Senior Production Specialist/ Laboratory Technician
Versiti was founded with the belief that together, our blood centers can better serve patients’ urgent need for life-saving healthcare. We love what we do, and we’re looking for passionate individuals to join the Versiti family. We foster a diverse environment that affirms each employee’s dignity and worth, and we offer a chance to work with a team of compassionate people who provide lifesaving blood to our communities on a daily basis.
What you can expect in this position:
We like to think of our lab staff as the next step after our friendliest vampires (phlebotomists) collect the blood products from our generous donors.
Under the direction of the department leadership, execute quality control testing strategies on Versiti’s blood supply to ensure regulatory requirements are met and manufacture platelet products according to operational standards. Enhance existing procedures and services with quality that exceeds customer expectations. Demonstrates the ability to take initiative, drive productivity, and build a collaborative environment.
We provide training that will help advance your career in health care, while working with a compassionate and mission-driven group of professionals.
What you will do:
- Understands and performs laboratory activities to all applicable regulatory and compliance requirements
- Performs and evaluates quality control testing on blood products using hematology analyzers, pH meters, and WBC counting technologies
- Performs blood product manufacturing on RBCs and PLTs
- Maintains equipment by performing daily quality control and preventative maintenance
- Performs testing on proficiency testing for CAP surveys
- Labels blood products according to regulatory requirements
- Accessions and packs blood donor sample tubes for infectious disease testing where applicable
- Performs reconciliations, lot release and client sample release of infectious disease testing
- Performs pathogen reduction production process on blood products, as applicable
- Performs donor antigen testing and antibody titrations, as applicable
- Conducts validation procedures to qualify new production processes
- Supports trainers by coordinating and maintaining staff training and competencies
- Maintains equipment reagent inventory levels for daily laboratory operations
What you will need:
- Associates degree in a chemical, physical or biological science or medical laboratory technology or other experience may be accepted by management
- Bachelor’s degree in biology or related science preferred
- 1+ year of related work experience in a health care setting is preferred
When you will work:
To serve our community, you will work full time day hours and every third weekend.
What’s in it for you?
- Complete insurance coverage – medical, dental, vision, life
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid time off
- Wellness program
Our Mission:
We are Blood Health Innovators who enhance lives through discovery, diagnosis, and treatment.
Our Vision:
We will expand the frontiers of patient health through the integration of science, medicine, and service.
Equal Opportunity Employer. This company will provide equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.