Kbr
DonorSpecialist(NorthwestColorado)
“Donor Specialist (Northwest Colorado) at Kbr. Skills: community partner engagement, stakeholder coordination, direct interactions with service members and veterans, community partnership and outreach events initiatives, brain donation education, Brain Donation Awareness Registry, tissue recovery. Approaching and educating medically competent military members and veterans about the potential to become a brain donor at time of their death, and about the opportunity for them to participate in the B”
What You'll Achieve.
Support research that is ongoing at the Uniformed Services University’s Brain Tissue Repository related to military brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Industry & Context.
problem solving
on-call on a rotating and regular basis, available to work nights, weekends, and holidays with previously scheduled on-call shifts, rotating between various partner locations each day
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
bachelor's degree plus at least 2 years of experience in human subject research, tissue donation, professional clinical laboratory work, nursing, paramedic/military medic, or related similar experience, associate's degree in a related field plus at least four years of job-related substantive experience in human subject research, tissue donation, professional clinical laboratory work, nursing, paramedic/military medic, or similar related experience, 10 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
Nice to Have
Prior experience working in military environments and interacting with service member personnel and their families, Ability to speak, read, and write in Spanish, Experience in the field of tissue or organ donation
What You'll Do.
Approaching and educating medically competent military members and veterans about the potential to become a brain donor at time of their death
and about the opportunity for them to participate in the Brain Donation Awareness Registry
Lead and implement all aspects of community partner engagement
stakeholder coordination
and direct interactions with service members and veterans for assigned commands
Establish and support regional community partnership and outreach events initiatives to strengthen engagement efforts
Approaching and educating families of potential donors about brain donation at the time of death of their military or veteran family member
Serving as the primary point of contact to be notified about potential donors and answering questions from families
or individuals who would like to know more about the donation program
registering study participants
and coordinating with local coroners
tissue transport providers
to facilitate brain donation for research
Collaborating with Peer/Family Educators on recruitment activities
Performing this work under general supervision where discretion is required
such as in the homes of military members
and their family in the rooms of patients in healthcare and in funeral homes
Ancillary duties in tissue recovery will also be performed
Protecting the rights and welfare of all human research participants involved in research in accordance with federal regulations and sponsoring agency policies and procedures
Adhering to and supporting all Federal regulations and DoD policies and procedures instituted to safeguard protected health information (PHI)
Assuring that all key personnel involved in human research have completed the required education for the protection of human research participants
Developing materials and tools necessary to appropriately train individuals involved in the conduct of the study around issues related to (but not limited to) protocol requirements
execution of research plan
Attending investigator meetings as required or requested
Preparing other study materials as requested
including but not limited to
informed consent document
case report forms (CRFs)
Assuring that the study complies with all terms and conditions
Coordinating participant tests and procedures
including interviewing families about the medical history of the tissue donor
Maintaining adequate inventory of study supplies
Maintaining effective and ongoing communication with sponsor
research participants and supervisor during the course of the study
Preparing and submitting any modifications to the scientific protocol
Day-to-day activities of the study including problem solving
communication and protocol management
Promptly reports any unanticipated problems
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborating with Peer/Family Educators on recruitment activities; Maintaining effective and ongoing communication with sponsor, research participants and supervisor during the course of the study
Communication Scope
Maintaining effective and ongoing communication with sponsor, research participants and supervisor during the course of the study
Process & Methodology
protocol management
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