Technical Director of Manufacturing & Distribution Position Available In Rankin, Mississippi

This Position is for a Technical Director of Manufacturing & Distribution with a blood services agency location in Flowood, MS. Candidate has to be a certified Med Tech.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

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 FDA, 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; Promotes MBS through activities and professional organizations and other means of public relations; Other duties as assigned.

Requirements and Qualifications include: Bachelors degree (B.A. / B.S.) from Four year College or university; One to Two years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience; Requires flexibility and availability to work whatever hours are needed and to travel as needed to achieve objectives at all times; 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; Pre-employment drug testing required. 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/AAP/M/F/Disabled/Vet