Director - Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Director - Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Req ID: 213718
Location: CentralZone, MacKenzie Building - QEII
Department: PLM Dir Pathology & Laboratory Med CZ
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
Management Status: Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 6-Jan-26

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

About the Opportunity

Functioning in a co‑leadership capacity with the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (DPLM) Zone Medical Department Head, and reporting to the Executive Director, the Central Zone Director of DPLM is responsible for the administrative and clinical operations of the DPLM and the delivery of a high quality, safe Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PLM) service throughout the Central Zone. The Director is accountable for the service which is located at multiple facilities across the Zone, with the Mackenzie laboratory providing a referral service for all of Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada, performing highly complex specialty testing. The Director promotes stewardship and sustainability practices and is accountable to ensure compliance with laboratory standards, accreditation requirements and continuous improvement within the Zone.

The Director interacts extensively with clinical and management staff, serving as the principal management point of contact for DPLM services within the zone. The Director collaborates and works consultatively with all Zone/IWK Directors and the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Network to support the standardization of service provincially, development of provincial business cases and policy development. The Director supports and provides direction to the Provincial PLM leads with accountabilities in POCT, asset management, client and support services as well as the Provincial Blood Coordinating Team.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Undergraduate degree on a health-related discipline, health administration, business administration or related subject

- Certified with CSMLS as a Medical Laboratory Technologist

- Licensed to practice by the Nova Scotia College of Medical Laboratory Technologists

- Completion of a Leadership Management Program, or commitment to complete within a defined time period

- 5 years of relevant clinical laboratory management experience demonstrating progressive accountabilities for financial, strategic and people management to deliver high‑quality services

- Excellent leadership, organizational and decision skills in support of patient, family and client‑centred laboratory services

- Expert knowledge in the field to critically analyse evidence‑based practices to inform strategy development and organisational planning

- Evidence‑based collaborative problem‑solving of complex multifaceted issues

- Critical thinking and analytical problem‑solving skills

- Understands the principles of project management and demonstrated ability to lead work teams

- Quality improvement methodologies (e.g. LEAN)

- Strong presentation and public speaking skills that adapt to audience needs

- Demonstrated advanced communications skills and a positive energetic public persona

- Ability to analyse and interpret laboratory statistical data and monitor quality and performance indicators and benchmarks

- Possesses knowledge of laboratory information systems

- Competencies in other languages are an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training and certifications.

Compensation and Benefits

$58.09 - $77.19 Hourly
$113,275 - $150,520 Annually

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long‑term disability and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self‑identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self‑identify.

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