Manager, Tissue Recovery

Jobtailor; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gift of Life Michigan is seeking a dedicated professional to oversee tissue recovery practices, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The role involves data analysis, policy development, and cross-functional coordination to advance organ and tissue donation.

The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree or 3+ years in tissue banking, with leadership experience and AATB CTBS certification within two years. Strong collaboration and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or at least three years tissue banking experience.
• Three years of experience in medical or surgical settings and/or tissue recovery experience.
• AATB certification (CTBS) required within the first two years.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn aseptic technique, surgical instrumentation, and gross anatomy.
• At least one year of management or leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with quality control measures for tissue recovery per regulations.
• Identify patterns to improve processes.
• Develop and improve policies for data collection, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate on data analysis of tissue recovery data, dry runs, error rates, and contamination.
• Coordinate operational activities with Eversight Michigan as needed.
• Demonstrate competency in tissue recovery per established policies.
• Perform recovery follow-ups including communication and non-conformance handling.
• Attend national/partner meetings to stay current on tissue donation practices.
• Schedule and facilitate team meetings.
• Contribute to department goals and tissue donation strategies.

Skills

Tissue recovery practices

Data analysis

Regulatory compliance

Quality control

Leadership

Team facilitation

Communication

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Three years tissue banking experience

Tools

Aseptic technique

Surgical instrumentation

Gross anatomy

Data collection

Tissue banking workflow

Job description

• Ensures and promotes compliance with quality control measures for tissue recovery practices as dictated by federal, state, and local regulations.
• Identifies patterns to improve processes.
• Assists in the development and improvement of policies and procedures for all aspects of Gift of Life business, to include data collection, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance.
• In collaboration with the director, participates in data analysis to include tissue recovery data, dry run cases, error rates, contamination rates, etc.
• Coordinates operational level activities with the Eversight Michigan as needed.
• Demonstrates competency in recovery of tissue according to policies established by Gift of Life Michigan and/or its partners.
• Performs functions of the recovery follow-up including communication, non-conformance issues, etc.
• Attends national and/or partner meetings to remain current in tissue donation and recovery trends and practices.
• Schedules and facilitates team meetings.
• Contributes to individual and departmental goals and strategies and other job performance measures to support, maintain, and increase organ and tissue donation.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or a minimum of three years tissue banking experience.
• Three years of experience in the medical or surgical work environment and/or prior experience in the tissue recovery field.
• AATB certification (CTBS) required within first two years of accepting position.
• Knowledge with or demonstrated ability to learn aseptic technique, surgical instrumentation, and gross anatomy.
• At least one year’s experience in management or leadership role (project, team, workgroup).

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in tissue recovery practices, regulatory compliance, and quality control measures while effectively coordinating operational activities and contributing to departmental goals. Proficient in data analysis and process improvement within the tissue banking field.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• AATB Certification (CTBS)
• Tissue Recovery Practices
• Data Analysis
• Quality Control Measures
• Management Experience

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Aseptic Technique
• Surgical Instrumentation
• Gross Anatomy
• Data Collection
• Quality Improvement
• Regulatory Compliance
• Process Improvement
• Tissue Banking Experience
• Error Rate Analysis
• Contamination Rate Analysis

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Team Facilitation
• Leadership

Certifications & Qualifications

• AATB Certification (CTBS)

Industry Keywords

• Tissue Donation
• Tissue Recovery
• Gift of Life
• Eversight Michigan
• Medical Environment
• Surgical Environment