Cord Blood Program Lead & Operations Manager

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 64,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Life insurance

Health Savings Account

Retirement plan

Wage-access

Job summary

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers in Gainesville, FL, seeks a Cord Blood Collections Manager to oversee cord blood collection operations, staff leadership, and hospital relationships. This role supports the LifeSouth Cellular Therapies program through outreach and program growth initiatives.

You will lead onboarding, training, and development of collection staff while ensuring compliance with SOPs and regulatory requirements. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in business or healthcare. Master’s preferred.
• Three years of management or supervisory experience required.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with hospitals, physician offices, donors, and community partners.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cord blood collection operations, recruitment efforts, and site performance.
• Lead onboarding, training, scheduling, and development of collection staff.
• Build and maintain relationships with hospitals, physician offices, and community partners.
• Monitor collection goals, operational metrics, and program growth initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with SOPs, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and documentation procedures.
• Identify operational concerns and implement process improvements and corrective actions.
• Support donor recruitment efforts, outreach initiatives, presentations, and community events.
• Assist with audits, inspections, reporting, and quality improvement activities.
• Review operational reports, supply requests, inventory needs, and departmental documentation.
• Collaborate with internal leadership teams to support the Cellular Therapies program.
• Represent LifeSouth and the Cord Blood Program in a professional and positive manner.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Relationship building

Project management

Strong computer skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers in Gainesville, FL, seeks a Cord Blood Collections Manager to oversee cord blood collection operations, staff leadership, and hospital relationships. This role supports the LifeSouth Cellular Therapies program through outreach and program growth initiatives.

You will lead onboarding, training, and development of collection staff while ensuring compliance with SOPs and regulatory requirements. Strong leadership and communication are essential.