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Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

The System Vice President of Laboratory Services is the senior-most operational leader for all laboratory services across UofL Health spanning acute care hospitals ambulatory clinics outreach programs research support labs and academic departments. This executive ensures safe reliable high-quality and cost-effective laboratory operations aligned to the health systems clinical academic and research missions. The role oversees strategic planning system integration quality and regulatory compliance (CLIA CAP The Joint Commission AABB OSHA) financial stewardship technology and automation strategy LIS governance and the development of a high-performing inclusive culture.

The leader partners closely with Pathology Chairs and Medical Directors Research leadership Chief Medical & Nursing Officers Population Health IT Supply Chain and Finance to deliver value drive innovation support clinical trials and advance teaching.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and execute a multi-year laboratory strategy that consolidates platforms harmonizes test menus and optimizes the system core lab and rapid response labs for clinical excellence and academic advancement.

• Lead LIS (e.g. Epic Beaker Sunquest Cerner/Orchard) governance interoperability and utilization analytics in collaboration with IT ensuring system standard work data integrity and downtime resilience.

• Champion standardization of processes instrumentation reagents and policies across sites; drive enterprise purchasing leverage in partnership with Supply Chain.

• Align laboratory services to clinical service line strategy (e.g. oncology cardiology transplant) research priorities and clinical trials activation timelines.

• Ensure full compliance with CLIA high-complexity requirements and accreditation by CAP The Joint Commission AABB (as applicable) and OSHA/biosafety standards; lead mock surveys and continuous readiness.

• Implement a robust Laboratory Quality Management System (QMS) with standardized indicators for accuracy timeliness specimen integrity proficiency testing performance competency assessment and event review.

• Oversee POCT governance across inpatient and ambulatory settings (privileging training connectivity and quality oversight).

• Advance test utilization stewardship ensuring alignment with evidence-based practice value-based care and equity in access.

• Optimize end-to-end lab operations (pre-analytic analytic post-analytic) including specimen collection courier logistics automation/track systems throughput and STAT/critical result workflows.

• Lead technology roadmap and capital planning for instrumentation digital pathology molecular and next-gen sequencing mass spectrometry and automationensuring cyber safety and lifecycle management.

• Build scalable capabilities for genomics precision medicine and advanced diagnostics in alignment with academic and research objectives.

• Build an inclusive values-based culture rooted in safety respect continuous improvement and leadership accountability.

• Support workforce planning certification/competency tracking and retention strategies.

• Role-model the systems leadership commitments and core behaviors.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Functions:

• Partner with Department of Pathology and other academic units to support teaching of residents/fellows faculty practice plans investigator-initiated studies and sponsored trials.

• Establish efficient biobanking data-sharing protocols and compliant IRB workflows; ensure appropriate consent governance and data privacy.

• Support grant strategy where lab infrastructure intersects with research competitiveness.

• Manage an enterprise lab P&L including operating budget revenues cost containment and productivity standards; employ activity-based costing and benchmarking.

• Grow outreach and reference lab services (market analysis client onboarding service-level agreements pricing) ensuring superior client service and logistics.

• Lead contracting with manufacturers reference labs and service providers to secure best total cost and performance guarantees.

Additional Job Description:

Education: Masters degree in a relevant field (e.g. Clinical Laboratory Science Healthcare Administration Business Public Health) required; Doctorate preferred (e.g. PhD DrPH DBA).

Experience: 10 years progressive leadership in complex laboratory operations; 5 years at enterprise/system scope in an academic medical center or multi-hospital system.

Certification: One is requiredMT/MLS(ASCP) or equivalent HTL(ASCP) SBB(ASCP) M(ASCP) MB(ASCP).

Knowledge Skills and Abilities critical to this role:

• Proven success integrating labs across multiple hospitals/clinics with standardized platforms and LIS.

• Experience supporting clinical trials biobanking and academic partnerships.

• Demonstrated P&L accountability and ability to deliver sustainable cost quality and service improvements.

• Connects lab strategy to enterprise clinical and academic priorities.

• Expert in throughput automation capacity management and turnaround times.

• QMS design continuous readiness and human factors mindset.

• Collaborates effectively with Pathology leadership Research Nursing and Service Lines.

• Drives adoption of standardized workflows across diverse sites and disciplines.