Director, Blood Processing

LIFESHARE BLOOD CENTER • Shreveport, LA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

LifeShare Blood Center is seeking an experienced Director of Blood Processing to provide leadership and direction to its blood component processing and distribution teams. The Director will develop and nurture relationships with healthcare facilities and direct strategies for managing blood product inventory levels, quality testing, and distribution activities to meet hospital customer needs.

The position is generally performed in a corporate office setting, with frequent presence throughout the company. It requires flexible hours, use of a personal cell phone to respond to critical issues, and moderate travel. Work may involve exposure to infectious diseases from blood and blood products, and requires working with needles, scissors, blood bags, human blood, and mechanical component preparation equipment in a fast-paced environment. The employee must be able to lift and operate equipment weighing up to 40 pounds without assistance and stand or bend for long periods without relief. A valid driver’s license and insurability under the company’s commercial auto insurance carrier are required. Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with the ADA to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare- or business-related discipline.
• At least eight years of progressively responsible management experience, preferably in a clinical laboratory, blood or plasma center, or manufacturing center.
• Demonstrated experience supervising technical and non-technical staff in a regulatory environment.
• Working knowledge and understanding of CLIA, FDA, OSHA, and AABB regulations and statutes, as well as Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) guidelines for laboratory operations.
• Working knowledge of management processes including planning, budgeting, organizing, and implementing.
• Working knowledge of inventory management and processing.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with technical and managerial staff.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint), and ability to learn and use inventory management and donor database systems.
• Ability to lift and operate equipment weighing up to 40 pounds without assistance and to stand or bend for long periods without relief.
• Ability to work with needles, scissors, blood bags, human blood, and mechanical component preparation equipment in a fast-paced environment.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to be insured by the company’s commercial auto insurance carrier.

Nice To Haves

• Related master’s degree preferred.
• At least two years of blood banking experience preferred.
• Prior experience in forecast modeling and developing and maintaining a departmental budget is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to blood component processing and distribution teams.
• Develop and nurture relationships with healthcare facilities.
• Direct strategies for managing blood product inventory levels, quality testing, and distribution activities to meet hospital customer needs.
• Respond to critical issues during flexible hours.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director