Associate Technical Director , HLA

At Labcorp Diagnostics, you'll be a part of an innovative life sciences company that is deeply integrated with guiding patient care and providing comprehensive clinical laboratory services. With a mission to improve health and improve lives, Labcorp delivers world-class diagnostic solutions and pioneers new diagnostic technologies to improve the delivery of care. As a member of the LabCorp team, you will support a dedicated staff in resulting samples, at a high volume that demands the most accurate and precise analysis possible. You'll join a collegial scientific staff who appreciates that on the other side of every sample, is a person who depends on us! Labcorp is a leader in laboratory medicine and we strive to meet the rapidly evolving healthcare needs.

Do work that matters. Join Labcorp and be a part of our team bringing laboratory diagnostics to a new level.

Responsibilities:

• Reviews and reports patient results accurately, and with integrity

• Accurately and promptly responds to client inquires that are technical in nature

• Effectively communicates with clients, physicians, nurses, pathologists and LabCorp staff; and Laboratory teams

• Oversees the technical component of the laboratory to ensure that patient results are reported reliably and in a timely fashion.

• Ensures accuracy for all testing in the lab, including instrument performance and addressing root causes when issues arise

• Guides implementation of new assays and instrumentation in the lab in collaboration with the research and development team

• Makes recommendations to improve workflow, support staffing needs as well as optimization of reagent utilization

• Serves as last-stop to solve clients' technical problems (i.e., test rejection)

• Assists the Quality department to ensure all required regulations are followed

• Attends client meetings, to support business development or address customers' concerns

• Projects credibility and builds rapport with medical providers/Labcorp clients, providing quick/accurate responses to inquires

• Keeps up with scientific advances and other literature, offering perspectives about improvements, such as how a report reads

• An interest in providing staff educational seminars, participation in national technical societies and publishing peer-reviewed manuscripts is encouraged

• Sets the tone in the lab for performance and quality, ensuring techs perform duties correctly (i.e., handling specimens, pipetting)

• Shares experiences and ideas with discipline directors, such as improvements to SOPs, reports, interfaces

• Works effectively and efficiently with the Laboratory Director on the above functions and as deemed necessary

• Other duties as needed.

Requirements:

• PhD or MD in addition to Board Certification from the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics or eligibility to take the boards. Candidates with other boards may be considered with a showing of extensive experience in histocompatibility testing

• Leadership skills to work with lab staff, developing their capabilities and involving them in problem-solving/urgent matters

• Deductive reasoning/analytical skills to reach a resolution to customer inquiries or lab opportunities/issues

• Depth and breadth of experience within a clinical lab, understanding validation, quality control and quality management; proficiency testing; and regulatory requirements

• Ability to respond to stressful and urgent situations in a timely manner.

• Knowledge of quality standards and accountable for providing accurate results

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