Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent
Shift: Days
Weekend Requirement: None
Maximum Salary: Up to $160,000 per year
Hourly Equivalent: Approximately $76/hour
Sign-On Bonus: $20,000
Relocation Assistance: Available on a case-by-case basis
Comprehensive benefits package including healthcare coverage, retirement plans, and paid time off.
A large healthcare laboratory services organization is seeking an experienced Division Laboratory Director to oversee laboratory operations across multiple hospitals within the division.
This leadership role provides strategic direction, operational oversight, and consulting support to ensure laboratories deliver high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective diagnostic services.
The Division Laboratory Director collaborates closely with hospital executives, laboratory leaders, and healthcare system leadership to improve laboratory performance, regulatory compliance, and financial outcomes.
Direct laboratory service operations across multiple hospitals within the division.
Coordinate with service line leadership to provide operational assessments and consulting support.
Manage multiple laboratory initiatives and engagements simultaneously.
Implement laboratory service strategies and operational improvements.
Conduct operational assessments including:
Process improvement evaluations
Utilization analysis
Operating model implementation
Gap analysis (current vs. future state)
Financial and budgeting reviews
Billing and revenue performance analysis
Ensure laboratory services operate efficiently, effectively, and cost-effectively.
Work closely with:
Division leadership teams
Hospital CEOs and CFOs
Pathology medical directors
Laboratory leadership teams
Supply chain departments
Information technology teams
Performance improvement and quality teams
Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
Maintain readiness for laboratory accreditation inspections and audits.
Ensure compliance with billing practices, charge capture, and laboratory utilization standards.
Monitor laboratory financial performance against budget targets.
Identify causes of financial variance and implement corrective strategies.
Evaluate client outreach business performance and profitability.
Ensure appropriate vendor selection, contracting, and compliance.
Lead and mentor laboratory directors and leadership teams.
Implement staff development, training, and leadership programs.
Foster a collaborative and high-performance work culture.
Provide operational and performance reports to:
Service Line Leadership
Division Presidents
Division Chief Financial Officers
Hospital Chief Executive Officers
Bachelor’s Degree in:
Medical Technology
Laboratory Science
Related healthcare laboratory field
Master’s Degree in:
Business Administration (MBA)
Healthcare Administration
Related discipline
Minimum 5+ years of recent laboratory leadership experience at the Director or Manager level.
Experience in hospital laboratory management or laboratory consulting.
Experience managing multi-site laboratory operations at a regional or national level.
Medical Technologist background required.
Active membership in a professional laboratory organization preferred.
For more details reach at Aditi.sharma@navitashealth.com or Call / Text at 516-587-6677.
About Navitas Healthcare, LLC: It is a certified WBENC and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Medical, Clinical and Non-Clinical services to numerous hospitals. We offer the most competitive pay for every position we cater. We understand this is a partnership. You will not be blindsided and your salary will be discussed upfront.