Clinical Laboratory Director - Cytogenetics

Integrated Genetics, a division of Labcorp, has a new opportunity for a Cytogenetics Clinical Laboratory Director (Clinical Cytogeneticist) in Raleigh/Durham, NC with the potential for an experienced director to operate remotely. This position will focus primarily on Prenatal, Postnatal and Oncology Cytogenetics cases as well as FISH and Microarray testing.

The Cytogenetics Laboratory Director will be responsible for reviewing assays, signing out patient reports for legacy cytogenetic testing and SNP microarray, ensuring scientific quality in the laboratory, and assisting in operations with technical troubleshooting. The Clinical Lab Director will interact with employees at various levels and participate in process development, and work with the laboratory information systems, requisitions, worksheets, data and reports. ABMGG Board-certified Clinical Cytogenetics or LGG directors or Active Candidates (board eligible -- Cytogenetics or LGG) are encouraged to apply.

The work schedule for this position will generally be Monday-Friday 8am-5pm but is subject to change based on business needs. 

***There may be potential for this role to be remote

Job Responsibilities:

• Review, interpret, and report patient results reliably, accurately, and with integrity.

• Sign out Cytogenetics reports on a daily basis.

• Provide consultation to healthcare professionals and clients regarding test utilization and test interpretation.

• Oversee adherence to accepted technical procedures and policies as well as assisting in troubleshooting technical problems as necessary for assigned department.

• Review of each assigned patient file for accuracy and interpretation of data with leadership oversight.

• Review laboratory data, compose reports, review and signoff report.

• Communicate with referring physicians and clients, as needed.

• Partner with supervisory team to provide effective process management of specimens through laboratory following approved SOPs and management techniques for assigned department.

• Facilitate interdepartmental workflow through collaboration with operations and laboratory.

Required Qualifications:

• PhD and/or MD degree OR equivalent (eg. DO or DSc) is required.

• ABMGG board certification in Clinical Cytogenetics or Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) OR Active Candidate Status (board eligible) with letter to sit for exam is required

• Excellent communication skills are required, both written and verbal.

• High level of attention to detail with strong organizational skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively and establish effective working relationships with colleagues, healthcare professionals, and clients.

• Willingness to contribute as an equal member on a team as well as cross-functionally.

• Commitment to professionalism, discretion, and integrity.

• Demonstrate self-awareness and social-awareness, and continually improve upon EQ

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of relevant clinical lab experience at the director level

• Experience in a high volume laboratory environment

• Scholarly cytogenetics accomplishments with diagnostics expertise

• Experience/Knowledge related to the implementation of emerging genomic technologies

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