Executive Director, Clinical Laboratories

City of Hope

Duarte, CA

Job posting number: #7233649 (Ref:10025497)

Posted: April 1, 2024

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Executive Director, Clinical Laboratories

Thank you for your interest. Please note, the purpose of this position is to recruit for on-going and future positions.

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

In partnership with the Chair of Pathology, the Executive Director is responsible for the direction and effective operation of the Department of Pathology which includes: the Divisions of Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Hematopathology, Molecular & Therapy Biomarkers, Transfusion Medicine, and Pathology Informatics & Data Science. This position is responsible for the planning, controlling and monitoring operational performance of all clinical laboratories at the City of Hope National Medical Center with dotted line oversight to the Lennar Cancer Center clinical laboratories and moderately complex clinical labs in the Clinical Network.

As a successful candidate, you will:

  • Manage and lead all programs and resources within all laboratories
  • Ensure compliance with departmental and administrative policies and procedures
  • Ensure compliance with Joint Commission, CLIA, CAP, AABB, FACT, state and federal regulatory agencies
  • Develop/monitor quality control and continuous quality improvement programs
  • Participate in interdepartmental quality management
  • Ensure that specimen collection, result reporting and turnaround times are optimal
  • Develop and implement system strategies and initiatives

Your qualifications should include:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Science
  • 10 yrs. experience with evidence of progressive responsibility for administration of a clinical lab with demonstrated abilities in above essential functions.
  • Experience in an academic medical center and/or cancer center

Additional Information:

  • Pay Rate: $96.61 - $161.34 per hour
  • Exempt
  • On-Site

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, pleaseclick here.

The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.



City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.


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Job posting number:#7233649 (Ref:10025497)
Application Deadline:Open Until Filled
Employer Location:City of Hope
Duarte,California
United States
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