Description:
The Laboratory Director serves as a clinical voice and operational mind in cross-departmental workgroup settings across the organization. This role responds to and supplies necessary data, content, and input to key internal stakeholders, such as those in Clinical Operations, Commercial, Marketing, Medical Affairs, PMO, Quality, and R&D teams. Additional functions report sign out for different clinical specialties on the product menu, and technical and clinical support regarding test results for internal staff and ordering clinicians.
This position requires ABMGG-board certification, or equivalent, as well as a CGMBS license and NY COQ.
Essential Functions
- Provides oversight and leadership to the clinical genetics teams to drive results and alignment to clinical laboratory quality and service goals
- Reviews and signs out of routine and complex clinical test reports, including and not limited to variant classification and approval of complex alterations
- Reviews and participates in the execution of quality improvement strategies to optimize performance
- Reviews and signs out of Quality Event Reporting events and communicates verbally or in writing, when appropriate, with external stakeholders
- Maintains understanding of Ambry’s scientific and operational workflows, and participates in product portfolio discussions and medical science affairs in optimizing test offerings
- Supports and participates in cross-departmental efforts/projects
- Demonstrates leadership by providing high-level guidance for reporting policies and technical troubleshooting
- Completes required competency and proficiency testing
- Assures technical competency of staff to produce high quality results within published turn-around times
- Fulfills other regulatory responsibilities as delegated by CLIA Laboratory Director
- Participates in special projects as assigned by the Senior Director
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- This position requires 3+ years prior experience interpreting and reporting genetic test results in a CLIA laboratory
- Doctoral degree from an accredited institution in a field relating to genetics or equivalent experience
- Board certification from the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG), or equivalent
- Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist (CGMBS) license from the California Department of Public Health
- Optional California Medical License in lieu of CGMBS
- Certificate of Qualification, in Genetic Testing and/or Oncology, from New York State Department of Health
- Exome experience required
- Excellent telephone and communication skills. Technical knowledge of laboratory testing and terminology is required. Capable of excelling within a team environment. Capable of accomplishing workload and additional projects with no supervision. Ability to communicate effectively, attention to detail, ability to cross reference information, ability to prioritize work, telephone skills, computer skills, working knowledge of standard office equipment (computers, printers fax machines, phone systems, office software and internet). Flexibility regarding job assignments
- Ability to read and interpret documents and Ambry Genetics test requisition forms, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively one-to-one, in a group setting, with clients, vendors and employees of the organization
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. General knowledge of bioinformatics and biostatistics
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
- Responsible in maintaining any required certificates, licenses, and/or registrations that are required for the position