System Vice President, Laboratory Services, Full Time, Days
Baptist Health is the region's largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, with 12 hospitals, over 29,000 employees, 4,500 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. With internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and driven by its faith-based mission of medical excellence. For 26 years, we've been named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, and in the 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health was the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, earning 63 high-performing honors.
What truly sets us apart is our people. At Baptist Health, we create personal connections with our colleagues that go beyond the workplace, and we form meaningful relationships with patients and their families that extend beyond delivering care. Many of us have walked in our patients' shoes ourselves and that shared experience fuels our commitment to compassion and quality. Our culture is rooted in purpose, and every team member plays a part in making a positive impact - because when it comes to caring for people, we're all in.
At Baptist Health, we're committed to supporting our employees at every stage of their journey, both personally and professionally. Our approach is rooted in a "grow our own" philosophy, designed to help our team members build meaningful, long-term careers with us, supported by benefits that make a real difference, including:
Together, these benefits and others reflect our commitment to caring for our people, so they can build fulfilling careers with us while making a meaningful impact every day.
Description
Oversees the development, integration and administration of Baptist Health's Laboratory Services policies, services, and programs linking lab network across the enterprise. Provides strategic oversight for the service line as well as the typical day-to-day running of the function. Ensures high-quality and cost-effective services within regulatory, quality, and professional standards to fulfill Baptist Health's strategic goals, mission, and values. This position is responsible for the full laboratory span of control, with all lab teams reporting through this leadership structure.
Job Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Oversees the development, integration and administration of Baptist Health's Laboratory Services policies, services, and programs linking lab network across the enterprise. Provides strategic oversight for the service line as well as the typical day-to-day running of the function. Ensures high-quality and cost-effective services within regulatory, quality, and professional standards to fulfill Baptist Health's strategic goals, mission, and values. This position is responsible for the full laboratory span of control, with all lab teams reporting through this leadership structure.
Job Responsibilities:
Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible administrative and leadership experience in medical laboratory operations in a hospital/healthcare setting is required. Proven track record in strategic planning, financial management, and operational effectiveness.Required Education: Master's Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration or related field, required
Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible administrative and leadership experience in medical laboratory operations in a hospital/healthcare setting is required. Proven track record in strategic planning, financial management, and operational effectiveness.
What truly sets us apart is our people. At Baptist Health, we create personal connections with our colleagues that go beyond the workplace, and we form meaningful relationships with patients and their families that extend beyond delivering care. Many of us have walked in our patients' shoes ourselves and that shared experience fuels our commitment to compassion and quality. Our culture is rooted in purpose, and every team member plays a part in making a positive impact - because when it comes to caring for people, we're all in.
At Baptist Health, we're committed to supporting our employees at every stage of their journey, both personally and professionally. Our approach is rooted in a "grow our own" philosophy, designed to help our team members build meaningful, long-term careers with us, supported by benefits that make a real difference, including:
- Career growth and development opportunities, with clear pathways and ongoing support
- Comprehensive health and wellness resources that go beyond traditional benefits
- A wellness program that can help employees eliminate their medical plan deductible, reducing out-of-pocket healthcare costs
- Tuition reimbursement to support continued learning and advancement
- And so much more
Together, these benefits and others reflect our commitment to caring for our people, so they can build fulfilling careers with us while making a meaningful impact every day.
Description
Oversees the development, integration and administration of Baptist Health's Laboratory Services policies, services, and programs linking lab network across the enterprise. Provides strategic oversight for the service line as well as the typical day-to-day running of the function. Ensures high-quality and cost-effective services within regulatory, quality, and professional standards to fulfill Baptist Health's strategic goals, mission, and values. This position is responsible for the full laboratory span of control, with all lab teams reporting through this leadership structure.
Job Responsibilities:
- Develops and executes the system-wide vision, strategic plan, and long-range goals for Laboratory Services, ensuring alignment with Baptist Health's mission, organizational priorities, clinical excellence, growth objectives, and operational performance.
- Provides executive oversight for laboratory operations across the enterprise, establishing governance, operational standards, policies, and decision-making frameworks that promote consistency, accountability, and alignment across the system.
- Drives enterprise-wide operational excellence through the standardization of workflows, performance metrics, productivity expectations, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives that improve efficiency, service, patient outcomes.
- Partners with Human Resources and operational leaders to develop workforce strategies that address recruitment, retention, engagement, succession planning, leadership development, and workforce capacity needs across the laboratory service line.
- Leads enterprise-wide laboratory transformation initiatives, service expansions, innovation, technology adoption, process redesign, and organizational change efforts to improve scalability, support future growth, and position Laboratory Services for long-term success.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, accreditation, and regulatory standards requirements while promoting a culture of safety, reliability, quality, and continuous survey readiness.
- Leads, develops, and holds accountable leaders in Laboratory Services, fostering leadership effectiveness, succession planning, talent development, and execution of enterprise laboratory priorities across all regions.
- Ensures laboratory services support high-quality patient care by aligning clinical operational standards with current research, professional standards, regulatory expectations, and Baptist Health's mission, vision, and values.
- Establishes, monitors, and evaluates key performance indicators for quality, service, workforce, financial performance, patient experience, and operational effectiveness, using data analytics to guide decisions, identify opportunities, manage risks, and improve performance.
- Serves as the executive liaison for Laboratory Services, building collaborative relationships with physicians, nursing, executive leadership, entity leadership, and corporate partners to advance organizational priorities and service line objectives.
Qualifications:
Oversees the development, integration and administration of Baptist Health's Laboratory Services policies, services, and programs linking lab network across the enterprise. Provides strategic oversight for the service line as well as the typical day-to-day running of the function. Ensures high-quality and cost-effective services within regulatory, quality, and professional standards to fulfill Baptist Health's strategic goals, mission, and values. This position is responsible for the full laboratory span of control, with all lab teams reporting through this leadership structure.
Job Responsibilities:
- Develops and executes the system-wide vision, strategic plan, and long-range goals for Laboratory Services, ensuring alignment with Baptist Health's mission, organizational priorities, clinical excellence, growth objectives, and operational performance.
- Provides executive oversight for laboratory operations across the enterprise, establishing governance, operational standards, policies, and decision-making frameworks that promote consistency, accountability, and alignment across the system.
- Drives enterprise-wide operational excellence through the standardization of workflows, performance metrics, productivity expectations, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives that improve efficiency, service, patient outcomes.
- Partners with Human Resources and operational leaders to develop workforce strategies that address recruitment, retention, engagement, succession planning, leadership development, and workforce capacity needs across the laboratory service line.
- Leads enterprise-wide laboratory transformation initiatives, service expansions, innovation, technology adoption, process redesign, and organizational change efforts to improve scalability, support future growth, and position Laboratory Services for long-term success.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, accreditation, and regulatory standards requirements while promoting a culture of safety, reliability, quality, and continuous survey readiness.
- Leads, develops, and holds accountable leaders in Laboratory Services, fostering leadership effectiveness, succession planning, talent development, and execution of enterprise laboratory priorities across all regions.
- Ensures laboratory services support high-quality patient care by aligning clinical operational standards with current research, professional standards, regulatory expectations, and Baptist Health's mission, vision, and values.
- Establishes, monitors, and evaluates key performance indicators for quality, service, workforce, financial performance, patient experience, and operational effectiveness, using data analytics to guide decisions, identify opportunities, manage risks, and improve performance.
- Serves as the executive liaison for Laboratory Services, building collaborative relationships with physicians, nursing, executive leadership, entity leadership, and corporate partners to advance organizational priorities and service line objectives.
Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible administrative and leadership experience in medical laboratory operations in a hospital/healthcare setting is required. Proven track record in strategic planning, financial management, and operational effectiveness.Required Education: Master's Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration or related field, required
Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible administrative and leadership experience in medical laboratory operations in a hospital/healthcare setting is required. Proven track record in strategic planning, financial management, and operational effectiveness.