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Salary: USD 180,000 - 0 / annual
Ideal Option seeks a Vice President of Laboratory Services to lead strategic, operational, clinical, and regulatory oversight of a centralized laboratory supporting a nationwide network of outpatient substance use disorder treatment clinics.
In this executive role, you will be responsible for ensuring the laboratory delivers high-quality, compliant, timely, and cost-effective diagnostic testing that supports patient care, regulatory compliance, and organizational growth. You will oversee all aspects of laboratory operations, including strategic planning, regulatory compliance, quality management, financial performance, laboratory technology, workforce development, client service, and business continuity.
Key responsibilities include:
**Executive Leadership:** Develop and execute strategic vision for laboratory services aligned with organizational goals. Serve as the executive leader responsible for laboratory performance nationwide. Participate in executive leadership committees. Develop annual strategic initiatives, capital plans, and operational goals. Lead organizational planning related to laboratory growth, expansion, automation, and technology. Provide executive reporting on laboratory performance, quality metrics, regulatory compliance, financial results, and operational risks. Build collaborative relationships across departments supporting enterprise initiatives. Promote a culture centered on patient safety, quality, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
**Laboratory Operations:** Provide executive oversight for all laboratory operations, including toxicology and clinical testing, specimen accessioning, processing, chain of custody, confirmation testing, and result reporting. Oversee courier and logistics operations, inventory and supply chain management, equipment maintenance, and vendor relationships. Ensure operations consistently meet performance expectations related to turnaround times, specimen integrity, testing accuracy, productivity, capacity management, and client satisfaction. Develop and implement scalable operational models and processes that support organizational growth while maintaining quality, efficiency, compliance, and service excellence.
**Regulatory Compliance:** Maintain organizational compliance with federal, state, and industry regulations including CLIA, The Joint Commission, COLA, state laboratory licensing, DEA, OSHA, HIPAA, CMS, and FDA requirements. Lead successful completion of federal and state inspections, accreditation surveys, and audits. Develop proactive compliance monitoring systems to identify regulatory risks and implement timely corrective actions.
**Quality Management:** Provide executive oversight for laboratory quality management, including continuous quality improvement, quality assurance and control, proficiency testing, root cause investigations, and competency assessments. Monitor key quality indicators and lead efforts to resolve quality issues while promoting operational excellence and patient safety.
**Financial Leadership:** Develop, manage, and provide strategic oversight of laboratory operating and capital budgets. Monitor key financial metrics including cost per test, labor productivity, and equipment utilization. Identify and implement opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs while maintaining quality and patient safety.
**Laboratory Technology:** Provide strategic leadership of laboratory technology, including Laboratory Information System (LIS), laboratory automation, instrumentation, and data analytics. Partner with IT to ensure systems remain secure, reliable, integrated, and scalable. Lead evaluation and implementation of emerging technologies.
**Clinical Partnership:** Collaborate with the Medical Director, providers, and clinical operations leadership to ensure laboratory services effectively support medication-assisted treatment (MAT), urine drug testing, and evidence-based treatment protocols.
