Pathology Solutions Consultant - Pennsylvania
Caris Life Sciences
August 21, 2026
Remote friendly (Pennsylvania, United States)
United States
Sales
Responsibilities:
- Serve as primary subject matter expert for pathology workflows, specimen management requirements, and lab operations for molecular/precision medicine testing.
- Conduct onsite/virtual pathology workflow assessments to identify process optimization opportunities.
- Partner with pathology labs to improve specimen acquisition, handling, preservation, storage, submission, and overall workflow efficiency.
- Develop and implement consultative recommendations to improve specimen quality, testing success rates, turnaround times, and operational performance.
- Lead customer engagements (workflow mapping, assessments, operational reviews) and develop implementation plans for standardized workflows and continuous improvement.
- Monitor post-implementation progress, identify barriers, and recommend corrective actions.
- Deliver educational programs and create workflow/documentation materials for pathology personnel.
- Evaluate and present performance metrics (KPIs, scorecards, dashboards) and analyze trends/root causes (e.g., QNS) to drive corrective/preventive actions.
- Investigate and resolve process issues impacting specimen quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction; support end-to-end specimen management improvements and new product/customer onboarding.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Life Sciences, Healthcare Administration, related STEM, or equivalent.
- 5+ years in pathology/lab operations, healthcare consulting, pathology sales, or process improvement.
- Customer-facing workflow assessment experience; ability to develop and present improvement recommendations and influence leadership.
- Strong analytical, written/verbal, facilitation/presentation, organizational, and project/problem-solving skills.
- Extensive travel; proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio).
Preferred qualifications:
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt; experience in clinical diagnostics and/or regulated new product introductions; knowledge of specimen management/molecular diagnostics/precision medicine; experience designing scalable workflows and leading consulting engagements.
- Serve as primary subject matter expert for pathology workflows, specimen management requirements, and lab operations for molecular/precision medicine testing.
- Conduct onsite/virtual pathology workflow assessments to identify process optimization opportunities.
- Partner with pathology labs to improve specimen acquisition, handling, preservation, storage, submission, and overall workflow efficiency.
- Develop and implement consultative recommendations to improve specimen quality, testing success rates, turnaround times, and operational performance.
- Lead customer engagements (workflow mapping, assessments, operational reviews) and develop implementation plans for standardized workflows and continuous improvement.
- Monitor post-implementation progress, identify barriers, and recommend corrective actions.
- Deliver educational programs and create workflow/documentation materials for pathology personnel.
- Evaluate and present performance metrics (KPIs, scorecards, dashboards) and analyze trends/root causes (e.g., QNS) to drive corrective/preventive actions.
- Investigate and resolve process issues impacting specimen quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction; support end-to-end specimen management improvements and new product/customer onboarding.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Life Sciences, Healthcare Administration, related STEM, or equivalent.
- 5+ years in pathology/lab operations, healthcare consulting, pathology sales, or process improvement.
- Customer-facing workflow assessment experience; ability to develop and present improvement recommendations and influence leadership.
- Strong analytical, written/verbal, facilitation/presentation, organizational, and project/problem-solving skills.
- Extensive travel; proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio).
Preferred qualifications:
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt; experience in clinical diagnostics and/or regulated new product introductions; knowledge of specimen management/molecular diagnostics/precision medicine; experience designing scalable workflows and leading consulting engagements.