Medical Director

Versiti is a fusion of donors, scientific curiosity, and precision medicine that recognize the gifts of blood and life are precious. We are home to the world-renowned Blood Research Institute, we enable life saving gifts from our donors, and provide the science behind the medicine through our diagnostic laboratories. Versiti brings together outstanding minds with unparalleled experience in transfusion medicine, transplantation, stem cells and cellular therapies, oncology and genomics, diagnostic lab services, and medical and scientific expertise. This combination of skill and knowledge results in improved patient outcomes, higher quality services and reduced cost of care for hospitals, blood centers, hospital systems, research and educational institutions, and other health care providers. At Versiti, we are passionate about improving the lives of patients and helping our healthcare partners thrive.

Provide transfusion medicine (TM) clinical care at Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin and its associated hospitals in the scope noted below, as well as effort in leadership of the Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (IRL) as Medical Director at Versiti. Key components of this position would comprise TM consultation and oversight of blood management at Versiti Wisconsin partner hospitals, as well as participation in educational initiatives and clinical/applied research within both Versiti blood centers and their affiliated health systems.

• →M.D. or D.O. Degree required

• Demonstrated experience in both 1) pathology/laboratory medicine or hematology and 2) transfusion medicine. required
• Experience in basic, clinical, or translational research, as evidenced by publications and presentations. required
• Demonstrated leadership and team building abilities. required
• Knowledge and a commitment to excellence in the practice of transfusion medicine. required
• Demonstrated potential for serving as an active collaborator who has the desire and growing skill set to guide or be a resource to customer hospitals with patient blood management program initiatives. required
• Demonstrated innovative and progressive approach to continuous improvement in areas of responsibility. required

• Knowledge of clinical and laboratory medicine required
• Ability to read and interpret SOPs, state, federal, and national regulations and standards as they apply to transfusion medicine (i.e. FDA—Food and Drug Administration, AABB—American Association of Blood Banks, CAP—College of American Pathologists). required
• Able to direct/provide oversight of a clinical laboratory. required
• Expertise in directing procedures in apheresis and cellular therapy. required
• Strong interpersonal skills and able to work within a team. required
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks and meet deadlines. required
• Able to collaborate with other Veristi TM colleagues for standardization of applicable policies, processes and procedures throughout the system. required
• Strong computer literacy with ability to easily interact within system based electronic medical records. required
• Self-driven and accountable. required
• Excellent consultative and consensus building skills. required
• Good communication skills, ability to use and to be understood in English. required
• Ability to write lectures and articles using original or innovative techniques or styles; excellent presentation skills with capacity to present to varied audiences. required
• Ability to apply judgment to detailed but very structured written or oral instructions, ability to deal with problems involving concrete variable in standardized work procedures. required

• Board certified in pathology (AP/CP or CP only), internal medicine, or pediatrics (with subspecialty boards in hematology) required
• Board certified in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine (American Board of Pathology--ABP) required
• Current or eligible for medical licenses in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio required

• Personal Computer (desk top, lap top, tablet) required
• General office equipment (computer, printer, fax, copy machine) required
• Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required
• Cell phone required