Regional Operations Coordinator

Title:

Belong. Connect. Grow. With KBR

The Regional Operation Coordinator serves as both an operational and community engagement leader within SPARC. Reporting to the Senior Program Manager or delegated authority this individual supervises regional team ensures successful execution of brain donation logistics and drives community education and outreach strategies to increase awareness participation and registry enrollment.

This position requires a balance of operational management staff leadership and marketing/outreach with a focus on advancing the programs mission and maintaining compliance with all regulatory and contractual obligations. Local travel 60% Rotating On-Call Coverage

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Supervision

• Supervise assigned team and oversee day-to-day site operations including scheduling case management problem-solving and performance management.

• Prepare and submit weekly site activity reports; provide updates to senior leadership on goals progress and challenges.

• Ensure team completion of all required training; plan document and track training needs and outcomes.

• Maintain SOPs manuals and regulatory compliance for staff operations.

Donor Operations & Case Management

• Lead and coordinate the informed consent process with families.

• Partner with coroners medical examiners justices of the peace hospitals law enforcement and transport providers to facilitate timely donations.

• Oversee the proper handling processing inventory recovery and shipment of brain specimens in accordance with all IRB protocols.

• Ensure on-call coverage and manage staff scheduling for donation cases.

Outreach Marketing & Education

• Develop and implement outreach and education strategies to promote brain donation awareness and registry participation ensuring compliance with IRB requirements.

• Support assigned team in designing executing and evaluating community engagement efforts.

• Plan coordinate and participate in outreach events community education sessions educational events and presentations.

• Design and manage slide decks brochures handouts and other marketing materials to align with program messaging.

• Leverage tools (e.g. Canva Trello) to produce and manage outreach campaigns and materials.

• Collaborate across regions to ensure a cohesive standardized approach to marketing and community engagement.

Regulatory & Reporting

• Ensure program adherence to IRB and funding agency requirements.

• Document and report outreach events participant engagement registry enrollments consent discussions tissue recoveries specimen shipments and data collection progress.

• Develop weekly monthly and annual operating plans in accordance with local and programmatic strategic plan; evaluate effectiveness of outreach strategies.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in a related field.

• 5 years of experience in management research studies and recruitment donor/tissue operations or allied health leadership.

• Demonstrated leadership ability with experience supervising staff.

• Strong skills in outreach event planning detail-orienting reporting and stakeholder engagement.

• Ability to manage complex schedules multiple priorities and on-call responsibilities.

Preferred

• Masters degree in public health biological sciences marketing/communications or related field.

• Experience in tissue or organ donation social/biological research forensic sciences law enforcement or military health management.

• Prior experience in tissue recovery brain health and/or autopsy

• Prior experience working with military personnel veterans and their families.

Basic Compensation: This range is for the Colorado Springs CO area only

$94300-$141400

The offered rate will be based on contract affordability and the selected candidates working location knowledge skills abilities and / or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation:

KBR may offer bonuses commission or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus relocation benefits short term incentives long term incentives or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match medical dental vision life insurance AD&D flexible spending account disability paid time off or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin veteran status genetic information union status and/or beliefs or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.