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By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?
Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!
Job Description
Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.
When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.
What You Need to Know
You will make an impact as a Medical Director in Transfusion Medicine. In this vital role, you’ll provide expert consultation, education, and oversight to ensure the safe execution of transfusion programs and elevate knowledge across the organization and beyond. You’ll be a key medical leader, shaping policies, guiding clinical services, and fostering strong relationships with hospital partners—all while supporting and mentoring volunteers who help carry out our mission.
Where Your Career Is a Force Good
Cell and Gene Therapy Leadership (50%)
Strategic Growth – Lead planning to expand Cell and Gene Therapy services through targeted outreach, partnerships, and new program development. Medical Oversight – Direct all clinical aspects of cellular therapy, including therapeutic apheresis, stem cell collection/processing, CAR‑T support, and emerging therapies.
Laboratory Compliance – Oversee medical and regulatory standards for Cell Therapy Laboratory operations (FACT, FDA, CLIA), drive process standardization, and support workforce development.
External Engagement – Represent the Red Cross in committees, contract negotiations, litigation, and customer meetings; contribute expertise to national and international forums.
Regional Medical Director Responsibilities (50%)
Consultation & Education – Provide expert guidance in transfusion medicine and blood banking; deliver continuing medical education to hospitals and internal teams.
Patient Services Oversight – Lead programs in therapeutic apheresis, stem cell services, perioperative autologous cell salvage, and patient blood management.
Operational Leadership – Manage medical aspects of regulated blood operations, including donor eligibility, adverse event investigations, and quality assurance; serve as CLIA Laboratory Director for assigned facilities.
Policy & Quality – Develop policies for donor/patient safety, component quality, and transfusion practice; review quality data and direct corrective actions. Incident Resolution – Investigate donor/recipient adverse events and product concerns; coordinate timely resolution and reporting.
What You Need to Succeed
- MD/DO with Board Certification in Transfusion Medicine or Hematology/Oncology.
- 5+ years’ experience in transfusion medicine and/or cellular therapy, including laboratory oversight.
- Demonstrated ability to lead strategic growth, manage multidisciplinary teams, and maintain compliance with FACT, CLIA, and FDA standards.
Develop new theories and solutions, conduct research of emerging topics with no precedent and advise on departmental operations. Work performed within a specialized discipline typically requiring a medical/scientific certification or licensure.
Hybrid – located in North Carolina. Must reside in or be willing to relocate to North Carolina. This position will be eligible for relocation. 20‑30% travel may be required.
What Will Set You Apart
Fellowship training or significant experience:
- Stem Cell and Cellular Therapy
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Regenerative Medicine
- Proven leadership in expanding clinical programs and driving innovation.
- Experience in developing and implementing cutting‑edge medical practices in transfusion and cellular therapies.
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 ability to adjust focus.
Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make your career a force for good!
