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Job Description and Position Requirements
The Unit of Student Affairs is seeking applicants for part-time job of clinical laboratory director.
Job Duties to Include
- Ensure full compliance with Federal and State regulations including CLIA
- Responsible for the overall operations and administration of the student health center clinical laboratory
- Ensure that testing systems developed and used for each of the tests performed in the laboratory provide quality laboratory services for all aspects of test performance, which includes the pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases of testing.
- Ensure that personnel meet the qualifications required for laboratory testing and meet competency standards
Requirements, Qualifications, And/or Competencies
- Doctoral degree in medicine
- Medical licensure with the state of PA
- Certification in anatomic or clinical pathology
- A minimum of 2 years directing a high complexity laboratory
Background Checks/Clearances
This position requires the following clearances in addition to applicable background checks: PA State Police Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form, and Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check.
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Key Responsibilities
The clinical laboratory director will oversee the operations and administration of the student health center laboratory while ensuring full compliance with federal and state regulations. They are responsible for maintaining quality testing systems and ensuring all laboratory personnel meet required qualifications and competency standards.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in medicine and possess a medical license in the state of Pennsylvania. Additionally, applicants are required to have certification in anatomic or clinical pathology and at least two years of experience directing a high-complexity laboratory.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Healthcare Professional Career Context
Of the 50 active healthcare listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 66% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | healthcare median $292k (middle half $258k–$339k)53 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Illinois index 100.0 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| healthcare listings in Illinois | 71 active | 2,044 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 18% remote · 66% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| healthcare pay trend | +16.9% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
| Penn State University | silver tier, 71/100 | Top Employers work-life index10 active listings |
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