Director, Operations, Patient Services – West Region Full Time NEW

The Role

The Director is responsible for the leadership of territory managers in multiple geographies in the West Region. S/He is responsible for the quality of services and technical procedures, and the overall patient experience. The Director ensures compliance with applicable testing requirements, regulations and departmental budgets. In partnership with the Commercial team, responsible for the go to market and growth strategy in the geography.

Quest is hiring for two Directors, one being responsible for teams/sites in Southern California and Nevada and the other being responsible for Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.

Salary Range: $150,000 – $200,000/year + 20% Annual Incentive Plan

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

Benefits Information

We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects – physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:

• Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours
• Best-in-class well-being programs
• Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness®
• healthyMINDS mental health program
• Vacation and Health/Flex Time
• 6 Holidays plus 1 “MyDay” off
• FinFit financial coaching and services
• 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Annual incentive plans
• Matching gifts program
• Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
• Career advancement opportunities
• …and so much more!

Responsibilities

• Leading People & Teams: Manages territory managers in the performance of their role; drives employee engagement; merit and goal setting; workforce planning; selection and development of talent; strong partnership with recruiting team; responsible for succession planning and development of leadership pipeline
• Operational Oversight: metric & process focus: Patient Satisfaction; productivity; quality and recollection in patient service centers, client offices (IOP), mobile team, long-term care facilities and hospital processing sites; ensures adherence to regulatory and compliance guidelines
• Overall patient experience (patient health & safety): Responsible for end-to-end patient experience
• Financial acumen: including profitability, productivity, staffing optimization; adherence to budget and reaching cost targets
• Relationship Management: Commercial partnership; growth strategy; M&A: Aligns organization with growth strategy to include commercial partnership and community outreach; Supports partnership deals through due diligence and deal execution; liaison with all appropriate functions and departments to ensure that service functions are meeting operational support needs
• Manages territory managers within the geographic market area. Market is 1,300 employees.

Qualifications

• People centered approach to running the business, require 10+ years of experience leading people & driving business results.
• Proven ability to lead large geographically dispersed teams
• 6+ years’ experience in field operations, laboratory, or related healthcare field
• Strong financial acumen, with demonstrated experience managing P&L
• Ability to build relationships while working in a highly matrixed and collaborative organization, in field operations, laboratory, or related healthcare field.
• Strong communication skills (written/verbal)
• Bachelor’s degree is required; master’s degree is preferred
• Travel estimated between 25-50%

About The Team

Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply.

While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.

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