Medical Director, Laboratory (Pathologist)
- Beijing
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Interpret and sign out surgical pathology cases with accuracy and efficiency.
- Perform gross examination and microscopic analysis of tissue specimens.
- Correlate findings with clinical history, imaging, and laboratory data as needed.
- Communicate diagnostic findings and recommendations to clinical teams, PI’s and study sponsors.
- Advanced degree ( MD or PhD)
- Fellowship training in a surgical pathology subspecialty esp. GI, Derm, and Hemepath are desirable but not required.
- Active or eligible for a medical license in China.
- Strong diagnostic skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage complex.
- Monitor laboratory performance and implement improvements based on data-driven insights.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective action plans in response to any non-conformance, errors, or patient safety incidents.
- Lead risk management efforts, including identifying and mitigating risks related to laboratory testing, patient safety, and data integrity.
- Develop and implement protocols for addressing adverse events or near-miss incidents in the laboratory.
- Consistent with training and professional experience, provides scientific, technical and/or medical expertise to other departments within ICON laboratories including the specialty laboratory, project management, and business development departments.
- This expertise will include the interpretation, correlation and communication of the medical significance of laboratory data. Providing professional, scientific, consultative or advisory, organizational, administrative and educational matters relevant to the services offered.
- Work with laboratory leadership to develop strategies and goals for the laboratory’s operation and growth.
- Assist in resource allocation, for the laboratory, ensuring efficient use of resources while maintaining high-quality services.
- Evaluate and recommend new technologies and laboratory equipment to improve testing services.
- Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which center on our commitment to People, Clients and Performance.
- As a member of staff, the employee is expected to embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.
- As a Manager, the employee is expected to recognize the importance of and create a culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.
- Travel up to 15% of the time. Duties may evolve over time, and additional responsibilities may be added as needed.
- Standardized training for resident physicians (3 years): Need to complete systematic training including relevant clinical departments and pathology departments, which is an important link to become a pathologist.
- Professional training in pathology: Need to receive long-term professional training in the pathology department, master the theories and techniques of pathological diagnosis, and accumulate rich experience in pathological diagnosis.
- Continuing medical education: Need to continuously participate in academic activities, training courses and research projects to update professional knowledge and improve diagnostic level, to adapt to the development of medicine.
- In addition, there are other requirements according to different work contents and positions, for example, physicians who independently issue cytopathological reports should have the professional and technical position qualification of intermediate or above in pathology and have more than 5 years of pathological diagnosis experience.