Executive Director, Lab
About The Position
The Executive Director of Laboratory provides executive leadership for Community Health System’s systemwide laboratory enterprise across acute care hospitals and ambulatory settings. The role shapes diagnostic services across the continuum of care and influences clinical quality, operational excellence, and the delivery of high-value care. The Executive Director establishes and executes a systemwide vision to drive standardization, integration, and performance across care settings. In collaboration with executive leadership and teams across clinical and operational functions, the role advances quality outcomes, regulatory readiness, evidence-based practices, and adoption of emerging technologies. The position oversees financial performance, capital planning, resource utilization, and operational metrics, while developing laboratory leaders and fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in the sciences.
- Eight years of progressive laboratory leadership experience.
- Significant experience leading multi-site or system-level laboratory operations.
- Clinical Lab Scientist (CLS) certification or equivalent.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership across the laboratory enterprise.
- Establish and execute a systemwide vision that drives standardization, integration, and performance across all care settings.
- Partner with executive leadership, physicians, nursing, finance, supply chain, and information technology teams.
- Advance quality outcomes and strengthen regulatory readiness.
- Support adoption of evidence-based practices and emerging technologies.
- Oversee financial performance, capital planning, resource utilization, and operational metrics.
- Optimize service excellence, fiscal stewardship, and sustainable growth.
- Develop and mentor laboratory leaders.
- Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Position laboratory services to support evolving care models and organizational priorities.
Benefits
- Eligible for annual incentive program.
- Progressive sign-on incentive.
- Comprehensive relocation package.
- Community University leadership training courses.
- Tuition reimbursement, education programs, and scholarships.
- Vacation time accrues from Day 1 at the maximum allowable accrual rate.
- 403(b) retirement plan with leading matching contributions.
- 457(b) plan.
- On-demand dining options.
- Free parking and EV charging ordering.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
