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Director of Cytogenetics

Santé Consulting, LLC
Aliso Viejo, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/8/2026

Are you motivated to participate in a dynamic, multi-tasking environment? Do you want to become part of a company that invests in its employees? Are you seeking a position where you can use your skills while continuing to be challenged and learn? Then we encourage you to dive deeper into this opportunity.

Our client is looking for a Director of Cytogenetics who wants to continue to learn in order to allow our company to grow. This position has a hybrid office schedule, working out of the Aliso Viejo, CA location. 


As an employer, we promise to provide you with a purpose driven mission in which you have the opportunity to save lives by improving patient care through the exceptional work you perform. Together, we will become the world's leading cancer reference laboratory.


Position Summary:

The Director of Cytogenetics is responsible for providing clinical consultation to the clinical laboratory within her/his area(s) of expertise which will maximize quality patient care and ensure continuous business growth throughout the Laboratories. Performs all necessary tasks involved in the processing of patient samples, with accuracy and efficiency, essential to render a diagnosis and/or prognosis of acquired and inherited cytogenetic and or molecular genetic oncology disorders/diseases.


Provides professional consultations for on-site pathologists and referring physicians, consultation for genetics send-out cases and assists assay validation and improvement, quality assurance/quality improvement, training/competency and continuing education programs. Assists oversight of the internal and external (i.e., CLIA, CAP, CA and NY State) proficiency testing and inspection.


This is a director position responsible for the Cytogenetics laboratory for the site assigned to them.


Experience & Required Qualifications:


  • Requires a Ph.D., DO or MD
  • Six or more years of Clinical Lab experience as a Director in assigned specialty. Must meet all licensing as required by CLIA or Director accreditation from a national certifying agency.
  • CA Director/Scientist License, American Board of Medical Genetics (ABMG) Board Certified in Clinical Cytogenetics or Laboratory Genetics & Genomics OR in Clinical Pathology by the American Board of Pathology. 
  • Must possess excellent communications skills, both written and verbal, and be fluent in English. Must be able to express opinions clearly and concisely.
  • Must be able to deal tactfully with clients and co-workers.
  • Must demonstrate professionalism, maturity, and alignment with the company’s mission and principles.
  • Must demonstrate an awareness of, and sensitivity to, cultural differences both with internal staff and external clients.
  • Must be a motivated, energetic, self-starter with a progressive and flexible work style.
  • Must be a strategic thinker who takes an innovative and proactive approach to defining problems and identifying and implementing solutions.
  • Must be willing and able to embrace, drive, and manage organizational change
  • Ability to work independently and within a team environment
  • Must be able to work in a fast paced, multi-tasking environment and maintain production and quality standards
  • Must be able to work in a biohazard environment and comply with safety policies and standards outlined in the Safety Manual

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