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Exact Sciences · 2 days ago

Associate Laboratory Director - Remote

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$149K/yr - $253K/yr

10+ years exp

Exact Sciences is dedicated to changing how the world prevents, detects, and guides treatment for cancer. The Associate Laboratory Director is responsible for the medical and technical oversight of the Clinical Laboratory, ensuring compliance with regulations and maintaining quality laboratory services.

BiotechnologyHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedical

No H1B

Responsibilities

Perform duties of clinical consultant, technical supervisor, general supervisor, and testing personnel, if qualified, as needed, or delegate these responsibilities to qualified personnel, while remaining responsible for ensuring that these delegated duties are properly performed

Ensure clinical laboratory duties are properly performed

Ensure educational programs, strategic planning, and research and development are appropriate to the needs of the laboratory

Remain accessible to the laboratory to provide on-site, telephone, or electronic consultation as needed

Ensure that the testing systems developed provide quality laboratory services for all aspects of test performance to include the pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases of testing

Ensure laboratory conditions are appropriate for testing performed and provide a safe environment in which employees are protected from hazards

Ensure that test methodologies have the capability of providing the quality of results required for patient care

Ensure appropriate test validation/verification procedures before implementing new tests in the laboratory. Interface with product development team to ensure tests’ development processes include laboratory regulations and operational needs

Ensure laboratory personnel are performing the test methods as required for accurate and reliable results

Ensure that quality control and assurance programs are established and maintained

Ensure the establishment and maintenance of acceptable levels of analytical performance for each test system

Ensure that patient test results are reported only when the test system is functioning properly and that remedial actions are taken and documented whenever significant deviations from established performance are identified

Ensure that test result reports include pertinent information required for interpretation

Ensure that consultation is available to clients on the quality of test results and their interpretation

Apply excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey difficult information in a clear, kind, and respectful manner

Ability to work in and contribute to a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment

Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork

Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures

Maintain regular and reliable attendance

Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization

Ability to lift up to 10 pounds for approximately 5% of a typical working day

Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 80% of a typical working day

Qualification

Medical DoctorDODoctoral Degree in ScienceLaboratory CertificationClinical Diagnostics ExperienceLaboratory Training ExperienceInclusion MindsetCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathic with license to practice medicine or osteopathy

Doctoral Degree in a Chemical, Biological, or Clinical Laboratory Science from an accredited institution

Possession of certification by a board approved by Health and Human Services at time of hire and maintain throughout employment in position; or before February 24, 2003, must have served or be serving as a director of a laboratory performing high complexity testing and must have: 2+ years of laboratory training or experience, or both; and 2+ years of laboratory experience directing or supervising high complexity testing

Persons who on or before February 28, 1992, were qualified under State law to direct a laboratory in the State in which the laboratory is located

10+ years' experience in a clinical diagnostics laboratory

Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in country where work will be performed on a full or part-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time