Senior Blood Bank Data Migration & Archival Lead

Ellkay, Llc; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

401k with matching

Life and LTD insurance

Generous PTO

Gym membership stipends

Job summary

ELLKAY is seeking a senior leader to guide blood bank data migration and archival initiatives, combining clinical transfusion knowledge with BECS/LIS/LIMS and data engineering fluency to transform data for large health systems.

The role partners with engineering, product, and client stakeholders to define standards, mappings, and QA oversight while mentoring staff and advancing regulatory compliance with AABB, FDA, CAP, and CLIA.

Qualifications

• Certified Medical Technologist, Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Medical Laboratory Scientist, or ASCP certification.
• 10+ years in a hospital blood bank, transfusion service, or blood center.
• 3+ years supporting Epic EHR implementations and migrations.
• Deep working knowledge of BECS/LIS/LIMS platforms.
• Proven leadership in data migration, normalization, or archival conversions.
• Experience with AABB, FDA, CAP, and CLIA standards.
• Strong understanding of immunohematology and transfusion workflows.
• Experience collaborating with IT, EMR, data engineering, or interoperability teams.
• Exceptional client-facing communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as enterprise-level SME for blood bank and transfusion medicine data.
• Define enterprise strategy for blood-bank data migration, archival, retention, and compliance.
• Establish standards, playbooks, and quality frameworks for blood-bank data conversions.
• Lead design and validation of data mapping specifications and migration workflows.
• Provide senior QA oversight for regulated clinical datasets.
• Ensure compliance with AABB, FDA, CAP, and CLIA requirements.
• Mentor junior staff and SMEs.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Regulatory compliance

Transfusion medicine knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Data migration

LIS/LIMS BECS experience

Epic EHR migrations

Education

Certified Medical Technologist / CLS / ASCP

Tools

BECS

LIS

LIMS

Epic EHR

Job description

ELLKAY is seeking a senior leader to guide blood bank data migration and archival initiatives, combining clinical transfusion knowledge with BECS/LIS/LIMS and data engineering fluency to transform data for large health systems.

The role partners with engineering, product, and client stakeholders to define standards, mappings, and QA oversight while mentoring staff and advancing regulatory compliance with AABB, FDA, CAP, and CLIA.