Scientific Director for Microbiology

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Overview:

Establish and advance the clinical diagnostic laboratory by providing oversight and management of validation, quality, regulatory, preliminary interpretation, and reporting activities supporting clinical specimen testing and research/ development projects. Lead the esoteric laboratories by providing expertise on techniques and applications for community physicians and employees while ensuring activities are performed according to CLIA and CAP regulations.

Education

• PHD in Sciences or Doctor of Medicine (Required)

Experience

• Provides scientific guidance of subtle variations in the clinical presentation of disease states, including oncology, infectious diseases, and other clinical areas supported by advanced laboratory-validated testing

• Provides the technical proficiency to perform assay design, validation, and quality control of esoteric tests relevant to the medical community's needs

• Provides the technical proficiency to perform assay design, validation, and quality control of esoteric tests relevant to the medical community's needs

• Maintains a positive working relationship with regulatory authorities

• Provides leadership for employees within departments of responsibility

• Evaluates staff performance and, when required, completes disciplinary action

• Ensures appropriate coverage for the department by organizing team member schedules

• Collaborates with cross-department/cross-divisional teams to achieve goals

• Creates vision and fosters buy-in. Sets strategy-aligned goals for the team

• Develops people and intentionally develops successor(s) using effective strategy and leadership style to facilitate change

• Possesses a balanced view of self

• Creates a culture of innovation

• Uses experience to develop personal and market insight

• Has a strong understanding of business operations and demonstrates business acumen

• Able to understand and discuss (team/department/division/organization) performance relative to goals and able to take appropriate action to ensure results are achieved

• Able to break down complex problems into manageable tasks for action plan implementation

• Takes the initiative and executes it independently

• Seeks advice to clarify and understand issues, makes decisions based on data, presents conclusions appropriately, makes decisions while considering long-term impact, and self-corrects ineffective solutions

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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women's health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.