Clinical Tissue Operations Lead

Mid-America Transplant; Missouri; On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance premium options

401(k) Retirement Match

401(k) Additional contribution

Paid Life Insurance

Paid Long Term Disability

Annual incentive plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Mid-America Transplant is seeking an experienced leader to oversee the clinical Tissue team in a fast-paced setting. You will guide TOPCs and Tissue Specialists, drive staff onboarding and ongoing training, and ensure compliance with regulatory and processor standards.

You will recruit, mentor, and develop staff while coordinating cross-department efforts to maximize donor outcomes and streamline tissue recovery operations. A structured, collaborative approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in medical related field or HS diploma.
• 2 years frontline leadership experience in a hospital or other high-volume healthcare setting, with direct responsibility for clinical team onboarding, training, and performance.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with changing priorities, balancing operational demands, staff support, and organizational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day leadership of assigned staff, including scheduling, work assignment, resource coordination, workflow oversight and resolution of operational issues.
• Assists with recruitment, interviewing, selection, onboarding, and integration of new team members.
• Coordinates and delivers onboarding and role-specific training to ensure staff competency and readiness to perform the role independently.
• Provides hands-on clinical training, mentoring, coaching and competency assessment for new and existing staff.
• Ensures training, knowledge transfer, and employee development align with regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and processor expectations.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to optimize donor outcomes and support tissue recovery operations.
• Communicates procedural updates and ensures staff maintain the knowledge and skills needed to meet organizational, regulatory, and processor requirements.
• Partners across departments to facilitate efficient, compliant donation processes and positive processor outcomes.
• Serves as a liaison for clinical operational resources, including supplies, equipment, and facilities.

Skills

Frontline leadership

Staff development

Clinical training

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Education

Associate's degree

HS diploma

Job description

Mid-America Transplant is seeking an experienced leader to oversee the clinical Tissue team in a fast-paced setting. You will guide TOPCs and Tissue Specialists, drive staff onboarding and ongoing training, and ensure compliance with regulatory and processor standards.

You will recruit, mentor, and develop staff while coordinating cross-department efforts to maximize donor outcomes and streamline tissue recovery operations. A structured, collaborative approach is essential.