Assistant Lab Director - Clinical Genomics

The Asst Lab Director (in close co-ordination with the Sr VP Technical Development/Sr Lab Director, VP Clinical Genomics/Sr Lab Director, Sr Dir Lab Director, Dir Lab Director, Lab Directors, and Associate Lab Directors) shares responsibility for the overall operations and administration of the laboratory, including the reporting of test results promptly, accurately, and proficiently and for assuring compliance with applicable regulations. Even if some of these responsibilities are reapportioned to other individuals, the Asst Lab Director retains responsibility for ensuring that all duties are properly performed. The Asst Lab Director must be accessible to the laboratory to provide on-site, telephone or electronic consultation, as needed.

The Asst Lab Director is responsible for:

1. Ensuring that consultation is available to the laboratory's clients on matters relating to the quality of the test results and their interpretation concerning specific patient conditions.

2. Active involvement in the design, implementation, and oversight of the quality management system, including the monitoring of key indicators and investigation of problems with corrective/preventive action as appropriate.

3. Ensuring that testing systems developed and used for each of the tests performed in the laboratory provide quality laboratory services for all aspects of test performance, which includes the pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic processes.

4. Participation in Continuing Education to maintain necessary certifications.

5. Participation in Strategic Planning and Research and Development appropriate to the needs of the laboratory.

6. Ensuring that quality is the first consideration in all aspects of their job.

7. Ensuring that:

   1. The test methodologies selected have the capability of providing the quality of patient test results required for patient care;

   2. Verification procedures used are adequate to determine the accuracy, precision, and other pertinent performance characteristics of the method;

   3. Laboratory personnel are performing the test methods as described in the laboratory's standard operating procedures and as required for accurate and reliable test results.

8. Participation in CLIA approved proficiency testing programs commensurate with the services offered and that:

   1. Proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as routine patient samples;

   2. The results are returned within the specified time frame;

   3. All proficiency testing reports are received and reviewed by the appropriate staff to evaluate the laboratory's performance and to identify any problems that require corrective action;

   4. An approved corrective action plan is followed when any proficiency testing result is found to be unacceptable or unsatisfactory.

9. Participation in the quality control and quality assurance programs to assure the quality of laboratory services provided and to identify failures in quality as they occur.

10. Participation in the establishment and maintenance of acceptable levels of analytical performance for each test system.

11. Participation in remedial actions and documentation as needed, whenever significant deviations from the laboratory's established performance characteristics are identified, and that patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken, and the test system is functioning properly.

12. Ensuring that reports of test results include enough pertinent information for interpretation and ensure that test results are accurate based on scientific knowledge at the time the report is issued.

13. The ability to occasionally work a variable schedule, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.

1. M.D., D.O., or PhD in medical technology or biological, chemical, or clinical laboratory science.

2. Minimum of 4 years specialized training or pertinent laboratory experience in high-complexity testing.

3. Board eligible/certified by an HHS-approved board.

4. Holds/is working towards a NYS CoQ in the appropriate permit category, if directly involved in NYS sample testing.

Physical Requirements

Lifting Requirements - light work or exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Physical Requirements - stationary positioning, moving, operating, ascending/descending, communicating, and observing. Use of equipment and tools necessary to perform essential job functions.

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