Senior Director

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Director of Health System Labs to lead and oversee our strategic partnership with Prisma Health System, a 12-hospital system within Columbia & Greenville South Carolina and the surrounding areas. The Sr. Director of Health System Labs will provide oversight and direction to the Prisma Health laboratories and serve as liaison for this strategic partnership. This role will execute on the vision, while providing oversight, planning, direction, coordination, and management of the onsite laboratories at Prisma Health. The ideal candidate is a proactive leader with working knowledge of large complex health system laboratories. This is an onsite position that requires 40% travel within the defined service area to support hospitals and team members.

Principal Functional Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Team Collaboration: Provide direction and leadership to the Prisma Health Laboratories while ensuring a high level of quality and care are maintained as defined through the partnership. Develop and foster inter-departmental relationships with key stakeholders, working to understand and respond to his/her needs. Serve as the Labcorp liaison to health system leadership displaying professionalism, active engagement, and integrity.
• Strategic Planning & Optimization: Develop, prioritize, and execute strategic plans to enhance and strengthen the health system partnership. Realize opportunities and track projects yielding financial benefits.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee and direct laboratory operations, meeting the needs of the health system, providers, and patients. Ensure performance metrics are meeting or exceeding goals. Identify and realize opportunities for improvement.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure the highest level of quality is maintained through all aspects of testing as reflected through CAP & various regulatory inspections, heath system audits, self-inspections, safety events, and metrics.
• Financial Analysis & Reporting: Partner with health system leadership and finance to develop operational budgets, monitor variances, and provide supporting explanation.
• Technology Integration: Collaborate with Acute Service Support Team in identifying and bringing onboard new testing platforms, assays, and workflows to enhance patient care.
• Team Support: Provide guidance and support to market directors and hospital managers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. Promote and encourage leadership and professional development within the team.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology, chemical, physical or a biological science required; Advanced (MBA, MHA, Masters, PhD) degree preferred.
• 10 years of experience working in a clinical lab environment required.
• MT (ASCP) or equivalent required.
• Familiarity with CAP/CLIA requirements
• Certifications including PMP, CAPM, Agile certification and/or Six Sigma Green Belt etc., preferred.
• Strong business acumen with ability to understand, analyze and assimilate complex financial information and present to Senior Level Management.
• Person in position must be highly collaborative, comfortable working in a matrix leadership environment, comfortable working through ambiguity, adaptable, flexible and prepared to lead teams through change.

Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only. For more detailed information, please click here.

If you're looking for a career that offers opportunities for growth, continual development, professional challenge and the chance to make a real difference, apply today

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