Senior Director, Genetics Chantilly, VA (Remote)
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Job Location:
Chantilly, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
The Senior Director Genetics - Chantilly VA is responsible for providing interpretation of cytogenetics/FISH results molecular genetics/NGS results and providing consultation to the clinical laboratory within her/his area(s) of expertise which will maximize quality patient care and ensure continuous business growth throughout the Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute family of laboratories.
This is a remote-based position.
Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities:
- Scientific: Reviews interprets and documents clinical test results within established turnaround times.
- Collaborates professionally with Laboratory manager supervisors technologists and other laboratory operations staff.
- Due to the importance of quality patient care servicing consultation requests of all types is considered imperative (assists treating physician).
- Provides inputs and recommendations for developing new assays and potential research projects.
- Significant collaboration with internal teams as it relates to testing menu test selection and validation.
Educational Components:
- Participates in educational programs of the Company.
- Attendance at National meetings in areas of assigned expertise to maintain/build knowledge and to provide representation for Quest Diagnostics Nichols Assists the delegate Clinical Consultant or Technical Supervisor in the responsibilities in the Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics Specialties as delegated by the Laboratory Director Responsibilities.
Policy Components:
- Collaborates in reviewing test method selection and validation.
- Collaborates in ensuring that the proficiency testing program is conducted in a timely manner reviewed by appropriate staff and approve of corrective action when a proficiency testing result is found to be unsatisfactory.
- Collaborates in monitoring quality control to ensure that acceptable levels of analytical performance are maintained for each test system. Ensure that patient test results are reported only when the system is functioning properly.
- Collaborates in corrective action and preventative action plans and procedures.
- Collaborates in the annual review of Standard Operating Procedures for test systems.
- Collaborates in reviews of report format for appropriateness of clinical information communicated in areas of assigned expertise. Collaborates in review of interpretative reporting comments as needed.
Qualifications
- MD PhD Degree or equivalent.
- Board Certified in Clinical Cytogenetics and Board Certified/Eligible in Molecular Genetics or Board Certified in Laboratory Genetics and Genomics by ABMGG and New York State Licensed/eligible.
- A minimum of 3 years of practical experience in a clinical cytogenetics/clinical molecular genetics laboratory.
- Skills/experience in medical publications is desired.
- Chromosomal microarray analysis and reporting experience is a WES/WGS analysis experience is highly desired.
- All Genetics Directors should be prepared to demonstrate competence in their fields of practice. Genetics Directors should exemplify professionalism consistent with Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institutes values vision mission and fundamental objectives.
Required Experience:
Exec
Key Skills
- FDA Regulations
- Management Experience
- Manufacturing & Controls
- Biotechnology
- Clinical Development
- Clinical Trials
- Drug Discovery
- Project Management
- Filing
- Team Management
- Leadership Experience
- Chemistry
About Company
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