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Director, Laboratory Operations - Newark

Newark, DEFull-time$112k–$180k2026-09-01 → 2026-11-11

Core

Provide strategic and operational leadership for comprehensive laboratory operations, including clinical laboratory services, inpatient blood collection, and laboratory informatics at a large health system.

Role type

Director of Laboratory Operations

Builds

Clinical laboratory services, inpatient blood collection, and laboratory informatics for a health system

Domain

Healthcare / Clinical Laboratory Medicine

Required skills

Laboratory operations management, team leadership and development, regulatory compliance (CAP, CLIA, Joint Commission, OSHA, HIPAA), quality assurance and performance improvement, budget and capital planning, stakeholder collaboration, change leadership

Preferred skills

Experience in large hospital or academic medical center, knowledge of anatomic pathology operations

Technologies

Laboratory informatics systems, blood collection workflows

Responsibilities

Lead and coach laboratory managers, supervisors, and technical staff; ensure regulatory compliance and quality assurance; drive operational planning and budget performance; build relationships with physicians and executives; champion a culture of collaboration and continuous learning

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership and operational management