Director, Med Safety Board (MSB)

ECRI, Inc.; Plymouth Meeting (PA); Remote; USD 127,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

ECRI, Inc. is seeking a Director for the Med Safety Board (MSB) to lead safety initiatives and promote effective medication practices. This role involves strategic planning, oversight of healthcare projects, and collaboration with various stakeholders to enhance medication safety and manage operational efficiencies. The ideal candidate will hold a senior position in healthcare with extensive experience and qualifications in health sciences.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Employer-matching retirement plan

Paid time off and holiday pay

Tuition assistance

Access to LinkedIn Learning

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in clinical practice with safety practices, project management.
• 5+ years in a senior management role with operational experience.
• Current healthcare-related professional licensure required.

Responsibilities

• Lead MSB projects and consultations to enhance patient safety.
• Engage with healthcare stakeholders to promote ISMP’s mission.
• Manage budgets, revenue, and expenses effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Decision Analysis

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

MS degree in health sciences, MSN, DNP or PharmD

MBA or Business degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Virtual conferencing software

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Corporate Headquarters - Plymouth Meeting, PA

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: Doctorate/Professional Degree Required

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Travel Percentage: 25%

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Health Care

Description

WHY CHOOSE ISMP and MSB

Med Safety Board (MSB), an ISMP company powered by ECRI, is an inspiring place to work. We share a common mission to help healthcare organizations make smart, compassionate, and ethical decisions for patients. Consider these additional benefits of joining the ISMP and MSB team:

• Industry leadership: We have a long history and proven reputation in patient safety and medical technology research.
• On-the-job-learning: You will have the opportunity to work with specialists across medical science, patient care, healthcare management, and technology.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits: We offer medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability coverage.
• Retirement Savings: Our employees can participate in an employer-matching 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan.
• Additional benefits: ECRI offers additional benefits to our employees, including paid time off and holiday pay, paid leave for parents, tuition assistance, employee assistance program, access to LinkedIn Learning, and other voluntary benefit programs (e.g. accident insurance, identify theft insurance, flexible spending accounts).

ABOUT ISMP

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is the nation’s first 501c (3) nonprofit organization devoted entirely to preventing medication errors. ISMP is known and respected as the gold standard for medication safety information. For more than 30 years, it also has served as a vital force for progress. ISMP’s advocacy work alone has resulted in numerous necessary changes in clinical practice, public policy, and drug labeling and packaging.

Among its many initiatives, ISMP runs the only national voluntary practitioner medication error reporting program, publishes newsletters with real-time error information read and trusted throughout the global healthcare community, and offers a wide range of unique educational programs, tools, and guidelines.

In 2020, ISMP was acquired by ECRI, a global organization advancing safe, evidence-based healthcare. The ECRI and the ISMP Patient Safety Organization (PSO)is a federally certified patient safety organization by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

As a watchdog organization, ISMP receives no advertising revenue and depends entirely on charitable donations, educational grants, newsletter subscriptions, and volunteer efforts to pursue its lifesaving work. Learn more at www.ismp.org.

About MSB

Med Safety Board (MSB) was born in 2021, specifically from medical device, medication-related device, and pharmaceutical manufacturers demand. As an entity powered by both ISMP and ECRI, MSB engages directly with manufacturers of all sizes and at all points along the product lifecycle, from conception to approval to in-market. MSB provides the support necessary to bring safer products to market and assist in enhancing products for safety once in-market.

Leveraging over half a century of evaluation and error experience from both ISMP and ECRI, MSB has exclusive access to a series of device and pharmaceutical error databases, and a team of full-time end-user clinician and human factors engineers as product safety experts. As a result, MSB is uniquely positioned to offer specialized packaged solutions to life science companies.

POSITION SUMMARY

As a member of the ISMP Leadership Team, the Director of MSB, helps to formulate strategic plans and identifies and leads new business opportunities to position the organization in a rapidly evolving and competitive environment. The Director provides leadership, expertise and oversight to all MSB projects, consultations, educational programs, focus groups and other related activities and services, in support of ISMP’s mission, vision and strategic plan. The Director provides leadership in defining and implementing business and operations processes to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of MSB and ensure on time delivery of all client projects and deliverables. The Director is a subject matter expert (SME) on medication use processes and safe medication practices and will also participate in execution of client projects and deliverables. The Director supports the integration and collaboration of services between ISMP/MSB and ECRI for the ultimate benefit of patient safety and towards the strategic mission and vision of both organizations. The Director is responsible for establishing and maintaining highly productive relationships and partnerships with key professionals, external organizations, and other healthcare stakeholders for the benefit of the organization.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodation Statement:
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactory. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s):

•	Leadership, oversight and participation in MSB projects, consultations, educational programs, focus group and other related activities and services Maintain, expand and continuously improve MSB’s services Ensure timely response to inquiries; oversee the establishment of project agenda/objectives, timeline and budget, selection of team members, development and execution of proposals and contracts; ensure timely and effective execution of projects Coordinate, lead and participate in engagements as a SME; ensure timely completion of project deliverables and reports Assist in marketing, public relations and sales efforts to promote MSB’s services in order to achieve targeted growth rate In conjunction with the President, develop annual budgets; manage revenue and expenses in order to meet budget target
•	Participate in collaboratives, summits, and educational programs Participate in collaboratives and summits Participate in the development, review, and editing of new or revised safety tools and resources, including guidelines, self-assessments, and best practice statements Develop content and provide expertise for MSB publications, website, and other materials Develop and deliver educational materials, tools, and programming on medication safety-related topics, including but not limited to webinars, symposiums and didactic lectures Mentor newemployees, students, residents, international guests, and ISMP Fellows Support the integration and collaboration of services between ISMP/MSB and ECRI for the ultimate benefit of patient safety and towards the strategic mission and vision of both organizations.
•	Promote and advocate ISMP’s mission and vision to its stakeholders Actively network with clinical and vendorcontacts to build collegial relationships, develop new projects, and advance ISMP/MSB’s understanding of and response to medication errors Serve on and represent ISMP/MSB interests in international, national, state and local professional and advocacy organizations and committees

Additional Responsibilities:

Accountability Metrics:

Qualifications

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Experience:

•	At least 10 years of experience in a clinical practice setting with experience inimplementation of safety practices,process improvement utilizing healthcare risk management methodologies (e.g., root cause analysis, failure mode and effects analysis, six sigma/lean) and managing projects in cross-functional teams
•	At least 5 years of experience in senior management/administrative/leadership position in academic medicine, healthcare, non-profit or comparable setting, with extensive financial and operational experience Extensive knowledge of medication safety,error-prevention principles, various risk management methodologies (e.g. root cause analysis (RCA), failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA))and process improvement tools (e.g. lean/six sigma)
•	Strong management skills with the ability to lead a diverse organization and resolve challenging circumstances
•	Strong decision analysis and problem-solving skills with ability to draw conclusions and justify decisions
•	Highly effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills that would enable the individual to successfully deal with various levels of healthcare professionals and clients

Education:

•	MS degree in health sciences, MSN, DNP or PharmD required.
•	MBA or Business degree preferred

Computer Skills:

•	Proficient with: Microsoft Office Suite of products (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Virtual conferencing software (e.g., Microsoft Teams and Zoom)

Certifications & Licenses:

•	Current clinical/healthcare-related professional licensure (e.g., Registered Nurse, Registered Pharmacist)

POSITION COMPENSATION

The salary range for new employees in this position is $127,164.97 - $144,332.24, based on background, experience, and skills. In addition, new employees in this position are eligible for all of our benefit offerings, including, but not limited to, health and welfare benefits, 403(B) retirement savings, and paid time off (PTO), as well as variable compensation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position operates in a remote environment and requires the individual to remain in a stationary position, whether sitting or standing, before a desk or other fixed workspace, most of their workday. In addition, this position requires the individual to occasionally move about their workspace to access and inspect work-related materials, such as file cabinets with physical files and standard office equipment. This position requires the ability to operate standard office equipment, including, but not limited to, a laptop, keyboard, mouse, webcam, and phone, as well as effectively communicate information and ideas to a wide variety of audiences in written and oral form.

ADA Statement

ISMP is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. We value diversity and believe that a diverse workforce enhances our ability to succeed. ISMP complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment based on these protected characteristics.

EEO Statement

ISMP is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. We value diversity and believe that a diverse workforce enhances our ability to succeed. ISMP complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment based on these protected characteristics.

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