Durham, North Carolina
Berkeley, California
Fullerton, California
Posted: 30-May-26
Location: Houston, Texas
Type: Full-time
Internal Number: 2618644
Labcorp is seeking a Regional Lab Director to join our team in Houston, TX.
Relocation Assistance Provided
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5:30pm
SCOPE
- 40,000-45,000 patients/day
- 240 indirect reports
Job Responsibilities
PEOPLE
- Develop a culture of continuous learning, leadership growth, and career progression
- Strong people leadership skills with a focus on mentoring, accountability, and developing other leaders for growth and advancement
- Managing performance, providing constructive feedback, and supporting career development
- Responsible for the hiring and development of the laboratory leadership team
- Participate in succession planning as well as development and promotion plans
- Responsible for maintaining suitable staffing levels throughout the lab and satellite locations
- Responsible for the hiring and development of the laboratory leadership team
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
- Leading others successfully through change to get desired outcomes
FINANCE
- Responsible for the development and execution of the laboratory structure and organization
- Maintained continuous lab operations with integrity and validity for all laboratory activities
QUALITY
- Oversee the personnel, service levels, budget, quality measures for the laboratory operation
- Partnering with other strategic leaders to improve client experience including sales, phlebotomy, and logistics.
- Maintain quality accuracy and ensure all quality monitors meet laboratory objectives
- Ensure that prompt corrective action is taken for all lab audit findings or deficiencies noted
- Consistent communication with Senior Leadership to ensure they are aware of relevant matters
- Ensure that the laboratory passes all audits and maintains appropriate regulatory status
- Enforce applicable policies and procedures throughout the entire laboratory operation
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor?s degree
- 5 years or more of clinical laboratory experience within a leadership role
Preferred Qualifications
- 1 year or more of experience in a high volume laboratory
- 5 years or more of Technical Lab experience
Additional Job Standards
- Experience leading teams through process improvements, restructuring, or business transformation initiatives
- Ability to inspire, motivate, and influence teams across functions and levels
- Familiar with new laboratory instrumentation and equipment automation
- Strong working knowledge of supply chain operations and expense control
- Ability to communicate with a heavy customer focus when working with client leadership
- Strong working knowledge of CLIA, CAP and relevant state regulations
- Understanding of laboratory operations as well as policies and procedures
- Proven success in training and developing both technical and non-technical employees
- Ability to problem solve and provide solutions under minimal supervision
- Proficient with Laboratory Information Systems and Microsoft Office
- Strong communication skills; both written and verbal
- Proven track record of identifying opportunities for growth, innovation, and process improvement
- High level of attention to detail with strong organizational skills
Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours, Casual, Intern, and Temporary employees are only eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan. Employees who are regularly scheduled to work a 7 on/7 off schedule are eligible to receive all the foregoing benefits except PTO or FTO. For more detailed information, please?click here.
At Labcorp we have a passion in helping people live happy and healthy lives. Every day we provide vital information that helps our clients and patients understand their health. If you are passionate about helping people and have a drive for service, then Labcorp could be a great next career step!
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