The Greenwood Genetic Center Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory is seeking applications for a Director-level position to join our full-service laboratory team. Candidates should have an MD, MD/PhD, or PhD and must be ABMG Board Certified or Eligible in Clinical Molecular Genetics or Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG).
The incoming Director will be responsible for assisting the current Directors in providing technical oversight of various laboratory functions including report writing, test/procedure validations, overseeing compliance with external regulatory requirements, and external and internal proficiency testing. Responsibilities may also include training and competency assessment, continuing education, technical staff guidance and consultation, ensuring adherence to standard operating procedures/policies, and assisting in troubleshooting technical issues as necessary.
The GGC Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory is a state-of-the-art unit offering diagnostic services, including Whole Genome Sequencing and other related NGS methodologies, EpiSign testing, Sanger sequencing and other traditional molecular methodologies. Additional experience with array-based and optical genome mapping (OGM) testing is also desirable. It is also noted that involvement in advancing new technologies and related innovation is an important aspect of this role.
Our Mission: The Greenwood Genetic Center is a nonprofit institute organized to provide clinical genetic services, diagnostic laboratory testing, educational programs and resources, and research in the field of medical genetics.
Our Vision: The Greenwood Genetic Center will be a Center of Excellence in Medical Genetics, serving as a resource for all persons who need genetic services or information and working to reduce the prevalence and impact of genetic disorders.
With a focus on compassionate patient care and innovative scientific advancement, here at the Greenwood Genetic Center, we keep every patient and their families at the forefront of everything we do. We have a variety of clinic locations to serve patients and families across the lifespan with a variety of genetic needs and concerns. The Future of Medicine Genetic knowledge is advancing at a rapid pace, and the Greenwood Genetic Center is proud to be the forefront of clinical care and genetic discovery. Our clinicians provide compassionate, up-to-date care and the latest in diagnostic testing advances. Our diagnostic laboratory faculty are constantly adding new technologies and improving testing methodologies. Our... educators are enlightening the next generation of scientists and improving genetic literacy. Our researchers collaborate with GGC clinicians and laboratory faculty, as well as with colleagues around the world, to achieve significant advances in identifying causative genes, understanding disease mechanisms, and developing treatment and prevention strategies for intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and birth defects. With a long history of providing genetics services across South Carolina, the United States and the world, the Greenwood Genetic Center is taking bold and deliberate steps into genetic and genomic medicine with a commitment to advancing the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and cure of genetic disorders. Whether we are exploring ways to diagnose autism at an earlier age, delivering an answer to a family who has been searching for years, or sharing amazing new career opportunities with high school students, our goal is, and always will be, to serve our patients, families, referring clinicians, and the field of genetics with compassion, innovation, and hope.
