Clinical Lab Director

Lead at the intersection of  
** clinical excellence, operational performance, and workforce engagement
** at UVA Health. The Director, Medical Laboratories will help shape laboratory services that clinicians and patients rely on every day, while fostering a department culture grounded in collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

As one of four Administrative Directors reporting to the Associate Chief of Medical Labs, you will share oversight of clinical laboratory operations and serve as a key member of the Medical Laboratories leadership team. This is an opportunity for an experienced laboratory leader to influence strategy, strengthen teams, advance technology and automation, and ensure that laboratory capabilities remain aligned with evolving clinical needs.

** The Role*
* The Director provides strategic and operational leadership for laboratory departments serving a complex academic health system. You will collaborate closely with pathologists, faculty, operational leaders, information technology partners, and community hospital leadership to deliver efficient, high-quality laboratory and pathology services.

Your work will combine visible leadership with disciplined operational oversight. On an average day, you may review quality and financial performance, engage with laboratory leaders and team members, resolve barriers affecting service delivery, evaluate an automation or capital investment, and advance a system-wide initiative.

Key responsibilities include:

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** Translate organizational priorities into clear laboratory strategies, operating plans, and measurable results.*
* + Promote a culture in which team members feel supported, informed, accountable, and connected to the laboratory's clinical mission.

+ Build and sustain high-performing leadership teams through workforce planning, coaching, succession planning, and professional development.

+ Oversee complex laboratory operations with a focus on capacity, workflow, access, turnaround times, continuity, and exceptional service.

+ Partner with clinical leaders and faculty to standardize best practices and align laboratory services with patient care needs.

+ Lead quality improvement, patient safety, regulatory readiness, and compliance with applicable federal, state, and accrediting requirements.

+ Direct financial performance, resource utilization, capital planning, productivity, and business cases for technology or service expansion.

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** Advance innovation, automation, interoperability, and data-informed decision-making across laboratory operations.*
* + Partner with Laboratory Information Systems, information technology teams, and vendors to ensure systems support clinical and operational performance.

+ Guide organizational change by communicating a clear vision, building stakeholder alignment, and helping teams successfully adopt new practices.

+ Support the integration of laboratory services and collaborate with community hospital leadership to strengthen pathology and interlaboratory service delivery.

+ Represent Medical Laboratories with credibility in executive, system-wide, and community settings.

Qualified candidates will have a bachelor's degree with completion of a NAACLS-approved MLS, CLS, HTL, or equivalent program and at least five years of progressively responsible management and leadership experience in a complex healthcare environment. MLS, CLS, or categorical certification, or CT, HTL, PA, ASCP, or equivalent certification, is required. A master's degree in business or a related field is preferred.

At UVA Health, laboratory leadership is integral to the delivery of safe, timely, evidence-based care. You will work within an academic health environment where clinical care, education, discovery,…