Description
Director - Tissue Typing (Histocompatibility Laboratory) (Job Opening R129901)
Join the team of experts in Transplant at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and help lead the way in medicine. We are recognized as one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for the 32nd consecutive year with 8 nationally ranked specialties. As a major academic medical center Ohio State has the resources, the commitment and the capability to identify matches and find new ways to make the most of every gift of organ donation.
Central Ohio’s only adult transplant center, the Ohio State Comprehensive Transplant Center is a world leader in life-saving care and transplant research, caring for patients with diseases of the heart, lung, kidney, liver and pancreas. Ranked top 20 transplant program, by volume, in the United States, we have performed 13,200 solid organ transplants since 1967, a milestone achieved by less than 7% of all U.S. transplant centers. We can perform large living kidney donor (LKD) chains, including a 20-person LKD chain that is one of the largest ever performed at a single-institution in the United States. We are also one of very few transplant centers in the United States to have an in-house Organ Recovery Team that facilitates organ recovery logistics for all regional and national organ offers.
We are now hiring a Director!
Scope of Position:
Individual is responsible for histocompatibility laboratory compliance with regulatory and accreditation agency standards, quality assurance, development of laboratory processes, clinical protocols and budget preparation and monitoring. The histocompatibility laboratory operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and provides services to University Hospital, Ross Heart Hospital, The James Cancer Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital and Lifeline of Ohio Organ Procurement Organization.
Position Summary:
The Director of the histocompatibility laboratory reports directly to the Administrative Director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center for business related activities and routinely collaborates with the Clinical Consultant for the histocompatibility laboratory. This individual is responsible for the overall management of the histocompatibility laboratory, the quality of operations and services provided by the histocompatibility laboratory, including the responsibility for reviewing and overseeing all technical aspects of the laboratory. This individual directs technological staff and works closely with attending physicians and fellows in both solid organ and bone marrow transplantation in the design, implementation and review of all technical processes that involve the histocompatibility laboratory. This individual is responsible for personnel management and ensuring customer service, development, implementation and monitoring of testing, staff training and evaluation and budget management. The Director also represents The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center at local, regional and national levels as a liaison between the medical center and the various laboratory and transplant related organizations, agencies and professional organizations.
Total Rewards:
Our many benefits include state retirement with a 14% employer contribution; 100% employer-paid tuition for full-time employees and 50% paid tuition for dependents; comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance (beginning day one of employment); homeownership incentives and much more.
Apply online: https://osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSUCareers/details/Director---Histocompatibility-Lab_R129901-2?q=R129901
Requirements
- Must hold a PhD in Biology or a field related to immunology
- Must hold certification as an HLA Histocompatibility Lab director (as defined by the American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics by a board approved by Health and Human Services (HHS))
- Must maintain Clinical Histocompatibility Diplomate status (D-ABHI) conferred by the American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
- 10 years of relevant experience is preferred
