Clinical Laboratory Director - Cytogenetics

Labcorp

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Labcorp Clinical Cytogenetics has a new opportunity for a Cytogenetics Clinical Laboratory Director (Clinical Cytogeneticist) to serve the Raleigh/Durham, NC main cytogenetics and associated regional laboratories. Applicants who live within 35 miles of either Burlington, NC or Durham, NC location will follow a hybrid schedule. This schedule includes a minimum of three in-office days per week at an assigned location, either Burlington or Durham, supporting both collaboration and flexibility. At Labcorp we have a passion in helping people live happy and healthy lives. Every day we provide vital information that helps our clients and patients understand their health. If you are passionate about helping people and have a drive for service, then Labcorp could be a great next career step. Labcorp is a leading global life sciences company that provides vital information to help doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, researchers, and patients make clear and confident decisions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development capabilities, we provide insights and accelerate innovations to improve health and improve lives. Here, you can join our nearly 70,000 employees, serving clients in more than 100 countries, as we work together to transform approaches to patient care.

Requirements

PhD and/or MD degree OR equivalent (e.g., DO or DSc)
ABMGG board certification in Clinical Cytogenetics or Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) OR equivalent OR Active Candidate Status (board eligible) with letter to sit for exam
High level of attention to detail with strong organizational skills.
Ability to work collaboratively and establish effective working relationships with colleagues, healthcare professionals, and clients.
Willingness to contribute as an equal member on a team as well as cross-functionally.
Commitment to professionalism, discretion, lifelong learning and integrity.
Demonstrate self-awareness and social-awareness, and continually improve upon EQ
Learning agility, commitment to Labcorp values.
New York State Certificate of Qualification for candidates that reside in the state of New York.
California director's licensure in clinical cytogenetics for candidates that reside in the state of California.
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

Nice To Haves

5 years of relevant clinical lab experience at the director level
Experience in a high-volume laboratory environment
Substantial prior experience across a broad range of testing modalities and sample types (e.g., prenatal, postnatal, reproductive, oncology; karyotyping, array, OGM, qPCR)
Scholarly cytogenetics accomplishments with diagnostics expertise
Experience and competency integrating molecular oncology with cytogenetics.

Responsibilities

Reviewing assays, signing out patient reports for legacy cytogenetic testing, SNP microarray, FISH, qPCR and OGM cases, ensuring scientific quality in the laboratory
Review, interpret, and report patient results reliably, accurately, and with integrity.
Sign out Cytogenetics reports on a daily basis.
Provide consultation to healthcare professionals and clients regarding test utilization and test interpretation.
Oversee adherence to accepted technical procedures and policies as well as assisting in troubleshooting technical problems as necessary for assigned department.
Review of each assigned patient file for accuracy and interpretation of data with leadership oversight.
Review laboratory data, compose reports, review and signoff report.
Communicate with referring physicians and clients, as needed.
Partner with supervisory team to provide effective process management of specimens through laboratory following approved SOPs and management techniques for assigned department.
Facilitate interdepartmental workflow through collaboration with operations and laboratory.