BLOOD MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)

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Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Salary: Competitive salary based on education and/or experience plus $500 bonus after 6 months and $1,000 bonus after 1 year!

Benefits: Health, dental, vision, life insurance, long term disability, 401(k), paid-time off, $5,000 annual tuition reimbursement, holiday pay, etc.

Days: Monday through Friday; some weekends

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; some evenings

Position:

Our Blood Institute is looking for a Blood Manufacturing Operations Executive Director in Oklahoma City who will provide strategic planning, operational management, budgeting, and leadership support to the Manufacturing Operation and Logistics/BPS departments. Facilitate indirect processes within the manufacturing laboratory and logistics to achieve operational efficiency and quality effectiveness. This position will also oversee all external export accounts. All tasks undertaken, regardless of their timing, that have clear applicability to blood banking and transfusion medicine are considered within this position's scope of employment and are, therefore, subject to the Institute's Intellectual Property Policy and Procedures. Act as project manager in various OBI projects as applicable.

Qualifications:

• Position requires a Bachelor of Science degree and a Masters degree is strongly preferred
• 5 - 10 years' experience in a manufacturing or logistics operation
• 10 years supervisory/management experience required

Primary Responsibilities:

• Direct the operational and quality systems in the Manufacturing and OKC Logistics departments along with the Technical Operations systems team. Work cross-functional with all Logistics/BPS department system-wide.
• Continue to grow and develop the Manufacturing and Logistics Operations departments to generate revenue and reduce expense.
• Develop and administer capital expense budgets and operating budgets.
• Oversee a program including software to maximize our product inventory management within our system footprint and hospitals. Increasing efficiencies and minimizing product loss while maintaining good customer service to our hospitals and centers.
• Coordinate and work with Center Managers within Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas with BPS personnel and optimizing inventory levels.
• Oversee and minimize inventory costs and product loss for the Manufacturing and Logistics departments.
• Review hospital, equipment, service, and export contracts to ensure that the needs of OBI are met along with OBI meeting all product specifications to export clients.
• Provide counseling and guidance for staff, mangers, and directors as needed.
• Develop and implement the strategic focus for the Manufacturing and Logistics departments. Create goals and objectives in line with the corporate level mission and strategy.
• Ensure that regulatory activities occur as required, (AABB, FDA, CLIA). Direct Tech Ops systems team to aid departments in their quality, SOPs and corrective actions to include the Testing, and QC operations.
• Oversee all procedures and training material that reflect activities performed in the Manufacturing and Logistics departments. Direct levers on that are pulled to meet shifting product demand numbers throughout our system to ensure hospital patient safety.
• Responsible for all inventory management activity systemwide
• Expected to work cross-functionally with Recruitment, Communication Center, and others to meet product demands.
• Ensures validations, SOPs, and policies for the department are complete and accurate.
• Provide direction and support to the external export accounts staff. Line up export operations numbers with collections budget and hospital product demands.
• Oversee the quality, equipment, training, IT, and project management for the Manufacturing and Logistics departments.

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