Director of Cytogenetics/Molecular

Category Laboratory Location Lewisville, Texas Job function Operations Job family Laboratory Operations Shift Day Employee type Regular Full-Time Work mode Hybrid The Director position is responsible for providing clinical consultation to the clinical laboratory within her/his area(s) of expertise, which will maximize quality patient care and ensure continuous business growth throughout Quest Diagnostics. Based on candidates experience this position can be tailored to entry level or Senior Director role. This position has a primary responsibility in the cytogenetics department with dedicated time for working in the molecular genetics/pathology laboratory for qualified candidates and provides for excellent career growth opportunities. In addition to laboratory responsibilities, prospects for teaching residents and students are also available. Position requires to be onsite and offers flexibility of working from home. Utilizing laboratory procedures, diagnoses from body tissue, fluids, secretions, and other specimens, the presence and stage of diseases. Reviews, interprets, and documents clinical test results within established turnaround times. Honors requests for consultations from clinicians regarding the appropriateness and interpretation of laboratory tests. Due to the importance of quality patient care, servicing consultation requests of all types is considered imperative. Provides inputs for new research developments in the appropriate fields of expertise. Makes recommendations on tests to develop consistent with mandates from the Chief Director. Educational responsibilities- Provide educational programs for the medical and laboratory staff and participates in educational programs of the Company. Assume Technical Supervisor or Clinical Consultant responsibilities in Cytogenetics as delegated by the Laboratory Director Responsibilities Skills/experience in medical publications is desired. Collaborates in reviewing test method selection and validation. Collaborates in ensuring that the proficiency testing program is conducted in a timely manner, reviewed by appropriate staff, and approve of corrective action when a proficiency testing result is found to be unsatisfactory. Collaborates in monitoring quality control to ensure that acceptable levels of analytical performance are maintained for each reviewed and signed out cases. Collaborates in corrective action and preventative action plans and procedures. Collaborates in the annual review of Standard Operating Procedures for test systems. Collaborates in reviews of report format for appropriateness of clinical information communicated in areas of assigned expertise. Collaborates in review of interpretative reporting comments as needed. Primarily has sign out responsibilities. Expected to work the assigned shift hours. Participate in the weekend rotations as required. Available to travel and work onsite under special circumstances for a reasonable time as required by the business need or as per the discretion of the chief director. Conflict of interest with any other concurrent role/work will be reviewed. Collaborates professionally with Laboratory manager, supervisors, technologists, and other laboratory operations staff. Collaborates in review of potential reference ranges for all new analyses in areas of assigned expertise. Interacts with both internal (Client and Lab Services) and external clients to facilitate and foster increased transfer of information related to medicine and science. Attendance at National meetings in areas of assigned expertise to maintain/build knowledge and to provide representation for the company. Board Certified in Clinical Cytogenetics or Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) by ABMGG. California and New York Licensed or eligibility is preferred. New ABMGG diplomates are encouraged to apply. Director/assistant director level practical experience in a Clinical Cytogenetics laboratory is preferred. Chromosomal microarray reporting experience is a preferred. While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies.Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.