Surgery - Transplant Physician

Principal Abdominal Donor Procurement Surgeon - Chicago, IL

Reports To: Chief of Abdominal Programs
Location: U.S. Various transplant centers
Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

The Principal Abdominal Donor Procurement Surgeon will play a critical role in optimizing Organ Care System (OCS) utilization for FDA-approved liver indications. This role involves performing surgical liver retrievals while standardizing and maximizing the quality of surgical assessments and procurement procedures for OCS-managed organs, supporting transplant programs across the U.S.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform all aspects of abdominal donor procurement surgery, including clinical assessment of donor organs, surgical retrieval, and OCS instrumentation procedures, in line with company protocols and training standards.
• Maintain OCS surgical retrieval quality standards across all cases.
• Participate in developing and refining surgical retrieval, donor organ management, and communication protocols for OCS liver procurements.
• Assist in training and mentoring the OCS abdominal surgical retrieval team, including proctoring donor retrieval runs with junior surgeons as needed.
• Conduct the complete surgical assessment and OCS instrumentation procedure for donor livers, including back-table vascular anastomoses when required.
• Communicate with transplant programs accepting surgeons to provide surgical assessments that facilitate donor organ acceptance decisions.
• Coordinate with clinical staff regarding organ status to support the allocation process.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.

Management Responsibilities

• This position does not have direct management responsibilities.
• Physical & Compliance Requirements
• COVID-19 Vaccination: Full vaccination and boosters are required to work on-site at hospitals. Legal accommodations may be considered if they do not impose undue burden.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD degree with at least 5+ years of experience in deceased abdominal donor organ procurement, assessments, and/or advanced abdominal surgical procedures.
• Minimum 2 years experience as the primary liver surgeon for liver retrieval, ASTS fellowship, or equivalent transplant experience.
• Proven interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to perform under pressure while maintaining professionalism.
• Proficiency with electronic messaging platforms and MS Office Suite.
• Logbook documenting surgical retrievals for DBD or DCD donors.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $408,150 $550,000 annually (good-faith estimate; final offer depends on experience, qualifications, and location).
• Eligible for performance-based bonuses, equity, and comprehensive benefits:
• Medical with HRA
• Dental and Vision
• Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) Plan
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Relocation assistance available for ideal candidates.