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Pay Range: $385,000 - $405,000/year

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications are obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

Benefits We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. • Medical/Prescription Drugs • Dental • Vision • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) • 401(k) Plan – Company match dollar-for-dollar up to 5% • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) • Blueprint for Wellness • Paid time off / Health Time • Eligible for annual AIP Bonus (up to 20% of base compensation for this position)

PhenoPath Laboratories, a Quest Diagnostics Company, is seeking a Medical Director for our Clinical Pathology lab located in Seattle , including smaller satellite labs as needed . This is a hybrid role whereby the Medical Director will take on clinical directorship and also cover Anatomic Pathology general surgical pathology services at two Optum Washington sites under PhenoPath. The Medical Director is responsible for ensuring the medical quality of laboratory services meet the standards of a busy lab while upholding the levels of care that intersect the healthcare needs of our patient population.

Responsibilities AP

Provide as needed on-site pathologist coverage at two clinic sites in Seattle, WA and Everett, WA

General surgical primary pathology sign-out to include GI, breast, GU, and IHC, and with an emphasis on GI and breast biopsy diagnoses.

Frozen section diagnoses/analysis and peripheral blood smear evaluations

Ability to function in a collegial manner with all pathologists and other staff at PhenoPath and the outpatient Optum clinic-based pathology labs, including sharing clinical pathology call with other pathologists, coordination of time off to ensure adequate service coverage, and timely review of colleagues’ difficult cases when requested

Availability to PhenoPath, Quest customers, and lab staff as questions/concerns arise

As appropriate, participation in PhenoPath committees and/or the development of PhenoPath informational/marketing materials

Maintaining appropriate licensing/accreditation and keeping abreast of the relevant pathology literature via participation in CME or similar activities

Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information concerning patients, employees, clients, vendors, and the company

Performing other assigned duties or tasks on an as-needed basis

Responsibilities CP

Regulatory & accreditation readiness. Fulfill CLIA ’88 Laboratory Director, Clinical Consultant, and Testing Personnel responsibilities; assure lab is in compliance with CAP accreditation requirements.

Clinical consultation & interpretation. Provide medical guidance on test significance, data interpretation, and correlation to support diagnosis and patient management.

Stay current with medical literature to ensure evidence-based, quality patient care decisions.

Quality Assurance Oversight. Drive QA/QI plans using tools like proficiency testing, inter-lab QC, positivity rate monitoring, and medical report audits to maintain analytical accuracy.

Proficiency testing compliance. Ensure PT enrollment per CLIA/CAP guidelines, investigate failures and near-misses, and develop alternative assessments where formal PT isn’t available.

Personnel competency & authorization. Assess competency for all staff and formally authorize individuals to perform pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical functions.

Reference lab oversight. Select and continuously monitor reference laboratories for service quality, analytical performance, and proper licensure.

Test development & validation. When appropriate, direct research efforts include experimental design, new assay development, and validation of emerging tests/services.

Qualifications

M.D. / D.O.

Board Certification in Anatomic & Clinical Pathology

Unrestricted Washington State Medical License (or ability to obtain).

Experience supervising high complexity testing in an inpatient and/or outpatient laboratory setting.

3-5+ years post residency surgical pathology sign-out experience in an inpatient and/or outpatient laboratory setting and significant recent GI and breast biopsy sign-out experience

Subspecialty fellowship training and/or sign-out experience in one or more of the following: GI, GYN, Breast, Soft Tissue, GU, Head and Neck, Hematopathology, or Cytopathology a plus

Experience in frozen section diagnosis and peripheral blood smear diagnosis/evaluation; experience with ROSE and EBUS Cytological procedures a plus

Willingness to participate in clinical care committees and tumor boards

To Apply

Log In/Register to Upload a Resume and complete the online Application by visiting careers.questdiagnostics.com , clicking “Job Search” and following the prompts.

Inquiries sent to:

Asysha.X.Hogan@QuestDiagnostics.com

Executive Talent Acquisition Partner