Hospital-Based Pathology Operations Manager

About Us

Inform Diagnostics, a Fulgent Genetics Company, is a nationally recognized diagnostics laboratory focused on anatomic pathology subspecialties including gastrointestinal pathology, dermatopathology, urologic pathology, hematopathology, and breast pathology.

Founded in 2011, our parent entity, Fulgent Genetics, has evolved into a premier, full-service genomic testing company built around a foundational technology platform.

Through our diverse testing menu, Fulgent is focused on transforming patient care in oncology, anatomic pathology, infectious and rare diseases, and reproductive health. We believe that by providing a wide range of effective, flexible testing options in conjunction with best-in-class service and support, we can redefine the way medicine is managed for patients and clinicians alike.

Since integrating with our therapeutic development business, Fulgent is also developing drug candidates for treating a broad range of cancers using a novel nanoencapsulation and targeted therapy platform. By merging our fields of expertise, we aim to become a fully integrated precision medicine company.

Summary of Position

The Hospital-Based Pathology Operations Manager is responsible for coordinating hospital-based pathology operations and acts as the primary point of contact between affiliated hospitals and the operational departments within Inform Diagnostics, CSI Laboratories and Fulgent Oncology. The Manager will oversee the efficient delivery of services from all Fulgent subsidiaries and will maximize the utilization of pathology resources.

Key Job Elements

• Make regular monthly visits (at a minimum), to affiliate hospitals and interface with key stakeholders, including laboratory managers, lab personnel, histology personnel, medical office staff, and C-suite leaders.
• Coordinate information flow between physicians and lab personnel with the Vice President of Hospital-Based Sales and the Fulgent and affiliated business development teams.
• Work with physicians on all needed send-outs and consultations to expedite delivery of sub-specialty services to local physicians and patients.
• Work effectively with stakeholders and vendors for pathology technical services, ensuring quality and maintaining consistency for our partners.
• Assist in coordination of QC review and tracking of practice metrics for each hospital affiliate. Ensure timely reporting of metrics to hospital lab leadership.
• Work closely with medical practice management and contribute to quality reporting and initiatives aimed at improvement in identified areas.
• Develop and analyze business unit performance metrics and budget variances for each affiliate hospital and participate in weekly hospital-based pathology division meetings.
• Work with Executive Leadership to monitor and review financial performance, including opportunities to improve staffing efficiencies.
• Manage the hiring of talent, performance appraisals, and pay reviews of hospital-based laboratory staff.
• Help coordinate on-site and call coverage schedules monthly for each hospital practice site.
• Coordinate courier activities.
• Ensure that proper equipment is available to support pathologists at each of the hospital affiliate locations.
• Assist in resolving medical and administrative issues.
• Engage with the Inform Diagnostics Executive Leadership team as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Experience

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years' experience in a physician practice operations capacity or in hospital operations with pathology practice experience preferred; strong preference for 10+ years of experience.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, high-volume deadline driven environment.

Reports To

• VP Business Development & Commercial Strategy

Environment

Fulgent Therapeutics LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position.

This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Please note that Fulgent (and its affiliated companies, including Inform Diagnostics and CSI Laboratories) does not accept unsolicited information and/or resumes from search firms or agencies for our job postings. Search firms or agencies without an applicable contract and/or express approval to recruit for the role in question - that choose to submit a resume or client information to our career page or to any employee of Fulgent - will not be eligible for payment of any fee(s), and any associated shared data will become the property of Fulgent.