Head of Laboratory

We are a Vietnamese diagnostics provider performing 3.5M+ tests a year, growing 50% year on year. We're hiring a Head of Laboratory to run our central laboratory — and grow it. Reports directly to our Chairman. Full ownership: quality, people, numbers, growth.What you'll ownISO 15189:2022 accreditation and quality systemLaboratory P&L, budget, cost per test, supplier negotiationTest menu strategy — what we add, the business case, deliveryApproximately 80 staff across 7 sectionsTurnaround time, accuracy and rejection rates across 40+ collection sitesWho we wantFirst choice: a doctor (medical degree, laboratory medicine or pathology specialisation). Also open to a senior laboratory leader without one, at chief or department-head grade, with a strong record.Commercial: real profit and loss and negotiation experience, not just technical strengthHands-on: you know your department end to end, not through reports alone8+ years leading clinical laboratory operations, 3+ at comparable scaleMulti-site or network laboratory experience a strong plusProfessional working EnglishGood to knowNo Vietnamese practising certificate required — sign-off sits permanently with our licensed pathologist, the same structure under which our previous Head of Laboratory operated. Full authority from day one, no waiting period.We recognise qualifications from across Asia on their own terms — a medical or a laboratory-science route, whichever you hold:Philippines — Philippine Board of Pathology, or RMT with senior lab management experienceIndia — MD/DNB in Pathology, or M.Sc./Ph.D. at chief technologist gradeChina — Chief Physician or Chief Technologist gradeSingapore — SMC pathology specialist, or Senior/Consultant AHPC-registered technologistMalaysia — MPath, or senior/chief technologist under the Allied Health Professions ActElsewhere — recognised national board, or ASCP/IBMS at chief gradeStrongest signal either way: time trained or practising in Singapore's CAP/JCI system, or in a major private laboratory chain (Agilus, Dr Lal, Metropolis, Thyrocare in India).We run flat. If you want a desk job, this isn't it.