Arkana Laboratories

Arkana Laboratories

Laboratory Operations Director

Arkansas · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 85 days ago
Design SystemsProcess ImprovementPatient CareFDA RegulatoryMicroscopyResearchLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • You'll spend time on the floor in the lab, in meetings with pathologists, coaching managers, redesigning workflows, and figuring out how to make our lab better tomorrow than it is today.
  • Important note: You don't need to be an AP lab expert today.
  • If you have strong leadership experience in clinical labs, research labs, or related technical fields-and you're willing to learn the specifics of anatomic pathology-we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

  • Build and improve the systems that make great work possible. You'll own technical quality and workflow design across every AP section
  • You'll work closely with operations on staffing and scheduling, keep communication flowing between technicians, pathologists, and leadership, and build a lab that catches problems early rather than reacting to them.
  • Develop managers who develop their people. You'll lead and mentor section managers, setting clear expectations, delivering honest feedback, and holding people accountable in a way that's direct without being punitive. The goal isn't just well-run sections
  • Own Quality and Compliance.
  • You'll partner with QA and physician leads to keep our quality systems strong, our scientific rigor uncompromising, and our lab ready for CAP, CLIA, FDA, and NY State inspections at all times.
  • Drive Continuous Improvement.
  • You'll lead initiatives that reduce manual work, cut variability, and prevent errors before they reach patients.
  • You'll build improvement roadmaps, execute them, and more importantly, you'll help make improvement a reflex, not a special project we get to when things slow down.
  • Collaborate Across Teams. You'll be the bridge between lab leadership strategy and what actually happens on the bench. That means strong working relationships with pathologists, operations, training, QA, IT, and finance
  • Build and improve the systems that make great work possible.

Requirements

  • At least 7 years leading teams in clinical labs, research labs, or technical operations
  • Familiarity with regulatory requirements (CAP, CLIA, state regulations)
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly in writing and conversation
  • Experience running high-volume labs where quality and speed both matter
  • Familiarity with digital pathology, automation, or AI applications in lab settings
  • Comfort with laboratory information systems and digital workflows
  • Required Experience

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in laboratory science, biology, or related field (HT/HTL ASCP certification is a plus)

Compensation

  • Competitive salary

Benefits

  • We know that health is more than doctor visits and life is more than work.
  • We work hard at Arkana but in turn provide competitive salaries and generous benefit offerings.
  • Specifically, we offer the following benefits to full-time employees:
  • Generous paid time off and Paid Holidays
  • Minimal cost health insurance for you and affordable options for your family
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Company-paid long term disability coverage
  • Affordable vision and dental plans
  • Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account availability
  • Wellness plan and complimentary yoga classes
  • That means clear competency standards at each level, hands-on practice that sticks, and smart use of technology where it genuinely accelerates learning.

Company info

  • At Arkana Laboratories, everyone has an important role to fill. Come join us and be a part of a team dedicated to making life better for those who need it most.
  • This place is packed with super-smart people who do their best work together. We work hard every day to advance our understanding of disease and provide world-class care to our patients in hopes of leaving our corner of the world a little better than we found it. While we are committed to improving the lives of thousands of patients, we never lose sight of the realization that they are the reason we get to create change in our field.
  • Built on generosity, teamwork, and the freedom to try new things, we take great pride in our work. Great ideas come from everywhere in this company and we celebrate each success and failure for the opportunity it gives us to keep reaching. For more than twenty years after our founder, Dr. Patrick Walker, wrote his goals on the back of a napkin, our people, culture, and values have remained strong.
  • Arkana Laboratories is packed with people who are dedicated to teamwork and excellence. Join us to help us fulfill our mission of advancing understanding of disease and providing world-class care to our patients.
  • The Role
  • As Laboratory Operations Director, you'll be responsible for the technical operations and continuous improvement of our anatomic pathology laboratory across multiple modalities: light microscopy (LM), immunofluorescence (IF), immunohistochemistry (IHC), electron microscopy (EM), neuropathology, and digital pathology. This isn't a desk job. You'll spend time on the floor in the lab, in meetings with pathologists, coaching managers, redesigning workflows, and figuring out how to make our lab better tomorrow than it is today.
  • Your job is to translate our strategic vision into day-to-day reality, to design systems that work without constant firefighting, and to build a team that takes real pride in their technical expertise.
  • At Arkana Laboratories, everyone has an important role to fill.
  • Come join us and be a part of a team dedicated to making life better for those who need it most.
  • This place is packed with super-smart people who do their best work together.
  • We work hard every day to advance our understanding of disease and provide world-class care to our patients in hopes of leaving our corner of the world a little better than we found it.
  • While we are committed to improving the lives of thousands of patients, we never lose sight of the realization that they are the reason we get to create change in our field.
  • Built on generosity, teamwork, and the freedom to try new things, we take great pride in our work.
  • Great ideas come from everywhere in this company and we celebrate each success and failure for the opportunity it gives us to keep reaching.
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