Transfusion Services Laboratory Manager (SBB)

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston (TX)

On-site

USD 111,000 - 167,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

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Referral bonus

Job summary

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a Transfusion Services Technical Manager to lead personnel, processes, and technical operations ensuring safe, high‑quality transfusion care. You will shape strategy, develop talent, strengthen quality, and build a cohesive, empowered team.

In this role you will oversee recruitment, onboarding, performance management, education, and cross‑training, while managing resources, inventory and vendor relationships to improve efficiency and

Qualifications

Requires Bachelor's Degree in a related science field or NAACLS accredited program.
MLS/BB/SBB certifications are required upon hire.
Leadership experience in a clinical lab setting is essential.

Responsibilities

Lead the Transfusion Services team, overseeing testing practices and regulatory compliance.
Develop and monitor quality, turnaround times and cost controls.
Recruit, onboard and manage performance of laboratory professionals.

Skills

People leadership

Quality improvement

Regulatory compliance

Budget management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related science

NAACLS accredited program

Master's degree (preferred)

Doctorate (preferred)

Job description

As a Transfusion Services Technical Manager, you'll lead the people, processes, and technical operations that support safe, high-quality transfusion care for patients at one of the world's leading cancer centers. This is an opportunity to combine your advanced transfusion medicine expertise with strong people leadership, helping shape strategy, develop talent, strengthen quality, and build a cohesive team committed to excellence.

What's in it for you? You'll have meaningful influence over the direction and performance of the Transfusion Services team. You'll develop strategies, policies, and goals; establish and monitor quality and turnaround-time standards; oversee regulatory compliance; and use quality improvement data to identify opportunities for better performance. Just as importantly, you'll have the opportunity to build a team culture where people feel supported, motivated, accountable, and empowered to succeed.

You'll lead the full employee lifecycle, from recruiting and selecting talented laboratory professionals to onboarding, performance management, retention, continuing education, and cross-training. This role calls for a visible and engaging leader who can bring people together around common goals, communicate effectively across the division and institution, navigate challenges with confidence, and develop a productive team environment. You'll also oversee resources, productivity, inventory, purchasing, vendor relationships, and financial performance while identifying innovative opportunities to improve efficiency and manage costs.

Your technical expertise will be equally important as you help ensure testing practices, quality control, regulatory requirements, and operational processes meet the highest standards. You'll collaborate across the institution, contribute to division-wide initiatives, and have the opportunity to influence both the day-to-day operation and long-term success of Transfusion Services. MD Anderson offers competitive pay, an annual merit increase program, annual incentive opportunities, an employer-funded pension contribution, medical, dental and vision coverage, generous paid time off, and opportunities for professional growth and development.

If you're an SBB-certified transfusion medicine professional and an inspiring people leader who knows how to bring out the best in a team, drive accountability, and lead through change, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact on both your team and the patients they serve.

Job Specific Competencies

Demonstrates the job knowledge and proficiency to monitor, evaluate and improve the quality, efficiency and appropriateness of testing, personnel practices, continuing ed and reg compliance issues.
Intricately involved in the development of strategies, policies and goals which assures the success of team efforts.
Demonstrates cooperation by working harmoniously with co-workers, throughout the division and institution and initiates and maintains collaborative efforts with others in the institution.
Demonstrates the ability to create cohesive and productive work groups, organized around clearly delineated roles, purposes and goals. Motivates the group to monitor and modify its performance.
Assures the success of projects and other activities.
Demonstrates dependable attendance and punctuality in accordance with division's policy while maintaining a flexible schedule to meet the demands of the job.
Establishes, monitors and reviews quality control procedures, turn‑around‑time technical and administrative policies recommending corrective action when required while assuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Identifies, evaluates and monitors quality improvement monitors. Complies and reports quality improvement data in a format which facilitates review by division CQI committee.

Administers, implements, coordinates and develops human and material resources into dynamic organizational teams to achieve productivity goals and objectives of the Division and Section.

Establishes and develops recruitment, hiring and retention practices and policies which assure appropriate staffing. Effectively evaluates applicants after conducting in‑depth and incisive interviews.
Orients and evaluates performance of employees based on standardized methods that adhere to regulatory and institutional guidelines.

Assesses Budgetary activities and develops productivity levels sufficient to meet time constraints established for procedures. Develop, monitor and adhere to financial plans focusing on cost benefits.

Accurately predicts or projects expense levels for section's budgetary guidelines. Monitors the finances of the section through budget review of various institutional financial activity reports, responding to significant changes/variances as necessary.
Demonstrates innovative expertise in reducing expenses in regard to both personnel and material resource management.
Maintains an adequate knowledge of purchasing systems, policies and procedures; negotiates optimal vendor contracts.
Promotes and facilitates sectional and inter‑sectional crosstraining of employees to increase operational efficiency and broaden technical competency.

Other duties as assigned.

Education

Required:

Bachelor's Degree in a related science field or Molecular Genetic Technology OR
Successful completion of a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) accredited Clinical Laboratory Science/Molecular Genetic Technology accredited program

Preferred:

Master's Degree in a related science field
Doctorate in a related science field

Work Experience

Required:

8 years of clinical laboratory compliance and operations experience to include three years of blood banking and supervisory or managerial experience, with a Bachelor's degree OR
7 years of clinical laboratory compliance and operations experience to include three years of blood banking and supervisory or managerial experience, with successful completion of a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) accredited Clinical Laboratory Science/Molecular Genetic Technology accredited program OR
6 years of clinical laboratory compliance and operations experience to include three years of blood banking and supervisory or managerial experience, with Master's degree OR
4 years of clinical laboratory compliance and operations experience to include three years of blood banking and supervisory or managerial experience, with Doctorate degree
Successful completion of the LEADing Self Accelerate and/or LEADing Self Discover programs may substitute for one year of required supervisory or management experience. Completion of both programs can be substituted for a maximum of two years of supervisory or management experience.

Licenses and Certifications

Required (upon hire):

MLS-ASCP - Medical Lab Scientist Technologist/Scientist/Specialist certification OR
BB(ASCP) - Technologist in Blood Banking AND
SBB - Specialist in Blood Banking

Other Requirements

Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.

This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

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