Regional Laboratory Director

MercyOne Central Iowa operates four not-for-profit, Catholic medical centers in Des Moines, West Des Moines, Newton and Centerville and two specialty hospitals – MercyOne Children’s Hospital in Des Moines and MercyOne Rehabilitation Hospital in Clive (965 beds total) – along with more than 20 additional facilities that house more than 50 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893, MercyOne Central Iowa has the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines and is also one of the largest employers in the state, with more than 7,000 employees and a medical staff of more than 1,000 physicians and allied health associates. MercyOne Central Iowa is a member of MercyOne, a collaboration between CommonSpirit Health and Trinity Health – two of the country’s foremost, not-for-profit Catholic health organizations.

About the role

As a Regional Laboratory Director at MercyOne, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing, evaluating, and overseeing laboratory services across the MercyOne Regional Health Ministry. You will provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure high-quality, integrated, efficient, and compliant laboratory operations. The role involves advancing service line excellence through the development and execution of regional and local strategic plans, overseeing quality, performance, resource utilization, budget management, and regulatory compliance. You will work collaboratively with system, medical, and operational leaders to drive achievement of organizational objectives and optimize resources while promoting service excellence across MercyOne laboratory services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a laboratory-related discipline (required). MBA/MHA or PhD in laboratory science or related fields (preferred).
• Certification as a Medical Technologist (MT) by the American Medical Technologists (AMT) or as a Medical Laboratory Scientist by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
• Minimum of 10 years' experience leading strategic and business planning, preferably within an integrated healthcare system in a competitive environment.
• Previous medical laboratory experience with demonstrated success in quality/safety metrics, patient satisfaction, cost, business development, and service line strategy.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to develop and implement a shared vision for laboratory services.
• Knowledge and application of performance improvement initiatives and laboratory legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Proven leadership skills in motivating and empowering staff.
• Ability to set direction and lead with minimal direction from others; translate and communicate the organization's strategic plan into tactical and measurable service line goals.
• Preferred experience working in an organization of comparable size and complexity, preferably in healthcare.

Benefits

Colleagues of MercyOne Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout the system. MercyOne also provides you with the quality care you provide to others and cares about employees' well-being, offering benefits that complement work/life balance.

Schedule

40 hours per week, day shift.