Versiti

Overview

Versiti is a fusion of donors, scientific curiosity, and precision medicine, dedicated to improving patient outcomes through blood and life-saving gifts. The Team Lead Production role involves organizing and prioritizing workflow across various production areas to enhance services efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Organizes and prioritizes workflow across core production, hospital services, and specialized production.
• Executes technical skills department-wide and leads a cohesive team in the absence of management.
• Understands and performs laboratory activities to all applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Maintains full competency in at least one production area and key competencies across the department.
• Facilitates and prioritizes workflow and covers gaps in production in the absence of a supervisor.
• Handles day-to-day production and distribution questions from production staff.
• Manages the process of reviewing policies and procedures to improve laboratory services.
• Assists in resolving and investigating deviations and helps prepare corrective actions.
• Assists in staff scheduling and determining shift hours for open positions.
• Trains staff members in production processes when required.
• Performs blood production manufacturing processes on red blood cells and/or platelets.
• Processes orders for blood, components, and derivative products consistent with regulatory standards.
• Maintains laboratory supplies and equipment as assigned.
• Monitors CLIA and Proficiency Testing when required.
• Leads or participates in functional or cross-functional project work.
• Works weekend, holiday rotations, and on-call as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in biology or related science preferred.
• Management and human resources approval based on experience required.
• Demonstrates successful performance and competencies of Senior Production Specialist required.
• Proactively solves problems and takes responsibility.
• Ability to read and interpret Standing Operating Procedures and other manuals.
• Proactive in identifying and improving customer complaints and issues.
• Accountable for delivery of own work and others based on key performance indicators.
• Ability to lead others without direct reporting oversight.
• Ability to work cooperatively as well as independently, without direct supervision.
• Ability to communicate with higher-level management and escalate when appropriate.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO
• 401k

Additional Information

• Work schedule is Monday to Friday from 3 PM to 11:30 PM.