Careers in Apheresis
Careers submissions are posted online on the ASFA website for a period of 30 days. The site receives approximately 400 unique visitors daily, all of whom have in an interest in the field of apheresis medicine. After one month, postings are available for viewing in the Careers in Apheresis Archives.
ASFA has recently partnered with Apheresis News to offer extended profile of apheresis career opportunities. Career submissions will be posted on the Apheresis News website for a period of 30 days and a link to your career posting will be including in the Apheresis News e-newsletter, a monthly electronic publication with 3,700+ international subscribers with an interest in the apheresis field.
The cost associated with the above is $500. To advertise an apheresis-related career posting, please complete the Career Advertisement Form and send, along with payment information, via email to asfa@apheresis.org or via fax to 604.874.4378. Submissions are posted for one month on the ASFA website and on Apheresis News, the online resource for the global apheresis community.
Supervisor Blood Bank and Compliance
(Posted 06/19/08) Rady Children's Hospital Laboratory Services proudly serves San Diego as the region's only designated pediatric trauma center and the only area hospital dedicated solely to pediatric care. Our CAP Accredited Laboratory offers the teamwork environment where patient care and customer service come first.
Come join an experienced, dedicated team of professionals that drive diagnostic quality and specialized testing for our special patients. In San Diego, clinical excellence is Rady Children's Hospital. The Rady Children's blood bank is the primary responsibility. Supporting the supervision of administrative and technical activities for the Laboratory section and its personnel.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Current California State Medical Technologist license
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Four years of laboratory experience under a qualified director
Preferred Qualification:
- Supervisor experience preferred
- National Certification or equivalent preferred
Interested candidates can apply on line at www.rchsd.org or email resume to: jduenow@rchsd.org or Fax: 858-966-8585. Phone: 800-869-5627 x7790.
EOE
Nurse Manager, Blood and Donor Services
Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, CA
(Posted 06/16/08) Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), rated as one of Child Magazine's Top Children's Hospitals, is dedicated to nurturing, advancing, and protecting the health and wellbeing of all children. A 232-bed state-of-the-art children's hospital located in the city of Orange, we have earned a strong reputation for leadership in pediatric health care in Southern California and across the country.
The Blood and Donor Services program at CHOC provides comprehensive blood therapy for children. We are currently seeking a Registered Nurse to provide leadership for the coordination of clinical and administrative activities for patients, donors, and associates. You will perform a key role in assuring organizational compliance with FDA cGMPs, as well as AABB, CAP and JCAHO standards.
To qualify, you must be a graduate of an accredited school of Nursing with a BSN, CA license, PALS, and BLS. Requires two years of blood donor apheresis and blood collection experience and one year of nursing management or supervisory experience in a clinical area of an acute facility. Two years of pediatric therapeutic apheresis experience preferred.
To learn more about this unique opportunity, please email or call Rossedy Anderson, Employment Manager, at roanderson@choc.org or 714-289-4792. You can aslo visit our website at www.choc.org.
EOE/AAP
RN-Apheresis #6516
Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, Arizona
(Posted 06/12/08) Job satisfaction, great benefits and competitive salaries are just a few reasons why Mayo Clinic has been recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work for in America.” Explore what Mayo Clinic can do for your career.
Mayo Clinic has a full-time opening for an Apheresis Registered Nurse at the Phoenix location in the Outpatient Infusion Department (OPIV). OPIV has 10 treatment an procedural bays and provides treatment to patients requiring care in the outpatient setting. The OPIV nurses are specialty educated in placement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC), accessing of intravascular access devices, assessment of surgically implanted central lines, and the care and maintenance of all central lines.
Qualifications:
- Current Arizona or Compact State registered nurse licensure required
- BSN preferred
- Minimum 1+ years Registered Nurse experience required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate of completion preferred on hire or required within 30 days and maintains
- Satisfactory completion of ECG competency within six months of hire and maintenance of competence annually
- Works flexible hours that may include days, evenings, nights, holidays, weekends and on-call.
- Adapts to unpredictable situations within the patient care setting
- Exhibits good communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong computer skills preferred
- Maintains ACLS and PALS as required by specific units
- Maintains specialty certification per unit guidelines
- Knowledge of FDA regulations and/or FACT standards is preferred
- Proficiency in patient interviewing, infectious disease testing and screening, therapeutic apheresis, cellular depletion and exchanges, stem cell collection, LDL apheresis, photopheresis and safe handling and labeling of blood products preferred
To build an online application, please visit the Mayo Clinic Web site at www.mayoclinic.org/jobs-sct/. Search under job category Nursing, Job# 6516.
As an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, we value diversity. Mayo Clinic conducts reference and background checks; drug testing is required of all new hires.
Market Development Manager - Americas
(Posted 05/06/2008)
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW:
Gambro BCT is a world leader in automated blood collections, therapeutic apheresis, as well as an industry leader in automated blood component separation and purification technologies.
Gambro BCT provides technology, products and services to blood centers, hospitals, and scientific, clinical and biotech researchers. Gambro BCT has sales in more than 90 countries and production facilities in the U.S., and Northern Ireland, and employs 1,900 people in 30 countries. Gambro BCT’s annual revenues are approximately USD $395 million. The company is privately held.
Gambro BCT’s corporate offices are located in Lakewood, Colorado, approximately 15 minutes west of Denver.
Gambro BCT’s vision: We improve lives through innovation, quality and services delivered by our people, products and processes in blood component technologies.
Gambro BCT specializes in two market segments — blood bank technologies and therapeutic specialties.
Blood bank technologies — Gambro BCT delivers products and services that enhance blood quality, safety, supply and efficiency through automating the collection of leukoreduced red cells, platelets and plasma. Gambro BCT provides technology to automate blood component laboratories manufacturing processes of whole blood. Finally, we deliver the superior value of Mirasol pathogen reduction technology.
Therapeutic specialties — Gambro BCT delivers a range of technologies that enable advances in medicine through innovations in stem cell and white blood cell collections, cell and tissue processing, and therapeutic apheresis. Therapeutic apheresis is a process removing disease mediators or disease-carrying media from the patient. Cell therapies is the collection of blood cells, including peripheral blood stem cells and monocytes, from a patient or donor’s blood stream, then processing and re-infusing as a part of various treatments.
Gambro BCT invests in research and development to bring our customers innovative new products. Gambro BCT’s key products and systems include the Trima Accel Automated Blood Collection System, Vista Information System, OrbiSac System, Elutra Cell Separation System, COBE Spectra Apheresis System and the COBE 2991 Cell Processor.
You can learn more about the company on their website at http://www.gambrobct.com.
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POSITION SUMMARY:
Gambro BCT is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Market Development Manager - Americas. This individual will hold responsibility for providing leadership in the areas of strategic direction and objectives, marketing strategies and sales tools, and (product line) problem resolution in a particular market area.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Analyze and solve complex and or unusual customer problems in a timely manner.
Working with a high degree of independence, translates customer needs into product conceptualization, development and design objectives and marketing strategies.
Provides leadership during product trials and introductions. Coordinates efforts with manufacturing, engineering, quality, worldwide sales and other functional areas to produce innovative products that meet customer needs.
Establishes and is held accountable for the achievement of sales and market share goals for assigned products.
Collects and analyzes competitor information and tracks sales. Develops and refines marketing, promotional and pricing strategies.
Provide detailed input/feedback to Product Management Team to recommend changes in product design, manufacturing, quality or any other aspect of the product or service.
Develops and coordinates the production of product introduction, sales and support materials, brochures and other tools.
Organizes, coordinates and presents product seminars for customers and sales personnel.
Monitors and analyzes indicators of business performance: Sales versus Forecast (units, revenue, gross profit), actual versus plan selling price, product mix, disposables utilization, competitor information, and other relevant marketing factors.
Develops and implements the introductory business plans for new products or product enhancements to assure proper positioning strategies. Coordinates pre-launch, launch and post-launch activities.
Works closely with the Sales organization and Global Marketing Managers to successfully identify business opportunities, support tools, and new marketing programs in a timely and high quality manner. Requires a thorough understanding of marketplace dynamics as they relate to product, price, distribution, and overall customer financial objectives.
Provides direction on the design and implementation of promotion, sales force collateral, and customer communication materials to ensure consistency with customer’s needs and the selling system approach. Evaluates communication and documentation programs and support tools for effectiveness through customer and sales force feedback as well as objective research. Uses a sales force automation application in compliance with its business rule and user guidelines to disseminate information in all Americas market.
Assists customers and sales personnel through the provision of sales training, clinical in-service assistance and marketing programs.
Assists customers in the optimal use of products.
Special projects as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge necessary to perform in this position is generally acquired through a relevant Bachelor’s degree and 8 or more years of relevant technical or clinical experience, with emphasis in Sales, Marketing or Business.
Extensive knowledge of product applications /therapies and the markets for which the product or products for which the incumbent has responsibility are used.
Demonstrated and effective leadership ability and managerial skills.
Extensive knowledge of sales/marketing strategic planning and program delivery.
Demonstrated analytical thinking skills and the ability to solve problems and develop programs with creativity and good judgment.
Demonstrated expertise in product and therapy knowledge.
Working knowledge of domestic and worldwide markets and global marketing strategy.
Ability to assess customer needs and market trends within the context of product and business capabilities and the ability to translate this assessment into workable strategy.
Willingness to take ownership and accept responsibility for actions and decisions.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Demonstrated ability to interact with diplomacy and tact while maintaining appropriate assertiveness and persistence.
Demonstrated ability to present ideas and information in a clear, concise, organized, and diplomatic manner; ask appropriate questions in order to obtain information; listen effectively to other’s ideas and questions; maintain composure when challenged.
Demonstrated ability to present prepared information to individuals and/or groups in a manner that is clear and concise to hold their interest and address their needs or concerns.
Consistently demonstrated high levels of contribution.
Ability to work effectively and comfortably with physicians and other medical professionals, as well as with all functions and levels within the business organization.
Demonstrated desire and ability to lead and motivate others in team efforts.
Knowledge necessary to work in Microsoft applications, interfaces and databases.
Willing to travel internationally; primarily to Canada and Latin America.
Ability to understand scientific facts and package them into a cohesive communication model for customers and Sales personnel.
Demonstrated ability to identify root causes of problems and create new solutions to non-routine issues; identify inefficient business work processes and recommend technological solutions to improve; consider the implication and application of proposed solutions on other projects, programs, work units, or business information problems.
Ability to develop financial analysis to justify market, product or service investments.
Ability to fully understand complete customer business models in all Americas market.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing and background verification checks. For more information about Gambro BCT visit our website www.gambrobct.com.