Director of Biorepository

Company: Regional Recreation Corporation of Wood Buffalo
Location: Chicago
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago - 225 E. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 - 1.800.543.7362 Lurie Children's provides healthcare regardless race, color, religion (creed), sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin (ancestry), or disability. Financial assistance for medically necessary services is based on family income and hospital resources, and is provided to children under age 21 whose primary residence is in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. Lurie Children's complies with applicable federal civil rights and Illinois human rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, citizen status, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, order of protection status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Copyright (c) 2018 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. All rights reserved. Jobs - Lurie Children's, Chicago Hospital - Director of Biorepository in Chicago, Illinois - Careers at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute Skip to Main Content Please Enable Cookies to Continue Please enable cookies in your browser to experience all the personalized features of this site, including the ability to apply for a job. Welcome page Welcome page Returning Candidate? Log back in! Director of Biorepository Job Locations US-IL-Chicago Posted Date 3 months ago (10/15/2020 1:43 PM) Requisition ID 2019-10347 Category Research Position Type Regular Full-Time Shift Days Overview The Director of Biorepository is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the institutional biorepository. Responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining and monitoring policies and procedures for the biorepository, including quality, safety, and traceability of biospecimens and related data. Ensures compliance with federal, state, institutional, safety, and IRB policies and requirements. Monitors test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained. Maintains excellent public relations for all biorepository services. Provides leadership and supervisory oversight for biorepository personnel and reviews technical operations ensuring that all processes, protocols and procedures are quality controlled and functioning up to standards. Oversees the educational needs of investigators, research staff, and clinical research professional staff on biobanking services and policies. Reports to the COO, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute and the Chair, Department of Pathology. Responsibilities

• Develops and implements policies and procedures for the biorepository.
• Provides direct supervision for biorepository staff, maintains adequate staffing levels and provides technical support as needed. Evaluates and documents the performance of all biorepository personnel.
• Maintains accurate and timely record of the activities of the biobank and provides information to appropriate institutional leaders, including annual report of activities and collected biospecimens.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, institutional, safety, and IRB policies and requirements.
• Ensures the quality, safety and traceability of biospecimens and associated data.
• Assures effective communication with investigators, institutional committees, research and clinical research professional staff, including managing queries, feedback, biorepository requirements, policy and procedure updates, etc. Accountable for customer satisfaction.
• Coordinates functional integration of various biobank areas and trains team members in new procedures developed and/or evaluated for use in the biorepository.
• Works cooperatively in a team environment supporting investigator, researcher staff, trainees, and administrators as well as senior scientific and management staff.
• Implements technical and organizational biobanking policies and procedures.
• Coordinates with appropriate IT and other organizational personnel in order to assure a sustainable, functional system that meets the requirements for biobanking.
• Contributes innovations related to biobanking and biorepository functions and operations.
• Other job functions as assigned. Qualifications
• A MS in a chemical, physical, biological science, clinical laboratory science, medical technology or other relative field required; PhD or MD preferred.
• Five (5) years of experience in a clinical laboratory, biobank, or biorepository.
• Proven leadership qualities with at least 3 years of supervisory experience.
• Experience working with Laboratory Information Management Systems for tracking of specimens, workflows, and reagents.
• Experience in laboratory management and regulatory compliance.
• Proven ability to develop effective systems. Excellent communication and leadership skills. Ability to work well in a team environment and with different personalities and educational levels. Able to handle a variety of responsibilities simultaneously and without constant direction. Possess an excellent command of the English language; medical and scientific terminology is required. Options Apply for this job online Apply Share Email this job to a friend Refer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Loading... Connect With Us! Not ready to apply? Connect with us for general consideration. Application FAQs Software Powered by iCIMS
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