Lab Director

Job Description

Job Summary

The Laboratory Director provides strategic, operational, and regulatory leadership for laboratory operations. This role oversees Laboratory Managers and laboratory personnel, ensuring accurate, efficient, safe, and compliant testing while maintaining high standards of quality, patient safety, and operational performance.

• Oversee laboratory operations, Laboratory Managers, staffing, resources, and service delivery.
• Establish and enforce policies, procedures, and operational standards.
• Monitor performance and implement improvements in efficiency, quality, and accuracy.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development to laboratory management and staff.
• Ensure appropriate staffing and consistent implementation of laboratory procedures.
• Ensure personnel competency, licensing, and training requirements are met.
• Investigate deficiencies, address audit findings, and implement corrective actions.
• Monitor quality indicators and maintain required accreditation and regulatory status.
• Review and evaluate analytical performance, instrumentation, correlation studies, AMR verification, and quality control data.
• Ensure testing processes meet established standards for accuracy, reliability, and compliance.
• Identify performance trends and risks and implement corrective actions and quality improvements.
• Oversee laboratory safety programs in accordance with CAP, OSHA, and organizational standards.
• Maintain emergency preparedness, disaster response, and continuity plans.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• PhD, Master's degree, or other applicable advanced degree with a clinical laboratory focus or equivalent education appropriate to the position.
• Minimum of six (6) years of supervisory and/or management experience within a clinical laboratory environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of clinical laboratory operations, policies, procedures, quality systems, and regulatory compliance.