System Medical Director – Vice President of Pathology Services
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System Medical Director & VP for Pathology Services leading clinical path services at Bon Secours Mercy Health laboratories. Ensuring quality and regulatory compliance across all sites while driving service excellence and organizational goals.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute system-wide strategies for pathology services aligned with laboratory and organizational priorities.
- Oversee market pathology groups’ alignment to ministry goals to assure efficiency, consistency, and service excellence.
- Develop and, wherever possible, standardize pathology productivity and performance metrics across the ministry.
- Provide guidance to market medical directors in the development of quality assurance programs, including proficiency testing, peer review, and internal audits.
- Remain abreast of evolving best practices, technologies, and regulatory requirements in pathology and laboratory medicine.
- Foster transparency and collaboration among pathology groups across markets by instilling a culture of continuous improvement in pathology services.
- Chair the Clinical & Scientific Board, Lab Regulatory Oversight Committee, Lab Stewardship Committee, Patient Blood Management Committee, and other enterprise-wide committees, projects, and initiatives, as assigned.
- Ensure site medical directors are compliant with all federal, state, and local regulations and are in good standing with market medical operations.
- Provide feedback to executive leadership team and market leadership in the performance and evaluation of site medical directors.
- Participate in strategic discussions in the buy vs sell analysis of test internalization and in the evaluation of new equipment.
- Participate with the executive leadership team in driving cost-effective service delivery with focus on improving quality.
- Serve as a key liaison between pathology, clinical departments, hospital leadership, and external partners.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years as a CLIA Lab Director
- Accomplished and proven experience in regulatory compliance, quality improvement, and laboratory stewardship.
- Doctorate required or PhD in life or health sciences with certification in clinical/medical laboratory sciences or laboratory medicine.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in pathology and laboratory medicine in a multi-site or integrated healthcare system
- Epic EHR and Beaker LIMS experience
- Digital pathology experience
Benefits:
- Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
- Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurances, mental health resources and discounts
- Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders
- Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support








