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Director of Pediatric Autopsy Tissue Donation Program
Kids v Cancer
Wanted: Kids v Cancer is seeking a director of its new pediatric autopsy tissue donation program. This can be a full-time or part-time position.
About Us: Kids v Cancer is a start-up nonprofit located in Washington, DC dedicated to promoting drug development for pediatric cancers. Kids v Cancer promotes pediatric cancer research by identifying structural impediments at key junctures in the research process - new drugs, tissue donation and access to funding - and developing strategies to address them.
Tissue Donation Program: Researchers are in need of pediatric autopsy brain tumor tissue. Parents would often chose to donate their child's tissue at death if they were given the option. At this time, very few pediatric autopsy brain tumor tissue donations are made. The Kids v Cancer's pediatric autopsy tissue donation program will educate families on the possibility of tissue donation and build a tissue bank for distribution to researchers seeking autopsy tissue. Please see www.kidsvcancer.org/tissue-donation for more information on this program.
General skills: We are looking a self-starter who has excellent organizational skills and follow through, can write comfortably and speak in public forums, enjoys project management, working with physicians, social media and patient support. While not required, experience in a social services setting is a plus.
The topic of autopsy tissue donations for children with terminal cancer is a difficult one. The appropriate candidate should be comfortable talking about this both with physicians as well as with parents. A background in pediatric cancer or patient support is not required, but is preferred.
Social media skills/ outreach to families: The ideal candidate has strong social media skills. He or she will be responsible for building an online campaign to educated parents of children with brain cancer about the need for autopsy tissue and the steps necessary to effect a donation.
Outreach to physicians: The ideal candidate will be able to work with clinicians, researchers and hospital administrators to explain, design and execute the program.
Project Management: The position will entail the design and execution of the program. This will include working with our partner institution on the logistics on donation and disbursement of tissue and reviewing other tissue donation programs as we continue to design Kids v Cancer's program.
Compensation commensurate with experience.
To apply, please contact Nancygoodman@kidsvcancer.org. Please provide a resume, writing sample and references.
(Posted 12/12/11)
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