Sr. Director Clinical Lab
Job Summary
Labcorp is seeking a Senior Director of Clinical Lab Operations to oversee four toxicology sites. This role focuses on scaling operations, leading talent pipelines, and ensuring operational excellence across the laboratory network. The position requires a strategic leader with extensive experience in clinical laboratory management and complex testing environments.
Responsibilities
- Scale operations for growth markets
- Lead laboratory network strategic planning
- Manage site support and resources
- Oversee operating and capital budgets
- Drive performance management and improvement
Required Skills
- 8+ years clinical laboratory leadership
- Experience with CLIA complex testing
- Team management and capacity planning
- Strong business and strategic acumen
- Matrix organization collaboration
Job Details
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm.
Job Responsibilities:
- Develops and implements strategies to scale operations for growth markets, collaborate cross-functionally for process improvement, and lead the talent pipeline to create effective leadership succession at all levels of leadership.
- Works directly with the Head of Toxicology, in the strategic planning and management of the laboratory network to ensure operational excellence in the delivery of testing services.
- Has overall oversight and management of all support activities at the laboratory site to ensure consistency of management administration across all functional areas.
- Ensures that there are adequate resources, including personnel and equipment, necessary to meet quality standards, client deadlines and productions timelines.
- Leads the development of the site operating budget and supports and plans the capital budget development to ensure delivery of testing services.
- Ensures client satisfaction with timely communications and by building cooperative relationships between the laboratory and other functional areas.
- Foster the culture of proactive performance management and continuous improvement.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree.
- 8 years or more experience with growing leadership responsibility in a clinical laboratory environment; experience in a laboratory performing highly complex testing as defined by the most recent CLIA rules.
- 5 years or more experience in leadership, including managing a team, workflow optimization, capacity planning, performance metrics, and cross-function execution.
Additional Job Standards:
- Proven track record in leading complex scientific and laboratory teams, including direct people management and laboratory management.
- Ability to closely partner with customers and clients (internal or external).
- Strong business acumen and ability to translate technology to potential business impact.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, networking skills, a high level of organizational ability, and attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively within the matrix organization through influencing and building relationships across organization.
- Ability to travel approximately 20%.