Job Description:
WHY CHOOSE US?
As one of the nation’s premier humanitarian organizations, the American Red Cross is dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the world. When you join our team, you have a direct impact on a meaningful mission, and you can help save lives every day. If you share our passion for helping people, join us in this excellent career opportunity. Work where your career is a force for good.
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The Red Cross supports a variety of cultural and community resource groups for employees and volunteers. From the Ability Network, our Asian American & Pacific Islander Resource Group, the Latino Resource Group, and Red Cross PRIDE, to the Umoja African American Resource Group, our Veterans+ Resource Group, and the Women’s Resource Group, these networks provide connections, mentoring and help give voice to important concerns and opinions.
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The American Red Cross is currently seeking a Senior Director, Equipment Strategy on the Biomedical Process Excellence Team. This is a virtual position and can be located anywhere in the continental United States.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
The Senior Director of Equipment Strategy will provide strategic planning, process design, and support related to the execution of equipment strategy across all biomedical operations, ensuring that the strategy is aligned with key performance indicators of organizational product and process. The position ensures that implementation and defined activities can be carried out by execution in accordance with specified objectives for all Biomedical operations. Provide support, development, and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers.
Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable Federal, State, and local regulations.
WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD:
1. Drive the Biomed enterprise equipment strategy, policies, and programs. Lead equipment strategy to ensure Biomed equipment vision is carried out across all Biomedical operations. Develop, monitor, and evaluate Biomedical equipment goals and objectives in partnership with business leads. Drive a plan to enhance program expertise to create capability within the Biomedical Services organization.
2. Lead identification of Biomedical equipment needs or gaps and develop appropriate solutions. Provide leadership guidance and consultation on Biomedical equipment capacity building, planning, needs assessment, etc.
3. Establish metrics, processes and procedures, and oversight management required to ensure optimum strategy delivery and alignment with applicable KPIs.
4. Serve as line-of-business liaison to national operations & HQ partners to support and build the equipment strategy. Support the Product and Process Excellence initiatives and efforts as needed.
5. Collaborate with other leaders to identify and prioritize equipment strategy in alignment with process, execution, and systems needs to ensure programs/projects are managed and executed efficiently and effectively. Ensure that programs and business systems roadmap are aligned to strategic initiatives and support the low-cost producer model.
6. Provide regular reports, monthly reviews, and problem-solving to support program goals.
7. Manage a team including hiring, training, coaching, evaluating and managing performance. Manage resource allocations and coordinate staff assignments. Provide effective leadership in recognizing, rewarding and motivating staff that leads to high-performance. Accountable for budgetary responsibility for the unit.
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience: Minimum of 7 years of related experience.
Management Experience: Minimum 5 years of management experience.
Skills & Abilities: Strong communicator. Results driven. Ability to learn new technologies. Ability to work on a team. Excellent team-building skills. Ability to engage a remote workforce.
Travel: Frequent travel (50%+)
*Combination of candidate’s education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to the description’s minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted).
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Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The work environment will consist of moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phones, and printers, light traffic). The employee must have the ability to work in a small cubicle and have the ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.
COMPENSATION INFORMATION:
The salary range for this position is $142,000 -$156,000.
Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have, and comparison to other employees already in this role.
BENEFITS FOR YOU:
We take care of you, while you take care of others. As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive benefits help you in balancing home and work. With our resources and perks, you have amazing possibilities at the American Red Cross to advance the learn.
The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance — launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.
Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.
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