Director-Laboratory Core Services

Overview

The Director – Laboratory Core Services, serving Riley Hospital, University Hospital, Methodist Hospital, and the Pathology Laboratory, has the responsibility of planning, organizing, and administering all the hospital's laboratory services in cooperation with System Leaders & Regional Laboratory Directors. This leader will direct and coordinate activities of lab professionals, technicians and non-technical team members in diagnostic work and treatment of patients. Along with laboratory directors and system laboratory leadership, the incumbent will manage ongoing analysis, development and implementation of methods and systems to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness of services and functions. They will work as a System Services laboratory leadership team member to identify best practices for the system including but not limited to laboratory technology and instrumentation, physician satisfaction, quality and regulatory, lean transformation and budget optimization. This role interfaces with leadership and front-line team members, executes organizational development strategy, and drives change initiatives across the system that are consistent within the laboratories to optimize organizational potential and achieve strategic and operational objectives. This Leader will partner with senior administrative and clinical leadership to evaluate and execute internal and external strategic partnerships in alignment with the aforementioned goals. IU Health is seeking a dynamic and accomplished healthcare leader who can work effectively in a highly matrixed and relationship-driven culture. This individual must be a visionary leader who knows how to effectively drive change in a complex and distributed yet system-oriented environment. They must embody IU Health's mission, embrace its vision, and must lead through respect, humility, and intellectual curiosity.

 ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:

• Collaborating with other regional laboratory directors and system laboratory leaders to develop robust strategies across the service lines that will counter current disruptive market forces and that will ensure the successful operation of these service lines that are crucial to managing population health in a medical home, accountable care environment.
• Planning, organizing, budgeting, and supervising a highly engaged laboratory staff. 
• Driving change in a fast-paced and evolving environment. 
• Improving performance across clinical quality and safety, patient satisfaction, team commitment and operations/finances for all areas of responsibility. 

WORK LOCATION AND TOTAL REWARDS:

• This is an onsite role, Monday to Friday, located in Indianapolis, Indiana at the IU Health Pathology Laboratory Building. May be responsible for 24-hour accountability.
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed for you, which includes Medical-Dental-Vision, a matching 401K, PTO, tuition reimbursement program, affinity groups, wellness program, and more!

• A Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology or related field required. A minimum of 5 years of management experience.
• Strong demonstrated transformational and complex, matrixed leadership skills (inspiring, problem solving, communication across multiple organizations, executing) to champion Leading to Preeminence.
• Requires experience managing multiple complex projects involving multiple customers, interests, and goals.
• Strong blend of management skills and technical expertise demonstrated by superior planning, decision-making, negotiation, leadership, and fiscal management skills/knowledge, with a focus to adding value to the bottom line of the business to foster a preeminent healthcare environment.
• Effective communication and relationship-building skills with all levels of employees, management and community leaders and a proven leader who is an effective, creative, and visionary problem-solver.
• A proven leader of people who can recruit, develop, and mentor a top-notch team capable of supporting future growth and has demonstrated leadership in promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace and community.
• Experience designing organizational structures to achieve business and operational results.
• Knowledge of industry issues, demonstrated experience and results such as 2nd Curve (transition from volume based to value-based economics), accountable care and insurance/population risk models.
• Knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local regulatory agency guidelines and laws.

Indiana University Health is unlike any other healthcare system and we’re looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. People who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People motivated to do their best every day. People who are always ready to apply themselves. As one of Indiana's largest employers, our vision is to lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation and education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

IU Health is among the top ten largest single-state nonprofit health systems in the United States. Through its 16 hospitals (a mix of urban, suburban and rural facilities), IU Health offers a full range of specialty and primary care services for children and adults. Statewide, IU Health has more than 2,600 staffed beds, $6.23 billion in net total operating revenue, and strategic service lines including cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatrics and transplant, that have received national recognition for quality patient care over the decades. IU Health has over 34,000 team members.

Apply teamwork. Apply experience. Apply skill. Apply yourself. And together we can change everything.