Director, Hospital Lab

Quest DiagnosticsClifton, NJ
$120,000 - $168,000

About The Position

Seeking a collaborative, data-driven operational leader with demonstrated success leading people, driving process improvement, and delivering measurable operational results in a hospital laboratory, clinical laboratory, or healthcare operations environment. This leader will possess exceptional interpersonal, analytical, and relationship management skills, with the ability to develop high-performing teams, optimize workflows, improve operational and financial performance, manage multiple priorities, and build trusted partnerships with physicians, pathologists, hospital executives, and key stakeholders. A working knowledge of laboratory operations, quality systems, regulatory requirements, staffing, workflow, and operational performance is required. While deep technical expertise across every laboratory discipline is not expected, the successful candidate must effectively partner with technical subject matter experts, medical directors, pathologists, quality leaders, and laboratory managers to ensure regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and outstanding patient care.

Requirements

  • Minimum of seven years of progressive leadership experience
  • At least five years of direct people leadership
  • Working knowledge of laboratory operations, quality systems, regulatory requirements, staffing, workflow, and operational performance

Responsibilities

  • Leading people
  • Driving process improvement
  • Delivering measurable operational results
  • Responsibility for operational performance
  • Employee development
  • Client relationships
  • Continuous process improvement
  • Develop high-performing teams
  • Optimize workflows
  • Improve operational and financial performance
  • Manage multiple priorities
  • Build trusted partnerships with physicians, pathologists, hospital executives, and key stakeholders
  • Partner with technical subject matter experts, medical directors, pathologists, quality leaders, and laboratory managers to ensure regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and outstanding patient care

Benefits

  • Medical/Prescription Drugs
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Supplemental Health Plans
  • 401(k) Plan – Company match dollar-for-dollar up to 5%
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Dependent Life Insurance
  • Short- and Long-Term Disability buy-up
  • Blueprint for Wellness
  • Emotional Well-Being Resources
  • Educational Assistance
  • Paid time off / Health Time
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