Associate Medical Director
Quest DiagnosticsAbout the role
Job Description
Pay Range: $300,000 - $335,000 / year
Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.
Benefits Information:
We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:
Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours
Best-in-class well-being programs
Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness®
healthyMINDS mental health program
Vacation and Health/Flex Time
6 Holidays plus 1 'MyDay' off
FinFit financial coaching and services
401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
Employee stock purchase plan
Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option
Flexible Spending Accounts
Annual incentive plans
Matching gifts program
Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
Career advancement opportunities and so much more!
Associate Medical Director - San Juan Capistrano, CA
The Associate Medical Director is responsible, as assigned/delegated by the Laboratory Director/Regional Medical Director, for ensuring that the medical and operational quality of the clinical laboratory meets or exceeds customer/patient requirements. Additionally, serve as a liaison between Esoteric Operations and related lines of business, including the Clinical Franchises, Research & Development and Pharma Services.
Responsibilities:
Scientific:
- Honors requests for consultations from clinicians regarding the appropriateness and interpretation of laboratory tests. Due to the importance of quality patient care, servicing consultation requests of all types is considered imperative.
- Provides inputs for new research developments in the appropriate fields of expertise. Makes recommendations on tests to develop consistent with the clinical franchises and the R&D departments.
- Educational responsibilities- Provides educational programs for the medical and laboratory staff and participates in educational programs of the Company.
Assume Clinical Consultant or Technical Supervisor responsibilities in Specialty as delegated by the “Laboratory Director Responsibilities” Policy:
- Collaborates in reviewing test method selection and validation.
- Collaborates in ensuring that the proficiency testing program is conducted in a timely manner, reviewed by appropriate staff, and approve of corrective action when a proficiency testing result is found to be unsatisfactory.
- Collaborates in monitoring quality control to ensure that acceptable levels of analytical performance are maintained for each test system. Ensure that patient test results are reported only when the system is functioning properly.
- Collaborates in non-conformance management including corrective action and preventative action plans and procedures.
- Collaborates, as appropriate, in Job Assignments and Authorization Matrix (JAAM) and annual Performance and Development Review (PDR) to ensure that all personnel have the appropriate training and demonstrated performance for the type of testing offered.
- Collaborates in the review of Standard Operating Procedures for test systems.
- Collaborates in reviews of report format for appropriateness of clinical information commun
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