SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Laboratory Alliance of Central New York, LLC announced it has hired Mark Jordan as director of human resources (HR).
Jordan returns to Laboratory Alliance from Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, where he was director of HR. Prior to his tenure at Van Duyn, he was the HR manager for Ichor Therapeutics, Inc.
Jordan began his career as an analytical chemist supporting the pharmaceutical industry and then transitioned to a career in education, teaching regents and advanced-placement chemistry to high-school students. Discovering a new passion for social sciences, Jordan earned his doctorate degree in education with a focus on change leadership for social justice, according to a Laboratory Alliance news release.
In all, Jordan brings more than 20 years of experience in laboratory science, and seven years of prior experience at Laboratory Alliance in various roles. Initially he served as research and development specialist, playing a key role in bringing on new tests. Jordan later transitioned into the human resources department in the role of education coordinator. In this capacity he assumed several responsibilities including recruiting, training, and onboarding new employees, and was the primary liaison to Laboratory Alliance’s clinical education partners, the company said.
Jordan earned a doctorate in education in 2015 from Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California and a bachelor’s degree in 2002 from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse. He has a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification.
Laboratory Alliance, established in 1998, provides all inpatient and outpatient clinical and anatomic pathology testing for Crouse Health and St. Joseph’s Health and for regional hospitals, long-term care facilities, and health-care practices in a 16-county region in Central New York. The company performs more than 10 million tests per year through its 11 patient centers and three laboratory locations.