Department:

Technical Team

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Reports To:

Deputy Technical Director 

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Schedule:

Full time, exempt, Monday to Friday (hybrid remote – 3 days in the office) 

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Location:

Redlands, CA 92374

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Experience: 

• Instructional design: 1 year (Preferred) 

• Adult education: 1 year (Preferred)

 

Pay:

From $68,640 per year 

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Job Description: 

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An opportunity to play a role in enhancing the safety and efficiency of transplantation and transfusion by joining the dynamic team at ICCBBA to help support implementation and understanding of the ISBT 128 Standard.

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For over 30 years, ICCBBA has maintained and developed the ISBT 128 Standard, which helps ensure that data critical to medical products of human origin is transmitted consistently and accurately. ICCBBA is recruiting an Education Specialist to expand our outreach and better equip ISBT 128 users with the knowledge necessary for success. 

 

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Your Contribution to the Team:

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• Use your science-related degree to help our global customers understand how to apply safe labeling concepts to blood, cellular therapy, and tissue products.

• Apply your detail-oriented skills to ensure complete and accurate database entries for blood and tissue product codes.

• Use your writing and proofreading skills to review, revise, and write policies and procedures relevant to our technical activities.

• As a great communicator, interact with medical professionals helping them understand proper implementation of our labeling requirements for blood and tissue products.

• Use your critical thinking skills to help prepare and perform validations of our processes and products.

• Exercise your sense of adventure by traveling and attending blood banking and tissue banking conferences worldwide.

  

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A Typical Day for an ICCBBA Information Standards Specialist: 

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• Provide technical help desk support to customers in an efficient and timely manner.

• Maintain an awareness of developments in the fields of transfusion and transplantation, and apply this knowledge to the on-going maintenance of the ISBT 128 Standard.

• Undertake projects of a technical nature as assigned.

• Report to the Technical Manager.

• Accept daily work assignments and training from the other Technical team members.

• Collaborate with other ICCBBA team members on interdepartmental activities.

• Provide input and support to the other members of the Technical Department. 

 

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ICCBBA’s Contributions to your Personal and Professional Development: 

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• Provide training that builds upon your scientific knowledge and teach you about the specific requirements of the ISBT 128 international labeling requirements for blood, cellular therapy, and tissue products.

• Provide support and feedback on your ongoing training.

• Provide opportunities to attend training courses and continuing education seminars that will further develop your understanding of the blood and tissue banking industries.

• Provide the tools necessary to be a successful team member.

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When Traveling for ICCBBA:​

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• Participate in, and represent ICCBBA at, professional meetings and congresses.

• Participate in the promotion of ISBT 128 through coordination of, and attendance at, the ICCBBA booth at trade shows.

• Promote the use of ISBT 128 in the transfusion and transplantation communities by participation in meetings and presentation of talks on behalf of ICCBBA.

• Support implementation of ISBT 128 worldwide.

 

 

General:

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Staff may be instructed to perform other tasks occasionally to support the wider team in achieving the organizational objectives. 

  

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Qualifications:

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• BS or equivalent in Education-related disciplines 

• Desirable: Deep understanding of pedagogical principles and practices 

 

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Experience with: 

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• Educational material and curriculum development 

• Preparation and delivery of learning content via online platforms 

• Workshop design 

  

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Incentives/Benefits: 

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• 403(b) 

• Dental insurance 

• Health insurance 

• Life insurance 

• Paid time off 

• Vision insurance 

• Hybrid work schedule – three days in the office, two days remote per week  

• Per diem expenses when traveling  

 

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Join Us:

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Interested candidates must submit the following:

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A CV or resume, together with a cover letter in which they are invited to describe their interest in, and suitability for, the position. 

 

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Documents are to be submitted by August 30, 2024.

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Email: robin.wilkinson@iccbba.org  

 

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About ICCBBA: 

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ICCBBA is an international standards development organization based in Redlands, California, USA. It manages the ISBT 128 Information Standard for Medical Products of Human Origin (MPHO) and is a non-state actor in official relations with the World Health Organization. The organization is governed by an international volunteer Board of Directors and managed by an Executive Director located in Spain. ICCBAA is ISO 9001:2015 certified.  

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The ISBT 128 Standard was developed in 1994 and is used in over 5,000 facilities worldwide. Originally developed for use in blood transfusion, the standard now supports all MPHO. Development of the standard is achieved through a collaborative process involving a global network of volunteer subject matter experts.   

 

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We, as an ICCBBA Team: 

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• Enhance patient safety by promoting and managing the ISBT 128 international information standard for use with medical products of human origin.

• Manage international information standards for transfusion medicine, transplantation, and other applications of medical products of human origin in support of traceability, biovigilance, and patient safety.

• Liaise with health authorities, regulators, scientific and professional societies, user communities, and vendors on standardization in terminology and information technology.

• Provide educational programs to promote the value of, and need for, information standards and policies to support traceability and biovigilance.

• Provide technical consultation regarding the implementation and management of ISBT 128.

• Lead in the continued development of common data structures for information technology, data processing, exchange and transfer, and labeling for medical products of human origin.

 

Learn more about us: https://www.isbt128.org/ 

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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