We are seeking an Associate Director, Global Anatomic Pathology to join Q² Solutions, IQVIA’s laboratory business in Valencia, CA (hybrid). We hire passionate innovators who drive healthcare forward through thoughtful and inclusive collaboration. If you want to discover a career with greater purpose, join us as we transform and accelerate research and development. As an Associate Director, you will be responsible for managing a team of laboratory staff within a large department or several relate... more details
We are seeking an Associate Director, Global Anatomic Pathology to join Q² Solutions, IQVIA’s laboratory business in Valencia, CA (hybrid).
We hire passionate innovators who drive healthcare forward through thoughtful and inclusive collaboration. If you want to discover a career with greater purpose, join us as we transform and accelerate research and development.
As an Associate Director, you will be responsible for managing a team of laboratory staff within a large department or several related departments, contributing to the establishment of departmental strategy, and driving the achievement of objectives for the annual success of lab operations.
What You’ll be Doing:
- Managing and directing the daily activities of assigned laboratory work group(s) through appropriate delegation, technical skills training, and work supervision.
- Screening and assigning workload, planning, prioritizing, and assigning tasks and projects.
- Partnering with leadership to develop performance standards.
- Hiring, training, performance management, and development of staff.
- Identifying and driving opportunities for cost savings and driving revenue.
- Serving as an escalation point to drive resolution of challenges in operations, quality, safety, supply chain efficiencies across multiple departments.
- Ensuring safety and regulatory compliance, collaborating with QA and EHS to ensure enhancements are implemented to support operational capacity.
- Driving CAPA closure and resolution, quality compliance and metrics, oversight of quality incidents and resolution, root cause analysis and improvements.
What We Are Looking For:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Some CAP/CLIA lab locations may require a BSc in a chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science, medical laboratory technology or cytotechnology.
- 8 years experience in a regulated environment.
- 5 years line management experience.
- Practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects, and tactics within one department or multiple related departments.
The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities needed for this role:
- Strong technical understanding of operations and methods.
- Strong knowledge of study set up and cross functional/system dependencies.
- In-depth knowledge of clinical testing procedures and applicable laboratory testing regulations.
- Working knowledge of quality assurance and quality control principles and in-depth knowledge of company-specific program requirements.
What We Offer You:
We put our employees at the center of everything we do and are committed to providing them, and their families, with benefits that meet their diverse and changing needs. We invest in integrated benefits programs and resources to take care of our employees’ physical, mental, and emotional, financial, and social well-being so they can thrive at home and at work, at any stage of their well-being journey.
To learn more about our benefits, visit https://jobs.iqvia.com/benefits.
If you’re looking to unleash your potential, join Q² Solutions, IQVIA’s laboratory business, to help make the extraordinary possible!
Q² Solutions, IQVIA’s laboratory business, creates connected intelligence by combining our expertise, technology and analytics - this fuels unparalleled research & development solutions. We uphold a deep commitment to patients, sites, customers, and each other. https://www.q2labsolutions.com/careers
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all, including veterans and candidates with disabilities. https://jobs.iqvia.com/q2-solutions-eoe
Q² Solutions’ ability to operate and provide certain services to customers and partners necessitates Q² Solutions and its employees meet specific requirements regarding COVID-19 vaccination status. https://jobs.iqvia.com/q2-solutions-covid-19-vaccine-status
The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $125,100.00 - $232,300.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.
