Technical Director of Manufacturing & Distribution

At Mississippi Blood Services, we know for a fact that we make a difference in people's lives every day. We've been working to serve the needs of patients in Mississippi hospitals since 1979. We are committed to providing excellent benefits, a great working environment and just being an all-around great place to work. We're looking for an individual with flexible skills that is intellectual, confident, self-disciplined and innovative; with imagination and strong problem solving skills. To help meet our mission the successful candidate:

DUTIES

• Oversees all look back procedures, product investigations and Hold/PDIR investigations.
• Maintains liaison with hospital laboratories by telephone communication and/or written communication.
• Serves as a role model and assists in mentoring new associates as well as other team members.
• Works closely with other Supervisory/Management staff within Manufacturing and Distribution departments to ensure the following are performed satisfactory, within appropriate time constraints and within appropriate FDA and regulatory guidelines: Training/Retraining, SOP review/updates, departmental validations, new equipment implementation, and compliance audit responses and corrections.
• Review and produce final written report for hospital.
• Administer patient antibody letters; composition of rough draft and final copies.
• Direct investigation of pending test results, data entry/verification of test results.
• Assists with all mandatory and voluntary inspections of the blood center: AABB and plasma fractionators.
• Maintains the Standard Operating Procedure manual for the laboratory.
• Reviews lab records to ensure adherence to federal regulations.
• Position may require daily administrative duties when other staff is unavailable
• Schedules, instructs and evaluates students rotating through the production laboratory to include MLT or MT students and pathology residents.
• Prepares and administers annual budgets for Technical Lab. Reviews and approves invoices.
• Directs the maintenance of quality control programs in the laboratory.
• Maintains regular attendance during normal office hours. Requires flexibility and availability to work whatever hours are needed and to travel as needed to achieve objectives at all times.
• Promotes MBS through activities and professional organizations and other means of public relations.
• Able to work and lead by example in a fast-paced environment while focused on timely, correct results every time.
• Willingness to serve on-call as needed, and to work a flexible schedule in order to meet patient needs.
• Experience in supervising and managing personnel.
• Stable work history
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

-Bachelor's degree (B. A. /B.S.) from Four year College or university; one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

- CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES/REGISTRATONS: MT(ASCP); MT(ASCP)BB, or SBB preferred

• It's a great time to join us in our life saving mission - you'll be glad you did!

Applicants MUST apply at www.msblood.com

Mississippi Blood Services is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity.

EOE/M/F/Disabled/Vet

Drug-Free Workplace

Pre-employment drug testing required

Note: Our application process is designed to be completed through this online process. However, if a reasonable accommodation is needed to enable you to apply for one of our positions, please contact us at 601-368-2647 and we will gladly work with you.