Processing Manager

Solvita comes from "sol" meaning sun and "vita" meaning life. As sunlight nurtures new life, we take the donor gift and transform it into new hope, bringing the light of healing to patients around the globe in need of tissue transplants. At Solvita, life transforms and reinvents because we believe that everyone deserves more time to live life to its fullest.

From one, to many.

Solvita recovers, processes, and distributes human tissue grafts and is the nation's largest non-profit provider of skin grafts for burn patients. When you come to work at Solvita, a patient gets another chance and families make more memories. What you do here has a direct impact on lives around the world.

Primary Purpose:
Oversees daily departmental operations and ensures all processes follow established procedures. Upholds the organization's mission to honor The Gift by maximizing opportunities to produce high-quality grafts.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Leads and reinforces a culture of safety and promotes proactive safety practices for all employees
• Ensures quality in all aspects of tissue graft production, including product integrity, documentation, procedures, and service
• Fosters a strong leadership presence by engaging team members and building a collaborative work environment
• Cultivates interdepartmental collaboration to support the execution and maintenance of project plans for new and existing grafts
• Utilizes data-driven decision-making to align departmental efforts with strategic goals
• Responsible for hiring, training, motivating, orienting, supervising, evaluating, developing, and counseling staff
• Oversees departmental initiatives in alignment with strategic goals, including budget oversight and staff development
• Performs other duties as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in Tissue Banking, Healthcare, or a related field

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Must be able to meet physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodation
• On-call availability required as needed
• Some manufacturing areas may require working around high magnetic circuits or magnetic fields

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's Degree preferred
• Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS) certification
• Experience in manufacturing, tissue processing, or medical devices
• Proven experience in process analysis and continuous improvement
• Strong leadership and motivational skills with a track record of high-performance team development
• Experience leading major projects and building team cohesion
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly convey complex processes
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of anatomy, sterile technique, medical terminology, and allograft tissue operations

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law. Drug Free Workplace

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligible Employer