “Job Search” and following the prompts. Because of the large number of applicants to job openings, Quest Diagnostics will only contact qualified candidates for interviews.

Quest Diagnostics is an equalemployment opportunity employer. Quest Diagnostics observes minimum age requirements established by federal, state and/or local laws, and will ask an applicant for verification when deemed necessary.

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