Senior Lead, Blood Bank Data Migration & Archive Solutions in at Ellkay LLC

ELLKAY started out providing connectivity solutions to laboratories and within a few years, grew to also provide data management solutions to ambulatory organizations. ELLKAY is now a trusted data management partner in five healthcare segments. ELLKAY’s solutions continue to serve laboratories and ambulatory practices and have expanded to empower hospitals and health systems, healthcare IT vendors, ambulatory practices, health plans, and other healthcare organizations with cutting-edge technologies and solutions that drive their growth and interoperability strategies.

Today, ELLKAY remains true to our core values, building strong partner relationships and offering unparalleled service and support while providing innovative, scalable solutions to the challenges our customers face in today’s data-rich world.

ELLKAY's experience, customer-focused approach, and reputation for innovation, speed, and accuracy differentiate ELLKAY as a premier partner for your interoperability needs and data management strategy.

Job Description:

ELLKAY is seeking a senior-level subject matter expert with deep, hands-on experience in blood bank, transfusion services, or blood center laboratory operations; who has lived the workflows and understands the nuance, complexity, and regulatory sensitivity of blood bank data.

This leader will serve as the primary authority within ELLKAY for all things related to blood bank data migration, archival strategy, regulatory compliance, and interoperability, guiding both internal teams and client stakeholders through transformation initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines clinical transfusion knowledge, LIS/LIMS or BECS system expertise, and data engineering/migration fluency, with the ability to influence strategy, establish best practices, and serve as a trusted advisor to large health systems.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serve as ELLKAY’s enterprise-level SME for blood bank and transfusion medicine data.
• Define the enterprise strategy for blood-bank data migration, archival, normalization, and compliance-driven retention.
• Establish best practices, standards, playbooks, and quality frameworks for executing blood-bank data conversions.
• Lead the design and validation of data mapping specifications and data migration workflows.
• Provide senior-level QA oversight for highly regulated clinical datasets.
• Ensure compliance with AABB, FDA, CAP, and CLIA requirements.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients’ transfusion medicine, pathology, and IT leadership.
• Represent ELLKAY in strategic conversations with clients and vendors.
• Partner with engineering, product, and data governance teams.
• Mentor junior staff and SMEs.

Qualifications:

• Certified as a Medical Technologist, Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Medical Laboratory Scientist, or categorical certification by Board of Certification (ASCP)
• 10+ years of experience in a hospital blood bank, transfusion service, or blood center.
• 3+ years supporting Epic EHR implementation, migrations; deep working knowledge of Epic EHR.
• Deep working knowledge of BECS/LIS/LIMS platforms.
• Proven leadership in data migration, normalization, or archival conversions.
• Demonstrated expertise with AABB, FDA, CAP, and CLIA standards.
• Strong understanding of immunohematology and transfusion workflows.
• Experience collaborating with IT, EMR, data engineering, or interoperability teams.
• Exceptional communication and client-facing skills.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• SBB(ASCP) or related certification.
• Epic Beaker Clinical Pathology certification .
• Experience leading enterprise-scale migrations.
• Familiarity with vendor-neutral archives and legacy system decommissioning.
• Background in interoperability standards.

Benefits:

ELLKAY offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that starts day one!

Including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Employer-paid Life and LTD
• 401k w/ matching – once eligibility is met
• Work/life balance
• Paid Volunteer Program
• Flexible working hours
• Generous FTO
• Remote work options
• Employee Discounts
• Parental Leave
• Gym membership / Exercise class stipends

Our awesome culture includes:

• Working with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do
• Professional growth within
• Innovation environment
• On site in HQ Free daily lunches

Awards:

• 2025 Top Workplaces Employee Appreciation
• 2025 Top Workplaces Employee Well-Being
• 2025 Top Workplaces Professional Development
• 2025 Top Workplaces Leadership
• 2026 USA Today Top Workplaces
• 2026 NJ Top Workplaces

Additional information

At ELLKAY, we are committed to operating as a hybrid workplace, offering employees flexibility in how they structure their time between in-office and remote work. We recognize the significance of fostering connections, collaboration, and creativity within our office culture and its positive impact on our business. Our philosophy of operating as a hybrid workplace underscores our dedication to enabling employees to tailor work-life balance to their individual preferences. For those who do not live within 40 miles of one of our offices, we are open to considering remote work for candidates whose skills and experience strongly align with the role. While we prioritize a hybrid work environment for most roles, we understand the importance of flexibility and are open to remote work for specific positions and specialized skill sets.

For more information on our company, visit www.ELLKAY.com.

ELLKAY LLC is a Smoke-Free Workplace.

ELLKAY, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.