Biologics Procurement Specialist – Transfusion and Transplant

Biologics Procurement Specialist – Transfusion and Transplant

Requirements

• Bachelors degree required with emphasis in Biology, Microbiology, or Chemistry.
• Must be available to work irregular hours including weekends as necessary to meet company requirements and production demands.
• Experience with extended red cell antigens and their characteristics.
• Proficient in Excel, SharePoint and Outlook.
• Experience in providing customer service support.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing annual and ad hoc schedules for red cell donors to ensure blood supply is consistent with schedule requirements and cycle commitments.
• Responsible for placing new donors on a schedule that meets production needs.
• Responsible for monitoring shipping of donor units in compliance with Supply Agreements with donor centers.
• Assist with log in of red cells and platelets used for manufacturing.
• Performing second verification of blood units log-in entries in the BDMS system to ensure that the information is properly entered prior to continuing with the additional processing steps.
• Review product specifications and release product for further manufacturing.
• Participate in process improvements.
• Serve as backup to Biologics Sourcing Specialist II
• Prepare samples for send out testing or transfer to other Immucor sites.
• Assist with revisions of department documents.
• Assists supervisor to ensure Sourcing procurement department activities are performed according to department procedures and completed within procedure or department-defined timeframes.
• Assist with investigations into complaints, deviations and support key projects driven by either process improvement or R&D.
• Ensures department records are legible and are stored according to procedure/work-instruction-defined protocols and time frames.
• Follow applicable laboratory OSHA regulations with respect to chemical hazards, blood-borne pathogens, etc.
• Understands FDA and ISO standards applicable to the department and consequences of nonconformance.
• Meets achievement levels established for competency evaluations.
• Understands source, composition and characteristics of products and associated chemical and biosafety hazards.
• Interacts cooperatively with coworkers, supervisors or managers of other departments and receives direction well from superiors.
• Maintains good department morale and employee motivation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Blood banking experience preferred.