Director- Histocompatibility (HLA)

Overview

Versiti is a fusion of donors, scientific curiosity, and precision medicine that recognize the gifts of blood and life are precious. We are home to the world-renowned Blood Research Institute, we enable life saving gifts from our donors, and provide the science behind the medicine through our diagnostic laboratories. Versiti brings together outstanding minds with unparalleled experience in transfusion medicine, transplantation, stem cells and cellular therapies, oncology and genomics, diagnostic lab services, and medical and scientific expertise. This combination of skill and knowledge results in improved patient outcomes, higher quality services and reduced cost of care for hospitals, blood centers, hospital systems, research and educational institutions, and other health care providers. At Versiti, we are passionate about improving the lives of patients and helping our healthcare partners thrive.

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Senior Director, Histocompatibility, Versiti DL, is accountable for helping to provide leadership and guide direction of the Histocompatibility Laboratories across Versiti, with a focus on clinical care, diagnostic innovation, education, and operational excellence. Contributes to the development and successful execution of business and strategic initiatives; contributes to managing the people and financial resources; contributes to ongoing and sustainable improvement in the areas of compliance, customer/employee satisfaction, and process improvement. Provides assistance to the Senior Director of Histocompatibility, as requested.

Responsibilities

• Clinical and Scientific Leadership, Customer Service • Stays current with and contributes to best clinical practices in histocompatibility and transplantation, serving as an expert resource to our clients. • Reviews clinical cases and provides clinical consultation as needed (including on-call). • Performs annual chart reviews to re-evaluate interpretive comments in the context of current scientific publications and potential clinical implications. • Identifies new technologies and/or tests that will add value to customers and patients, and participates in their development, validation, and operational implementation. • Ensures own ongoing professional development through publications, presentations, and attendance at professional meetings, as well as leadership development training at Versiti. • Actively engages and collaborates on clinical and scientific thought leadership locally (VBRI, MCW, FMLH and CW) and nationally (with clinical and industry partners). • Contributes to clinical research activities of the lab, in collaboration with transplant programs and others external or internal partners. • Maintains professional certifications [F(ACHI), ASHI, etc.] Customer Service • Develops and maintains relationships with customers; solicits and communicates customer needs and issues to laboratory operations, and ensures they are addressed. • Provides expert consultation and interpretation to customers in a timely manner; including communicating to the customer about changes in technology or knowledge relative to their activities. • Promotes interdepartmental cooperation and respect through effective communication and problem solving. • Provides educational lectures locally and nationally on request. • Shares in the responsibility of training residents, fellows, SBB students & other visitors to the lab.
• Laboratory Operations & Planning • Functions as a productive member of the laboratory leadership and director teams. • Provides oversight to ensure compliance/service excellence/innovation/cost effectiveness in histocompatibility laboratories. • Identifies and evaluates the latest technology and methodologies, and the development of innovative ideas for incorporation into operations. • Ensure that new tests can be sustained from a training/competency/operational perspective. • Demonstrates partnership and collaboration with operational management through participation and discussion, and alignment with organizational/team goals and decisions. • Partners effectively with the Product Development (PD) program and provides leadership to PD within the lab. • Serves as a technical resource to the laboratories for problem solving and process improvement. • Contributes to operational plans which support the organizational strategic direction. • Ensures that current standards and emerging concepts are incorporated into strategic and annual planning.
• Product Development and New Test Implementation • Oversees test development, performance and test interpretation. • Identifies, evaluates, and implements opportunities for new or improved laboratory tests. • Ensures that validation, SOPs and training have been completed before implementing a test in the laboratory. Ensures that performance is monitored and appropriate action taken. • Under guidance of Senior Dir