Quality Manager, Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy

UT Health San Antonio•San Antonio, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The SCTCT Quality Manager is responsible for the development, maintenance, and ongoing activities of the clinical, collections, and laboratory quality programs of the UT Health San Antonio (UTHSA) Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy (SCTCT) Program. The Quality Manager ensures compliance with all aspects of the SCTCT Program Quality Plan, including requirements, policies, procedures, and practices related to accreditation standards and regulated products for both standard of care and clinical research. This encompasses quality management of the adult clinical programs, apheresis collections facility, and the clinical hematopoietic cell processing laboratory, in conjunction with the laboratory quality team. The Program's Quality Management Plan aims to facilitate high-quality clinical care for adult recipients and donors through audits, assessments, reporting of process and outcome measures, quality improvement activities, and investigations including corrective actions and root cause analysis. Additionally, the Quality Manager ensures all products released for the clinical hematopoietic cell processing laboratory comply with FACT standards and applicable FDA regulations, including good tissue practices and good manufacturing practices.

Requirements

Compliance with accreditation standards.
Compliance with regulated products administered for both standard of care and clinical research purposes.
Quality management of adult clinical programs, apheresis collections facility, and clinical hematopoietic cell processing laboratory.
Audits, assessments, and reporting of process and outcome measures.
Quality improvement activities.
Investigations including corrective actions and root cause analysis.
Compliance with FACT standards.
Compliance with applicable FDA regulations including good tissue practices and good manufacturing practices.

Responsibilities

Development, maintenance, and ongoing activities of the clinical, collections, and laboratory quality programs of the UT Health San Antonio (UTHSA) Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy (SCTCT) Program.
Ensuring compliance with all aspects of the SCTCT Program Quality Plan, including requirements, policies, procedures, and practices related to accreditation standards and regulated products for both standard of care and clinical research.
Quality management of the adult clinical programs, apheresis collections facility, and the clinical hematopoietic cell processing laboratory, in conjunction with the laboratory quality team.
Facilitating high quality clinical care for adult recipients and donors through audits, assessments, and reporting of process and outcome measures, quality improvement activities, and investigations including corrective actions and root cause analysis.
Ensuring all products released for the clinical hematopoietic cell processing laboratory comply with FACT standards and applicable FDA regulations, including good tissue practices and good manufacturing practices.

Benefits

Medical - UT SELECT Medical insurance offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction.
Discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians.
Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage.
Dental - Three dental insurance plan options available through Delta Dental Insurance Company (two PPOs and one dental HMO).
Vision - Fully insured Vision Care benefits offered by Superior Vision Services (two plan options).
Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working.
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.
Retirement - Eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available.
Time Off - Generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options: Front-loaded Paid Time Off (128 to 208 hours based on years of service), Extended Illness Bank (8 hours accrued per month), Paid Family Leave (up to 240 hours to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment), 12 set paid holidays each year.
Discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.