Cytogenetics Clinical Lab Director

Labcorp Clinical Cytogenetics has a new opportunity for a Cytogenetics Clinical Laboratory Director (Clinical Cytogeneticist) to serve the Raleigh/Durham, NC main cytogenetics and associated regional laboratories with the potential for an experienced director to operate remotely. This position will focus primarily on prenatal, and postnatal constitutional cytogenetics and FISH as well as oncology cases, microarray and in the near future, optical genome mapping (OGM).

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

• 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.

• 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 equivalent 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, lifelong learning and integrity.
• Demonstrate self-awareness and social-awareness, and continually improve upon EQ

• 5 years of relevant clinical lab experience at the director level
• Experience in a high-volume laboratory environment
• Substantial prior experience across a broad range of testing modalities and sample types (e.g., prenatal, postnatal, reproductive, oncology; karyotyping, array, OGM, qPCR)
• New York State Certificate of Qualification
• California director's licensure in clinical cytogenetics

• Physical proximity to Santa Fe, NM that allows periodic visits to the cytogenetics laboratory preferred
• Scholarly cytogenetics accomplishments with diagnostics expertise
• Experience/Knowledge related to the implementation of emerging genomic technologies