Medical Director - Seattle, WA

Job Description

Pay Range: $385,000 - $405,000/year

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications are obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

• Medical/Prescription Drugs
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• 401(k) Plan – Company match dollar-for-dollar up to 5%
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Blueprint for Wellness
• Paid time off / Health Time
• Eligible for annual AIP Bonus (up to 20% of base compensation for this position)

Pheno Path Laboratories, a Quest Diagnostics Company, is seeking a Medical Director for our Clinical Pathology lab located in Seattle, including smaller satellite labs as needed. This is a hybrid role whereby the Medical Director will take on clinical directorship and also cover Anatomic Pathology general surgical pathology services at two Optum Washington sites under Pheno Path. The Medical Director is responsible for ensuring the medical quality of laboratory services meet the standards of a busy lab while upholding the levels of care that intersect the healthcare needs of our patient population.

• Provide as needed on-site pathologist coverage at two clinic sites in Seattle, WA and Everett, WA
• General surgical primary pathology sign-out to include GI, breast, GU, and IHC, and with an emphasis on GI and breast biopsy diagnoses.
• Frozen section diagnoses/analysis and peripheral blood smear evaluations
• Ability to function in a collegial manner with all pathologists and other staff at Pheno Path and the outpatient Optum clinic-based pathology labs, including sharing clinical pathology call with other pathologists, coordination of time off to ensure adequate service coverage, and timely review of colleagues’ difficult cases when requested
• Availability to Pheno Path, Quest customers, and lab staff as questions/concerns arise
• As appropriate, participation in Pheno Path committees and/or the development of Pheno Path informational/marketing materials
• Maintaining appropriate licensing/accreditation and keeping abreast of the relevant pathology literature via participation in CME or similar activities
• Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information concerning patients, employees, clients, vendors, and the company
• Performing other assigned duties or tasks on an as-needed basis

• Regulatory & accreditation readiness. Fulfill CLIA ’88 Laboratory Director, Clinical Consultant, and Testing Personnel responsibilities; assure lab is in compliance with CAP accreditation requirements.
• Clinical consultation & interpretation. Provide medical guidance on test significance, data interpretation, and correlation to support diagnosis and patient management.
• Stay current with medical literature to ensure evidence-based, quality patient care decisions.
• Quality Assurance Oversight. Drive QA/QI plans using tools like proficiency testing, inter-lab QC, positivity rate monitoring, and medical report audits to maintain analytical accuracy.
• Proficiency testing compliance. Ensure PT enrollment per CLIA/CAP guidelines, investigate failures and near-misses, and develop alternative assessments where formal PT isn’t available.
• Personnel competency & authorization. Assess competency for all staff and formally authorize individuals to perform pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical functions.
• Reference lab oversight. Select and continuously monitor reference laboratories for service quality, analytical performance, and proper licensure.
• Test development & validation. When appropriate, direct research efforts include experimental design, new assay…