Associate III, Manufacturing

The American National Red Cross; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K with match

PTO

Holidays

Health Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance

Disability Insurance

Job summary

The American Red Cross is seeking a New Product Development Specialist for the Diagnostic Manufacturing Division in Gaithersburg, MD. You will design, execute and interpret experiments to develop blood banking reagents and support formulation, verification and validation activities in a collaborative manufacturing team.

Qualified candidates have a Bachelor's degree (MLS/MLT preferred) and at least 5 years in blood banking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in medical technology or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of blood banking experience.
• MLS or MLT (ASCP) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, perform, and interpret experiments for new product development.
• Create records, verification/validation studies and protocols.
• Establish requirements, identify formulations, verify performance.
• Communicate with customers, coordinate field testing, write SOPs and FDA submissions.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Technical writing

Blood banking

Education

Bachelor's degree

MLS/MLT preferred

Job description

Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when accessing Candidate Home.By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!Job Description:Why Choose Us?Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.Where Your Career is a Force for Good!What You Need to Know:The Diagnostic Manufacturing Division (DMD) , which is an FDA licensed manufacturer of blood banking reagents, currently has a unique job opportunity for an experienced blood banker as a new product development specialist. You will join an experienced manufacturing team and will be trained to perform advanced manufacturing processing procedures to produce a variety of blood banking reagents. You will learn all aspects of reagent production including finishing and distribution.You will use your knowledge and experience to design, perform and interpret experiments for new product development as well as designing forms, records and verification/validation studies and protocols. You will establish requirements, identify formulations, verify and validate performance of new products.You will be able to use your excellent written, computer and verbal communication skills to communicate with customers, coordinate field testing trials, and write standard operating procedures as well as submissions to the FDA.The DMD team works collaboratively together, and you will become a part of the dedicated team that supplies the 44 Red Cross Immunohematology Reference Labs with quality, cost effective blood banking reagents.The DMD is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, which is close to Washington, DC, and a wonderful, safe place to work and a great area to live.Standard Schedule : This is a salaried day shift position, with no weekends, holidays, evenings or night shifts. There is call responsibility, but only 2 to 4 weeks per year. You will have the flexibility to set your own schedule when required.Pay Information : The salary range for this position is: $90,000‐$100,000.Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role.What You Need to Succeed:Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.MLS or MLT (ASCP) preferredExperience: Minimum 5 years blood banking experience or equivalent combination of education and related Medical Technology or related field experience required.Management Experience: N/ASkills and Abilities: Ability to work on a teamTravel: May travel and participate in meetings and conferences throughout chapter jurisdiction, state and Red Cross systemPhysical RequirementsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The work environment will consist of moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phones and printers, light traffic). The employee must have the ability to work in a small cubicle and have the ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.Benefits For YouAs a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work . Our comprehensive package includes:Medical, Dental Vision plansHealth Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending AccountsPTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenureHolidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays401K with up to 6% matchPaid Family LeaveEmployee AssistanceDisability and Insurance: Short + Long TermService Awards and recognitionApply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity tomake your career a force for good!The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance — launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.To view the EEOC Summary of Rights, click here: Summary of Rights