Laboratory Director

Leidos QTC Health Services•San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

Do you crave a career that truly makes an impact on people’s lives? Do you thrive on problem-solving and finding solutions? Join a dedicated, tight-knit team that creates an immediate and meaningful impact every day Leidos QTC Health Services is seeking a Lab Director to oversees enterprise laboratory operations, including multiple laboratory sites and contracted laboratory entities, ensuring regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and operational excellence. This role provides leadership across personnel management, safety oversight, technical consultation, and financial stewardship while serving as the primary laboratory subject matter expert for customer-facing and regulatory activities.

Requirements

Certified as a laboratory director in forensic or clinic laboratory toxicology in the continental U.S. where the Contractor’s designated laboratory is located. The Contractor shall provide evidence of certification or licensure as a laboratory director with proposal and at six (6) month intervals thereafter
Ph.D. in one of the natural sciences as defined in HHS Guidelines
Experience in forensic toxicology with emphasis on the collection and analysis of biological specimens for drugs of abuse
Experience in forensic applications of analytical toxicology (e.g. publications, court testimony, conducting research on the toxicology of drugs of abuse) or qualify as an expert witness in forensic toxicology
Minimum of five (5) years of experience providing day-to-day management of a clinical laboratory
Minimum of three (3) years providing day-to-day management of an HHS-certified laboratory within the last three (3) years of this requirement

Responsibilities

Responsible for the overall operation and administration of laboratory services for the enterprise to include organic services and contractor entity oversight
Ensure all lab practices meet federal, state, and accreditation standards (e.g., CLIA, CAP)
Ensure that the test methodologies selected have the capability of providing the quality of results required for patient care; verification procedures used are adequate to determine the accuracy, precision and other pertinent performance characteristics of the method; and laboratory personnel are performing the test methods as required for accurate and reliable results
Ensure that the quality control and quality assurance programs are established and maintained to assure the quality of laboratory services provided and to identify failures in quality as they occur
Ensure that all necessary remedial actions are taken and documented whenever significant deviations from the laboratory’s established performance specifications are identified and that patient test results are reported only when the system is functioning properly
Ensure that reports of test results include pertinent information required for interpretation
Hire, train, evaluate, and ensure the competency of laboratory and laboratory support staff
Enforce safety protocols for handling hazardous materials
Interpret results and provide consultation to physicians or researchers
Serves as the laboratory consultant and subject matter expert for customer facing activities
Manage the laboratory budget, purchasing, and equipment maintenance
Other duties as assigned