Principal Abdominal Organ Procurement Surgeon - NY/NJ

Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Principal Abdominal Donor Procurement Surgeon

Reports to: Chief, OCS Liver Transplant Medical Services

The Principal Abdominal Donor Procurement Surgeon will play a critical role in driving the Organ Care System utilization for the FDA approved OCS liver indication by performing surgical liver retrievals while standardizing and maximizing the quality of the surgical assessment and procurement process of OCS managed organs for accepting transplant programs across the U.S.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform all aspects of abdominal donor procurement surgery including clinical assessment of donor organ, surgical donor organ retrieval and OCS instrumentation procedures to the highest level of clinical quality and according to TransMedics protocol/training standards at transplant centers across the US
• Maintain OCS surgical retrieval quality standards
• Participate in developing OCS surgical retrieval, donor organ management and assessment, and communication protocols for OCS Liver procurements
• Assist in training and mentoring the OCS Abdominal surgical retrieval team across the US. Including proctoring donor retrieval runs with junior surgeons, if needed, to expand TMDX team
• Perform the entire surgical assessment and OCS instrumentation procedure for donor livers including back table vascular anastomoses when needed
• Communicate as needed with transplant programs’ accepting transplant surgeon to provide a surgical assessment view to facilitate clinical decisions on accepting or declining a donor offer
• Communicate with TMDX clinical staff on the status of the organ to facilitate the allocation process
• Perform other TransMedics tasks and duties as required

BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• MD degree with at least 5+ years’ experience conducting deceased abdominal donor organ procurement and assessments and/or advanced abdominal surgical procedures
• Must have at least 2 years’ experience as the primary liver surgeon for liver retrieval
• COVID-19 Vaccination Status: Because most hospitals where TransMedics performs services require vendors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and working on-site at these hospitals is an essential function of your position with the Company, you will also be required to be fully vaccinated, including boosters. The Company provides any necessary legal accommodations to this mandate, so long as it does not impose undue burden to the Company. Given that working on-site at hospitals is an essential function of your position, there are limits to our ability to provide reasonable accommodations.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work independently and collaboratively and build rapport with internal and external contacts
• Ability to work calmly and professionally under pressure
• Proficiency with electronic messaging platforms and MS Office Suite

EDUCATION:

• MD degree with at least 5+ years’ experience conducting deceased abdominal donor organ procurement and assessments and/or advanced abdominal surgical procedures
• ASTS fellowship or equivalent transplant experience
• Logbook of surgical retrievals for DBD or DCD donors

TransMedics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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