Principal Abdominal Organ Procurement Surgeon

TransMedics, Inc.

Washington, DC 20019

United States

Posted July 1, 2025

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Valid until July 31, 2025

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Principal Abdominal Donor Procurement Surgeon

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.

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

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.