Tissue Donor Coordinator

1 month ago

Houston, Texas, United States KBR Full time

Title:

Tissue Donor Coordinator

BELONG. CONNECT. GROW. with KBR.

Around here, we define the future. We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers. But we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely.

KBR is seeking a Donor Coordinator to support our SPARC Program for KBR's Science and Space division. The SPARC program (Service Personnel Advancing Research on CTE) seeks to: 1) Provide education to service members, veterans, and their families on brain donation; 2) Register individuals for participation in the Brain Donation Awareness Registry; and 3) Recover whole specimens, process, and prepare for shipping using appropriate methods. The goal of this program is to support research that is ongoing at the Uniformed Services University's Brain Tissue Repository related to military brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. This position offers a hybrid work schedule.

Under the direction of the Senior Program Manager (SPM) and Donor Manager, the Donor Coordinator will supervise Donor Specialists on site, ensure clear communication with leadership and peers, and maintain compliance with contract requirements. The Donor Coordinator will establish relationships with local coroners, justice of the peace, medical examiners, and healthcare facilities to support logistics surrounding tissue acquisition and processing.

This position will be on-call on a rotating and regular basis and ensure coverage of on-call responsibilities of staff.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervise Donor Specialists.

Prepare and submit weekly reports to Donor Team Manager of all activities of the site; meet with Donor Team Manager weekly to keep Program Manager abreast of all developments of activities and progress toward objectives on site. Schedules individual meetings with staff to set performance expectations, provide agile leadership, and ensure execution of contract performance in accordance with Statement of Work and Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements.

Ensures that all staff have completed required initial and annual trainings. Plans and documents all training conducted with staff, identifying needs and scheduling training to advance business objectives.

Ensures all required documentation is complete and submitted in accordance with requirements. Maintains SOPs and manuals for staff use.

Works with the Marketing Strategist and Peer/Family Educators to implement recruitment strategies in accordance with HRPO (IRB) requirements and approvals. Answers questions from families or individuals who would like to know more about the brain donation program.

Conducts or participates in the informed consent process. Coordinates with local coroners, medical examiners, tissue transport providers, hospitals, justices of the peace, and others to facilitate brain donations for research. Maintains adequate inventory of needed supplies. Maintains effective and ongoing communication with teammates, leaders, and internal/external customers. Works to manage the day-to-day activities of the site including problem solving, communication, setting task objectives, managing employee performance, and delegating tasks.

Provides reporting on the status of regulatory agreements/ actions, educational events, individuals in attendance at each event, methods of outreach, number of individuals registered to Brain Donation Awareness Registry, number of interactions with decedent next of kin, number of pending or executed brain recoveries, brain specimens processed, brain specimens shipped, and data collection progress to funding agency.

Required Education/Experience

Education: Must have a bachelor's degree with at least 5 years management experience after attaining degree. An additional 8 years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.

Preferred Education/Experience

5 years of experience in conducting or supervising social or biological science research or tissue donation.

Master's degree

Prior experience working in military environments and interacting with service member personnel and their families.

Experience in the field of tissue or organ donation, forensic sciences, or military health management.

AATB CTBS certification

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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